Text-1 Read the text. Then choose the correct answer for questions 1-2

51. The word “consented” in the text is closest in meaning to ...
A) suffered B) agreed C) advised D) permitted


52. One thing that Eveline was concerned about if she went away was...
A) whether or not her boyfriend would be good to her
B) what the gossip about her would be
C) whether her place in the shop would be taken
D) how hard she would have to work to make a living


Read the text. Then choose the correct answer for each question below (53-56).
In 1918 the Boston Red Sox seemed to own the World Series. They had won it five times. That was more than any other team up to that point. Boston's star player was pitcher-outfielder George Herman “Babe” Ruth. But in 1920, the Red Sox owner sold Babe then led the Yankees to four World Series victories. He also set Major League home run record, (they have since been broken.) New Yorkers nicknamed Ruth “the Bambino.” Meanwhile, once-mighty Boston wallowed in defeat. Discouraged fans called their bad luck the “Curse of the Bambino.” The Red Sox did not return to the World Series again until 1946. They lost that series as well as three more during the next five decades. The Red Sox's fortunes finally changed in 2004. Boston beat the Yankees to win the American League championship. Then they swept the St. Louis Cardinals in the World Series. The Curse of the Bambino had finally been lifted!