12.
(A) gaze
(B) halt
(C) bond
(D) stab

8. (A) emotional (B) executive (C) exceptional (D) excessive

9. (A) affordable (B) inevitable (C) disposable (D) honorable

10. (A) combine (B) combined (C) combining (D) combination

11. (A) sympathetic about (B) flattered by (C) overthrown by (D) subject to

13. (A) at (B) with (C) of (D) under

14. (A) permanent (B) philosophical (C) passionate (D) prosperous

15. (A) invasions (B) reductions (C) penalties (D) witnesses

16. Which of the following is the best title for this passage? (A) The Shifts of Multicultural Education (B) The History of Multicultural Education (C) The Importance of Multicultural Education (D) The Pros and Cons of Multicultural Education

17. Which of the following statements best represents the sentences in the first paragraph “In the 21st century, people from different ethnic, racial, and cultural groups live in close physical proximity. But coexistence does not necessarily mean that people create genuine communities.”? (A) In this global village, different groups of people have less frequent contacts with each other than ever. (B) Different groups of people know, relate to, and care deeply about one another because they live in the neighborhood. (C) It is easy for different groups of people to organize a society to find common ground. (D) Different groups of people may live nearby, but they may not necessarily understand each other very well.

18. According to the passage, what can multicultural education possibly do to solve the problem which currently exists in the United States? (A) to reduce the crisis of enrollment for all youths (B) to bridge the generation gap between immigrants (C) to increase the learning achievements for colored students (D) to promote teacher efficacy and professional development