ESL 252 Quiz 5
Himes W08
First and last name:_________________
Concepts chapter 9 “The Pursuit of Excellence”
1. What is the main idea of this reading? (2 points)
Possible answers:
Many Americans think that American universities are in trouble, but foreign students flock to the U.S.
universities for the opportunities they do not get in their own countries.
(Student response) The differences between American universities and universities abroad, and the reasons
why we have a flood of international students choosing to study in America.
2. This reading compares and contrasts what three things? (3points)
College in the United States, Europe and Japan
True or False
Imagine that you are writing the quiz. Using your own words, write two statements about the content of the
reading that are false and two that are true. (8 points)
3. __F__ Answers will vary
4. __F__
5. __T__
6. __T__
Vocabulary
Choose 3 words from the following list and write your own original sentence using that word or another
form of it. Your sentence must express the correct meaning of the word and it must use the correct word
form. (6 points)
campus
community
envy
equal
foreigner
impossible
practice
provide
7.
8.
9.
1