THE COMEDY SHOW WAS SO FUNNY. ALL THE AUDIENCE BURST OUT LAUGHING...

12. The comedy show was so funny. All the audience burst out laughing.

A. The comedy show was so funny for all the audience to burst out laughing.

B. Because of the comedy show was so funny, all the audience burst out laughing

C. Although the comedy show was so funny, all the audience burst out laughing.

D. Because the comedy show was so funny, all the audience burst out laughing.

Read the passage and choose the best answer to each of the questions that follow

Almost everyone who studies, lives or works abroad has problems adjusting to a new culture.

This response is commonly referred to as 'culture shock'. Culture shock can be defined as 'the

physical and emotional discomfort a person experiences when entering a culture different from their

own'.

For people moving to Australia, Price (2001) has identified certain values which may give rise to

culture shock. Firstly, he argues that Australians place a high value on independence and personal

choice. This means that a teacher or course tutor will not tell students what to do, but will give them a

number of options and suggest they work out which one is the best in their circumstances. It also

means that they are expected to take action if something goes wrong and seek out resources and

support for themselves.

Australians are also prepared to accept a range of opinions rather than believing there is one truth.

This means that in an educational setting, students will be expected to form their own opinions and

defend the reasons for that point of view and the evidence for it.

Price also comments that Australians are uncomfortable with differences in status and hence

idealise the idea of treating everyone equally. An illustration of this is that most adult Australians call

each other by their first names. This concern with equality means that Australians are uncomfortable

taking anything too seriously and are even ready to joke about themselves.

Australians believe that life should have a balance between work and leisure time. As a

consequence, some students may be critical of others who they perceive as doing nothing but study.

Australian notions of privacy mean that areas such as financial matters, appearance and

relationships are only discussed with close friends. While people may volunteer such information,

they may resent someone actually asking them unless the friendship is firmly established. Even then,

it is considered very impolite to ask someone what they earn. With older people, it is also rude to ask

how old they are, why they are not married or why they do not have children.