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

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

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

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

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

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

19. According to the passage, which of the following statements can be inferred about multicultural education in the United States? (A) Multiculturalism should be incorporated not only in social studies and language arts, but also in other subjects. (B) The implementation of multicultural education has nothing to do with academic outcomes among different ethnic groups. (C) Educators should offer independent courses in multiculturalism to colored students to help them immerse into the society. (D) The concept of multiculturalism has been systematically incorporated as part of the regular curriculum in order to develop students’ citizenship.

20. Which of the following statements is the best conclusion for this passage? (A) Teachers in the U.S. need to provide alternative teaching techniques specially designed for colored students to learn about multiculturalism. (B) Evidence increasingly indicates that multicultural education makes schooling more irrelevant and ineffective for different ethnic groups in the U.S. (C) The reality is that diverse ethnic groups and individuals have made contributions to every area of human endeavor and to all aspects of U.S. multiculturalism. (D) Multicultural education is crucial. Educators and classroom teachers in the U.S. must answer its call to provide students from all ethnic groups with the education they deserve.