If you think education is expensive, try ignorance.” Test # 1 Choose the correct answer

28. According to the passage, the function of abbreviations . . . .

A) was quite different in the past

B) concerned writing in the past but now it concerns speaking

C) has remained the same since ancient times

D) used to depend on the purpose of the user
29. It's clear from the passage that the abbreviation UNESCO . . . .

A) is formed by using the initial letters of the words in its name

B) started the tradition of shortening words or phrases

C) is used in writing more often than in speaking

D) was devised to make the pronunciation of its full form easier
30. The passage states that using the abbreviated form of a word or phrase . . . .

A) helps us to make ourselves better understood

B) makes pronunciation much easier for us

C) used to be more common in the past

D) enables us to use less time and space
“Learn as much as you can while you are young, since life becomes too busy later.”