Although international students want to dive into American culture, it is easier to stay close to the families.

“Most international students told me that they want to meet and make friends with as many Americans as they can,” said Mark Galloway, Institute for International Studies (IIS) student adviser at State University.

“But in reality, they are comfortable with being around people from their own country, if possible. ”

Testing of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) is an admission test for international students enrolling in American universities. Galloway said students’ scores decreased when they spend less time with American students.

More than 450 international students are on campus at Murray State University. Thailand, Japan, South Korea, China and Germany are countries with the most students this semester, according to an IIS report.

Wichien Eampromate, Thai Student Association President, said poor English ability and cultural differences make it difficult for Thai students to spend time with Americans.

“We eat different things; we do different kinds of things,” said Eampromate.

On the other hand, Joon-Seong Bae, an exchange student from Korea University, said he tried to avoid hanging around other Koreans.

But it is not easy for him. He said he is less comfortable with Americans because he cannot say everything he wants to say, and not all Americans are patient with his limited English.

“There were two or three Americans and me,” Bae said. “We talked about something. As time went by, I was kind of excluded(排斥在外) because they talked to each other.

  While international students venture outside their comfort zones, American students also have the opportunity to be exposed to other cultures.

“I know there are a lot ( of American students) who want to get to know international students,” said Philip Lee, senior from Boonville, Indiana. “They are just uncomfortable. ”

Lee said he has learned about life from his international friends, although it is sometimes a challenge.

“ I can’t live a comfortable life all the time,” Lee said. “ I realized there is a great benefit of stepping out of my comfort zone to meet people. ”

60. From the first paragraph we learn that ______________.

A. international students enjoy American culture with difficulty

B. international students all go to America without preparation.

C. American culture, in fact, is the same as others

D. American culture is easy to deal with

61. What Bae has experienced tells us that ____________.

A. he is willing to help Koreans with their English

B. he prefers to stay home rather than meet Americans

C. he can’t express himself well with American students.

D. He doesn’t have any chance to meet American students

62. It can be inferred from this passage that ___________.

A. international students go to America in order to improve their English

B. international students can hardly make any friends in America

C. it is necessary for international students to make friends with Americans

D. it is bad for international students to get along with Americans

MEDINA, Saudi Arabia: 3 people were killed when Saudi special forces stormed a Russian airliner and freed more than 100 passengers from hijackers (劫機(jī)者) on Friday. The hijackers admitted to be Chechens and threatened to blow up the plane. They seized the airliner on Thursday after it took off from Istanbul and forced it to fly to Saudi Arabia. There they demanded that Russia take back its army in the Muslim district of Chechnya, which goes against the Russian government for its independence.

SAN FRANCISCO: California’s officials warned on Tuesday that tight electricity supplies could lead to a second following day of statewide power failure. “If we can get some more resources from outside the state of California and if people can save a great deal, that would certainly help. ” Said a local official.

JAKARTA: 4 teenage girls were pressed to death in a shopping center in the Indonesian capital on Sunday. The accident happened when the British boy band AL was performing. Hundreds had gathered to the popular shopping center in Jakarta to hear the group perform. Foreign bands nowadays seldom come to Indonesia.

KABUL: Afghanistan’s ruling Taliban killed 100 cows at the presidential palace in Kabul on March 19. The Taliban carried out the cruel deed to make up for not acting earlier to destroy all the country’s statues. The world has found fault with the destruction of the valuable fortune of the world.

56. The hijackers seized the Russian airliner because _______.

A. their Chechen families were threatened to blow up

B. the plane was forced to fly from Istanbul to Saudi Arabia

C. they wanted Russia to end his fighting against rebelling Chechens

D. Saudi Special Forces killed 3 people

57. How can the State of California be away from the power failure according to the passage?

A. Get some electricity supplies from other countries.

B. Ask people to save more electricity.

C. Warn people of the tight electricity supplies.

D. The state of California will have to build more power stations.

58. In the third piece of news the writer just wants to _______.

A. tell people that the British boy band AL was not welcomed

B. show his or her anger that foreign bands seldom come to Indonesia

C. show Indonesia love music so much

D. tell the fact that 4 girls were pressed to death

59. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the fourth paragraph?

A. The Taliban regret destroying the status so late.

B. The world support what the Taliban have done.

C. The world support the Taliban’s killing of cows only.

D. The Taliban regret destroying all the status.

  Nicollette Morganti’s friends can’t understand why she joined a dating agency(婚姻介紹所).

  She has a good job ___36_____ a personal assistant with a television news agency, her own house, and a full social life. But she, a 29-year-old woman, who has a degree in English Literature, is so ___37____with British ___38____that she joined the English Rose dating agency to get in touch with single American males.

  “English men are usually materialistic and have ___39___ imagination,” she says.

  “I have ___40___ years being bored by men who never do anything ___41___. ”

  “I’m almost 30 now and I would really love to ___42___ a husband and have __43___. I’d like to live in London for six months of the year and in the State for ___44___ six months. ”

  In her search for the perfect man, Nicolette once ___45___ an advertisement in a magazine for ___46___ people and had 400 replies.

  But she says: “I only met one or two of them. ___47___of the others sounded very ___48___. ”

  Nicolette joined English Rose about 18 months ___49___ and has met 5 men ___50___ then.

  She says: “ I ___51__ that American men are more romantic and thoughtful than British men. I rang ___52___ in the States, and afterwards he sent me 200 dollars to ___53___the call. ”

  “ I’ve met five so far but I’m looking for someone very ___54___. I’d like to find a caring, well educated, non-smoking, animal-lover with a professional job and a ___55___ of adventure. ”

 I lay in the sofa, enjoying the beautiful music John had _______ out of his DVD.

      A. come            B. it come          C. it coming            D. coming

Hearing that most of the members voted against her, she _______ a smile.

     A. wore                B. managed          C. performed          D. controlled

After the children put up Christmas decorations, the whole room ________ a holiday appearance.

      A. took on             B. appeared            C. turned up            D. took out

―Are you going for an autumn outing?

 ―_____________________.

      A. It all depends                                  B. It is all depending

      C. It’s all depended                           D. It all depends on

Remember everybody you meet online is a stranger. So when you can’t see a person, they could be ________.

      A. everybody            B. somebody     C. anybody              D. nobody

―Tom, you look puzzled. Do you understand it?

―Yes. I __________ another problem just now.

      A. have thought of                               B. had thought of

      C. was thinking of                               D. am thinking of

___________production up by 50%, the factory has another wonderful year.

      A. As                       B. For               C. With                   D. Through