The word “itself”  in line 24 refers to____.  
A.the Western League 
B.growing cities
C.the Midwest 
D.the American League

Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C, or D) that best fits each space in the following passage.
UNICEF was created in 1946 to help bring food and medicine to children who suffered during World War II in Europe. It began as a temporary agency, but became a permanent part of the United Nations in 1953 (46)_______ the need for its services around the world. UNICEF's primary concern is to help governments of developing countries improve the quality of life for (47)________ one billion children. UNICEF's main office is in the United Nations offices in New York City, but it also has more than 40 offices and 100 programs (48)_______. In 1965, UNICEF won the Nobel Peace Prize for its work helping children and building brighter future.
UNICEF works with governments to provide three kinds of services. First, UNICEF plans and develops programs in developing countries. These programs serve the community (49)_______ providing health care, information about nutrition, basic education, and safe water and sanitation.
Then UNICEF trains people to work in these programs. UNICEF also provides supplies and equipment that (50)_______ the programs to work.
(49)
A.for             
B.with                              
C.about                          
D.by

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Most Americans use the first name very quickly when.......their new acquaintance.
A.making                              
B.addressing                          
C.talking                               
D.saying

Under the Treaty of Waitangi, who is responsible for protecting the Maori language in New Zealand?
A.The New Zealanders    
B.The Crown
C.Chinese ethnic groups                    
D.Maori ethnic groups

___________ (41)
A.in  
B.for
C.on
D.during

What you ( do )............... after you ( go ) ...............home yesterday?
A.did you do /  had gone
B.did you do /  was going
C.did you do /  went
D.had you did /  had gone

The man who was driving the truck would not admit that he had been at fault, and ___________.
 
A.neither had the other driver      
B.neither would the other driver
C. neither the other driver         
D.the other driver neither

Rocks can be broken apart by water that seeps into the cracks and freeze in low temperatures . 
A.broken apart
B.that
C.freeze
D.temperatures

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