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.
_____(4)
A.whom
B.whose
C.which
D.who

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
What is most striking is that most authors made_______ efforts to secure proper authorization for their works.
A.laborious                 
B.strenuous               
C.arduous                  
D.synchronous

Choose the word or phrase -A, B, C, or D -that best completes the sentence.
I got my friend ________ her car for the weekend.
A.to let me to borrow
B.to let me borrow
C.let me borrow
D.let me to borrow

A.break                       
B.certificate (n.)  
C.educate                       
D.vacancy

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. 
(16)
A.included         
B.contained       
C.consisted       
D.celebrated

The book is optional. My professor said we could read it if we needed extra credit. But we ___ read it if we don't want to.
A.cannot
B.don't have to
C.must not
D.should not

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions.
He behaved in a very strange way. That surprised me a lot.
A.He behaved very strangely, which surprised me very much.
B.What almost surprised me was the strange way he behaved.
C.His behavior was a very strange thing, that surprised me most.
D.I was almost not surprised by his strange behavior.

Choose the correct words to complete the sentences:
We can't go to Julia's party _______ we're going away that weekend.
A.because 
B.because of  
C.although  
D.in spite of

A chronic lack of sleep may make us  irritable and reduces our motivation to work.
A.uncomfortable             
B.responsive                    
C.calm                             
D.miserable

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.listens                     
B.reviews                   
C.protects                  
D.enjoys