Read the followingpassage 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.

It is usually very hard to become familiar (21)______ the culture of a foreign country. If you live a long time in that country, you will find out how little you really know about its culture. Books are often of little use (22)______ they concentrate on differences between your own culture and that of the foreign country. A lot of information they contain is not correct. It is even difficult for us to become (23)______ of the culture of our own country. A recent (24)______ showed that British people did not know what was really typical of their country! They listed stereotypes when they were asked to (25)______ the things they thought were typical of Britain.

It is usually very hard to become familiar (21)______ the culture of a foreign country.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

He put on his coat and leaves in a hurry.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correcting in each of the following questions.

People rumoured that her husband had died in the battle.

- Mai: “ Shall we go to the Ethnology Museum this weekend?’

     - Susan: “______. ”

I found it difficult to communicate in English.

I have got two sisters, _____of whom is married.

Juniper was kayaking in the ocean. He saw a humpback whale at that time.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

The bridge was very low. The ship couldn’t go under it.

She worked very hard. She could not please her step mother.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to the original sentence in each of the following questions.

New universities are being establish at a slower rate nowadays due to the lack of funds.