III. READING
A. Cloze test: Choose the word among A, B, C, or D that best fits the blank space in the following passage.
The 15th Asian Games (15) _______ from December 1st through December 15th, 2006, in Doha, Capital of Qatar. More than 10,000 athletes, who represented 45 countries and regions, took part in 39 sports and 424 events of the Games, the most important event in Asia. Some new events such as chess and triathlon were also (16)_______ in the Games.
The 15th Asian Games was (17) _______ at 34 sporting venues, including Khalifa Stadium, (18) _______ hosted the opening and closing ceremonies. The Opening Ceremony of the 15th Asian Games, Doha 2006, at Khalifa Stadium, was the most spectacular opening of any Games with 50,000 people to get into Khalifa Stadium and more than one billion television viewers. The Doha Asian Games Organizing Committee (DAGOC) wanted to ensure that everybody who saw the ceremony would have a (19) _______ for life as suggested in the slogan "The Games of Your Life."
The 15th Asian Games was a successful sporting event that all the attendees would never forget. 
(18)
A.that                 
B.who
C.where
D.which

Read the passage mark letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.
            Children (31) ______ this and other Finland public schools are given not only basic subject instruction in maths, language and science, but learning-through-play-based preschools and kindergartens, training in second languages, arts, crafts, music, physical education, ethics, and, amazingly, as many as for outdoor free-play breaks per day, each (32) ______ 15 minutes between classes, no matter how cold or wet the weather is. Educators and parents here believe that these breaks are a powerful engine of learning that improves almost all the “metrics” that (33) _____ most for children in school – executive function, concentration and cognitive focus, behavior, well-being, attendance, physical health, and yes, test scores, too.
            The homework load for children in Finland varies by teacher, but is lighter overall than most other developed countries. This insight is supported by research, (34) _______ has found little academic benefit in childhood for any (35) ______ than brief sessions of homework until around high school.
(31) ______
A.for                            
B.at 
C.independent      
D.in

A.familiar
B.impatient
C.uncertain
D.arrogant

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
The twin girls are so identical that I can't distinguish one from the other.
A.changeable 
B.similar 
C.alike 
D.different

You didn't tell us the reasons............... we have to cut down our daily expenses.
A.which
B.why
C.where
D.that

She/ make/ many films
A.She has made many films.
B.She had made many films.
C.She made many films.
D.She makes many films.

do...........
A.a vacation
B.sports
C.a role
D.eggs

I was brought _______ in the countryside by my aunt after my parents had pass _______.
A.for / on        
B.on / over 
C.on / off    
D.up / away

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.

A.dislikes
B.exchanges
C.completes
D.escapes

(29)  
A.whom
B.which  
C.who
D.where