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

A.Christmas
B.chemist 
C.machine
D. scholarship

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 19 to 23.
   Any change in one part of an ecosystem can cause changes in other parts. Droughts, storms and fires can change ecosystems. Some changes (19)................ecosystems. If there is too little rainfall, plants will not have enough water to live. If a kind of plant dies off, the animals (20)................feed on it may also die or move away. Some changes are good for ecosystems. Some pine forests need fires for the pine trees to reproduce. The seeds are sealed inside pinecones. Heat from a forest fire melts the seal and lets the seeds (21)................. Polluting the air, soil, and water can harm ecosystems. Building (22)................on rivers for electric power and irrigation can harm ecosystems around the rivers. Bulldozing wetlands and cutting down forests destroy ecosystems. Ecologists are working with companies and governments to find better ways of (23)................fish, cutting down trees, and building reservoirs. They are looking for ways to get food, lumber, and other products for people without causing harm to ecosystems.
(21) 
A.out                                      
B.in                            
C.go                           
D.fly

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.
The student next to me kept chewing gum. That bothered me a lot.
A.A.   The student next to me kept chewing gum bothering me a lot.
B.B.   The student next to me kept chewing gum, that bothered me a lot.
C.C.   The student next to me kept chewing gum bothered me a lot.
D.D.   The student next to me kept chewing gum, which bothered me a lot.

He was ________ speaker.
A.so a good 
B.how good a  
C.so good a
D. what a good