Fill in each numbered space with one suitable word.
I’d like to talk about some of the problems that students face_____ (1) they follow a course of study through the medium of English ______(2) English is not their mother tongue. The problems can be _____(3) into three broad categories: psychological, cultural and linguistic. The first two categories mainly affect those ____(4) come to study in Britain. I’ll comment only briefly on these two categories and then spend most of the time looking at linguistic difficulties apply to everyone. Some of the common psychological problems really involve fear of the unknown: for _____(5) , whether one’s academic studies will be too difficult. Looking at the cultural problems, we can see that some of them are of a very practical nature, e.g. arranging satisfactory accommodation. Others are less easy to define. ____(6) largest category seems to be linguistic. Let’s look at this ______(7) some detail. Most students, in their (8) countries, will have little opportunity to practice using____(9) . When foreign learners first have the opportunity to speak to an English-speaking person they may have a shock: they often have great _____(10) in understanding.
_______(5)
A.distance
B.example
C.regarding
D.instances

Snakes can kill. ................  , snakes give birth to many youngs but just a few of . He won many international them survive. (FORTUNE)
A.unfortunately
B.fortunately
C.fortunate
D.fortune

He spent most of his............. in the countryside. (CHILD)
A.childhood
B.childness
C.children
D.child

 ______(10. threaten)
A.threatening
B.threatens
C.threaten
D.threatened

_____(3.found)
A.founded
B.has been founded
C.was founded
D.founding

___________(3)
A.performed
B.performs
C.has been performing
D.performs

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions.
Tim graduated with a good degree. He joined the ranks of the unemployed.
A.Tim joined the ranks of the unemployed because he graduated with a good degree.
B.If Tim graduated with a good degree, he would join the ranks of the unemployed.
C.Though Tim graduated with a good degree, he joined the ranks of the unemployed.
D.That Tim graduated with a good degree helped him join the ranks of the unemployed.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions.
My brother can't find a job.  He is very well-qualified.
A.My brother can't find a job in spite of he is very well-qualified.
B.My brother can't find a job even though he is very well-qualified.
C.My brother can't find a job despite he is very well-qualified.
D.My brother can't find a job, but he is very well-qualified.

My teacher ______me to take this exam. (courage)
A.encourage
B.disencouraged
C.encourages
D.encouraged

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions.
My uncle is a businessman. He was ranked the wealthiest of the country.
A.My uncle is a businessman, ranking the weathiest of the country.
B.A businessman, my uncle, was ranked the the weathiest of the country.
C.My uncle, a businessman, was ranked the weathiest of the country.
D.A businessman, who is my uncle, was ranked the weathiest of the country.