question: 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 prefix = st1 /StateUniversity.

"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 MurrayStateUniversity. Thailand, Japan,South Korea,ChinaandGermanyare 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 KoreaUniversity, 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 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. "
1. Who are exchange students most comfortable around?
2. What does TOEFL stand for?
3. What is this test for?
4. Doing what?
5. Where is Joon-Seong Bae from?
6. What kind of people did he try to stay away from?
7. True or False: He feels more at ease around Americans.
8. Why is it not easy?
9. How many exchange students go to Murray State?
10. Do many Japanese student go there?
11. Many Germans?
12. Many Koreans?
13. What about Taiwanese?
14. What does ISS stand for?
15. What does Galloway do for ISS?
16. Who is Wichien Eampromate?
17. What does he think hinders Thai students when interacting with Americans?
18. True or False: Joon-Seong Bae considers some Americans to be impatient with new English speakers.
19. Who became left out of a conversation in Bae's story?
20. Where is Philip Lee from?
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answer: 1. families
2. Testing of English as a Foreign Language
3. for international students
4. enrolling in American universities
5. Korea University
6. other Koreans
7. false
8. cannot say everything
9. 450
10. yes
11. yes
12. yes
13. not many
14. Institute for International Studies
15. advising
16. Thai Student Association President
17. poor English ability
18. ture
19. Bae himself
20. Boonville

CHAPTER XV. HEAVE HALF A BRICK AT HIM

"For strangers then did so increase, By reason of King Henry's queen, And privileged in many a place To dwell, as was in London seen. Poor tradesmen had small dealing then And who but strangers bore the bell, Which was a grief to Englishmen To see them here in London dwell."

Ill May Day, by CHURCHILL, a Contemporary Poet.

Time passed on, and Edmund Burgess, who had been sent from York to learn the perfection of his craft, completed his term and returned to his home, much regretted in the Dragon court, where his good humour and good sense had generally kept the peace, both within and without.

Giles Headley was now the eldest prentice. He was in every way greatly improved, thoroughly accepting his position, and showing himself quite ready both to learn and to work; but he had not the will or the power of avoiding disputes with outsiders, or turning them aside with a merry jest; and rivalries and quarrels with the armoury at the Eagle began to increase. The Dragon, no doubt, turned out finer workmanship, and this the Eagle alleged was wholly owing to nefarious traffic with the old Spanish or Moorish sorcerer in Warwick Inner Yard, a thing unworthy of honest Englishmen. This made Giles furious, and the cry never failed to end in a fight, in which Stephen supported the cause of the one house, and George Bates and his comrades of the other.

It was the same with even the archery at Mile End, where the butts were erected, and the youth contended with the long bow, which was still considered as the safeguard of England. King Henry often looked in on these matches, and did honour to the winners. One match there was in especial, on Mothering Sunday, when the champions of each guild shot against one another at such a range that it needed a keen eye to see the popinjay--a stuffed bird at which they shot. What are the answers to this following set of questions: 1. Who would be returning home?
2. Who was not happy about this?
3. Who sent him to hone his craft?
4. Who sent Burgess to hone his craft?
Answer: 1. Edmund Burgess
2. Giles
3. Unknown
4. King Henry's queen

input: Make use of the article to answer the questions. "Ceci, wake up. It's an earthquake!" That's what Cecilia Wallace heard her mother shouting on the early morning of February 27th.

Cecilia is a 7th-grader. She, her parents and her brother, Sam, were in Chile's capital city, Santiago, the day a big earthquake hit Chile. And like just about everyone else, they were shaken out of their sleep.

"It was so frightening," Sam wrote. "The shaking was so huge that I will never go on a ride again." Cecilia and Sam wrote about their earthquake experiences. Their reports were later posted on the website.

Cecilia, Sam and their parents were staying in an apartment on the 15th floor of a building. They were lucky. Their building stayed standing, because it was built to withstand earthquakes.

Not everyone was as lucky as the Wallace family. More than 800 people died. Many older buildings fell down during the earthquake.

The damage in Santiago wasn't as bad as in other parts of Chile. So the supermarkets were open for business on the morning of the quake. But it wasn't business as usual. "The supermarkets have been crazy with people rushing to buy their food for the next while," Sam wrote.

Not everyone was able to get money to buy food that morning. So Cecilia and Sam made food bags to _ to people who were begging outside the supermarket. "We gave some to a kid of my age. I made sure he got cookies and bread." Sam and Cecilia's mother wrote that the kids also collected money for the Red Cross.

It's certainly an experience Cecilia, Sam and their parents will never forget. Thankfully, they lived to tell their stories. 1. What did Cecilia's mother shout at her?
2. What floor does Cecila's family live on?
3. How many people perished during the event described?
4. What were Sam and Celilia's words used to describe the event?
5. Was everyone able to purchase food that morning?
6. Was the family able to assist?
numbered_answers:
1. "Ceci, wake up. It's an earthquake!"
2. The 15th floor
3. More than 800 people
4. Frightening,
5. No
6. Yes