Read each sentence or paragraph carefully. From the suggested answers, choose the one that best complete the statement.


The movie Close to You, a romantic comedy, was graded A by the Films Rating Board. It opened simultaneously in fifty theaters in Metro Manila on a Wednesday. The following day, it was reported that not even one of the fifty theaters where it was shown played to an SRO audience. The producers of the movie were shaking their heads, asking one another how they could recoup their investments. 

What could be said about the movie?


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Some sentences in this section contain an error in grammar or correct usage. If there is NO ERROR in the sentence, choose letter e or number 5 in the choices given.


The teacher has given special emphasis to the ideas of expressing self-leadership through seeking out the natural rewards in work, and to influence one's own pattern of thinking. NO ERROR


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Choose from among the suggested answers the word that means most nearly the same as the word in CAPITAL letters.


HAGINIT


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Read each sentence or paragraph carefully. From the suggested answers, choose the one that best complete the statement.


Ang pagbaba ng halaga ng piso lumikha ng krisis sa maraming industriya ng bansa. Kasunod nito ang pagtitipid at problema sa kawalan ng mapasukang trabaho. Lumikha rin ito ng pagtataas ng presyo ng mga bilihin na labis nakaapekto sa kita ng mga manggagawa. 

Ayon sa talata _______ .


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Read each of the following sentences and determine the best order in which to put the sentences to form a well-organized paragraph. Choose the best order from the sequences presented after each group of sentences.


A. Instant policy-making to satisfy a presidential whim or the demands of a persuasive lobbyist is doomed to fail.
B. The direction of policy should be arrived at by thoughtful consultative process that weighs alternatives.
C. Excessive changes of policy create administrative chaos, waste resources, and breed cynicism among officials and the general public.
D. Most economic policies need coherent, persistent effort over a substantial period before they show results.
E. Once a policy is decided, strong perseverance is required to carry it through, or to prove by practical implementation that
the policy needs to be modified.


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