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I. Choose the best answer.
1. W hich of the following is NOT necessarily a difference between a paragraph and an

essay?
1. An essay is usually longer than a paragraph.
2. A n essay usually has a concluding paragraph, but a paragraph may not have a con-

cluding sentence.
3. An essay usually has more supporting details than a paragraph.
4. An essay usually develops cohesion within and across paragraphs, but a paragraph

develops cohesion between sentences in a paragraph.
5. An essay usually contains a wider range of transitional words than a paragraph

does.

II. R ead the following incomplete paragraph and choose the best answer to f ill in the blanks. (Items
2-6)
The drive for universities to be autonomous is under heated debate at government

universities in Thailand. Some education experts believe that such a move will improve
quality and enhance competitiveness at universities, while critics only see lots of problems to
come. In my opinion, (2) .

First of all, it is obvious that students (or their parents) will have to pay more in tu-
ition fees. At present, the average fee for a government-run university is 15,000 baht per
semester. This may increase by two or three times once universities gain independent
status. The university also needs to raise funds, as it will receive less budget from the
government than in the past. This includes organizing all sort of fund-raising activities, which
will distract staff from their main teaching and research responsibilities.

(3) is that the faculty and staff will be subject to public account-
ability procedures to ensure that they provide quality education and research. Therefore, it
will be more diff icult for them to moonlight for additional income. They will be also required
to do research and community services as part of the quality assurance.

The f inal disadvantage concerns job security and benef its. Academic staff fear the
loss of job security and some do not trust a company’s style of evaluation and assessment.
Staff also fear that (4) , such as pensions or medical coverage for their
family members.