READ THE PASSAGE CAREFULLY, THEN FILL IN EACH BLANK WITH ONE SUITABLE WORD

Questions 66-75: Read the passage carefully, then fill in each blank with ONE suitable word. Write

your answers into the box below.

Students frequently complain (66) _______ studying for hours on (67) _______ and then not doing

well in their final exams. Many factors can (68) _______ in poor performances: (69) _______ illness or a

personal problem. Getting high grades can also put a terrible strain on students (70) _______ don‟t want to

let their parents down.

Can students‟ knowledge be judged by a (71) _______ exam? Certainly not! If we want to be fair,

students ought to be (72) _______ on a regular basic. So does that mean more exams? Yes, but (73)

_______ many written ones. In many countries, student do not have to take written exams (74) _______

they don‟t want to, they are (75) _______ to take oral ones instead. This seems to be fairer way of assessing

understanding, not just testing it.

Your answers:

66.

67.

68.

69.

70.

71.

72.

73.

74.

75.

PART IV: WRITING (25 poitns)