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VIII. Read the passage and choose the word or phrase that best fits each blank. (10 pts)

The use of computers has (1) __________ that students can study a language at their own speed when and for (2) __________ they want – and no need to worry about the teacher having a favorite or doing yet another boring lesson. (3) __________, in the virtual classrooms of the future the student will put (4) __________ their headset and be transported into an (5) __________ school, choose their class, take the books they need off the shelf and talk with (6) __________ computerized students.

They might instead choose to (7) __________ a visit to the supermarket or the train station, the bank or the restaurant. At the hit of a button they would be transported to such realistic settings (8) __________ they could practice their English, maybe getting a (9) __________ from a virtual English companion. All this, perhaps, at the computer from the corner of their home: no need to (10) __________ the bus to college, or a plane to England.

1. A. realized B. made C. meant D. thought
2. A. how much B. how soon C. how many D. how long
3. A. What’s more B. However C. Therefore D. Except that
4. A. by B. on C. with D. for
5. A. imagining B. imaginative C. imaginable D. imaginary
6. A. another B. other C. each other D. others
7. A. pay B. make C. put D. do
8. A. when B. what C. where D. whom
9. A. hand B. leg C. head D. chest
10. A. make B. catch C. rent D. find

IX. Read the passage and decide which item (A, B, C, or D) best completes each sentence.

Research from the past twenty years shows that IQs around the world have gone up steadily. Researchers can’t say exactly what is causing this.