48. According to the view of globalizationists, which of the following countries has the biggest gap between haves and havenots?
(A) South Africa.
(B) India.
(C) Myanmar.
(D) Thailand.

44. What kind of country is Ireland based on the description of the passage? (A) A country that has tried to minimize the gap between haves and havenots. (B) A country that has survived an economic meltdown. (C) A country that has become fully globalized. (D) A country that has rejected globalization.

45.Which of the following is a stumbling block to globalization? (A) The wide spread of media. (B) The fear of attacks from terrorists. (C) The flow of money across borders. (D) The movement of people, both tourists and immigrants.

46. According to the passage, which of the following antiglobalizationists are least likely to support the integration of different areas around the world? (A) Localists. (B) Provincialists. (C) Fair globalizationists. (D) Anticorporate globalizationists.

47. Which of the following effects of globalization is not a concern to antiglobalizationists? (A) Unemployment. (B) Income distribution. (C) Disposal of poisonous wastes. (D) International flow of information.

49. Why is Costa Rica mentioned in the passage? (A) To prove that the pollution is not as serious as once thought. (B) To show that tourism is a very profitable industry. (C) To illustrate the powerful influence of the global media. (D) To show that people are paying attention to conserve nature.

50. What does the word “They” (in the second line of the last paragraph) refer to? (A) Environmental laws. (B) Environment organizations. (C) Developing countries. (D) Industrialized countries.

1. Which of the following is NOT the goal stated in the Grade 1-9 Curriculum Guidelines for English learning? (A) To acquire basic communicative abilities. (B) To develop interests in English learning and awareness of effective methods. (C) To cultivate knowledge of integrating technology into English learning. (D) To obtain understandings of local and foreign cultures.

2. The Grade 1-9 Curriculum Guidelines specify two stages of English learning: Stage One refers to Grade 3-6, and Stage Two, Grade 7-9. Which of the following is listening ability defined for Stage Two? (A) Recognition of letter-sound correspondence. (B) Recognition of consonants and vowels. (C) Understanding of expressions frequently used in classroom and daily life. (D) Understanding of a speaker’s intention through prominence in intonation.

3. Which of the following is speaking ability defined for Stage Two? (A) Using proper intonation in sentences. (B) Describing people and events in daily life. (C) Introducing self, family, and friends. (D) Knowing how to use at least 300 sight words.

4. Which of the following is reading ability defined for Stage Two? (A) Understanding of signs, tables, and figures in English. (B) Oral reading of dialogues and stories in the textbook. (C) Recognition of words in rhymes, songs, and stories. (D) Recognition of upper- and lower-case letters.