1-3. Complete the missing information in the table below
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U.S
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Britain
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Australia
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New Zealand
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Canada
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order of popularity
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1st
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2nd
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3rd
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4th
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5th
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type of English in course books used in this country
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American
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(1)………………
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(2)…………….
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not given
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not given
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student heterogeneity
(1 = most heterogenous
5 = least heterogenous)
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1
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2
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(3)………………
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equal 3
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5
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4-9. Tick (√ ) in the right column if the statement is True, False or Not Given in the text
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True
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False
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Not Given
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4. Study destination choices are mostly influenced by proximity to home.
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5. Students who wish to study business will probably study English overseas.
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6. Students of the same nationality usually make similar study choices.
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7. English language classrooms in the U.S. have the widest range of student nationalities.
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8. Standards at Australian and New Zealand tertiary institutions are improving.
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9. Despite the 1990s Asian economic crisis, Asian students still dominate the English language classrooms of Australia and New Zealand.
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c. Read the following passage and choose the best option A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct word(s) for each of the numbered blanks.
The expression on your face can actually dramatically alter your feelings and perceptions, and it has been proved that (1) ____ smiling or frowning can create corresponding emotional responses. The idea was first (2) _______ by a French physiologist, Israel Waynbaum, in 1906. He believed that different facial (3) _______ affected the flow of blood to the brain, and that this could create positive or negative feelings. A happy smile or irrepressible laughter increased the blood flow and contributed to joyful feelings. But sad, angry expressions decreased the flow of oxygen- carrying blood, and created a vicious (4) _______ of gloom and depression by effectively (5) _______ the brain of essential fuel.
Psychologist Robert Zajonc rediscovered this early research, and (6) ____ that the temperature of the brain could affect the production and synthesis of neurotransmitters which definitely influence our moods and energy levels. He argues that an impaired blood flow could not only deprive the brain of oxygen, but create further chemical imbalance by inhibiting these vital hormonal messages. Zajonc goes on to propose that our brains remember that smiling is associated with being happy, and that by deliberately smiling through your tears you can (7) ____ your brain to release uplifting neurotransmitters – replacing a depressed condition with a happier one. People suffering from psychosomatic illness depression and anxiety states could (8) _____ from simply exercising their zygomatic (9) ____ which pull the corners of the mouth (10) ____ to form a smile, several times an hour.
1. A. desperately B. determinedly C. deliberately D. decidedly
2. A. put off B. put down C. put by D. put forward
3. A. aspects B. looks C. expressions D. appearances
4. A. cycle B. spiral C. circle D. vortex
5. A. cutting B. starving C. removing D. eliminating
6. A. advises B. wants C. demands D. suggests
7. A. make B. persuade C. give D. decide
8. A. recover B. improve C. benefit D. progress
9. A. muscles B. nerves C. veins D. bones
10. A. to and from B. up and back C. now and then D. up and down
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