ACCORDING TO THE PASSAGE, AT THE TURN OF THE CENTURY THE ONLY REMAINING BASEBALL ORGANIZATIONS WERE __

39. According to the passage, at the turn of the century the only remaining baseball organizations were __.

A. the American League and the National League

B. the American League

C. the American Association and the American League

D. the American Association

Question 35 – 39: Read the following passage carefully and then choose the best answer to the questions

by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C or D. Mark your choice on the answer sheet.

Education in Bolivia, as in many other areas of Bolivia life, has a divide between Bolivia’s rural and urban

areas. Rural illiteracy levels remain high, even as the rest of the country becomes increasingly literate. This

disparity stems partly from the fact that many children living in rural areas are forced to contribute

economically to their family households and thus are much less likely to attend school. On average, children

from rural areas attend school for 4.2 years, while children in urban areas receive an average of 9.4 years of

education. A gender divide also exists. Females, on average, receive about 1.5 years less schooling than males.

The female illiteracy rate is 19.6 % while that for males is 7.7 %. The country’s illiteracy level as a whole, 13-

14%, is comparably higher than in other South American countries. The problems with Bolivia education are

not necessarily attributeable to lack of funding. Bolivia devotes 23% of its

annual budget to educational

expenditures, a higher percentage than in most other South American countries, albeit from a smaller national

budget. A comprehensive seven-year plan of education reform has made some significant changes. Initiated in