As an African-American who has lived in Korea and is returning there soon...of course you'll be judged based on your skin color!! But it's the same in every city in every country, even in the good ol' U.S. of A. Some people will quietly judge you and some people will speak their thoughts aloud. Ignore them and focus on the people who have evolved into the 21st Century. I had the same concern before I first visited and I've found South Korea to be a wonderfully accepting place.

"To pay" someone is to give them money. "To be paid" is to receive the money. If you write: "Money will be paid by you..." then you are the one paying/losing/giving away money. If you will be paid on the last Friday of each MONTH, you will RECEIVE payment on that day. You will get money. You won't be giving any of it away...hopefully.

1. To keep your eyes peeled means to be vigilant and aware. It's as if you are keeping your eyes OPEN so that nothing escapes your vision. 2. "Sophisticated" living describes living that is more elegant than normal. A bungalow is a small, one-story house/cottage. This sophisticated bungalow is probably a cozy and comfortable place to live. 3. A sophomore album is the SECOND album produced by a musical act. Think freshman = first, sophomore = second. "Like A Virgin" was Madonna's sophomore album. 4. Fence-sitters or "straddlers" are those who are undecided on a political issue or candidate. The sentence suggests that political parties will try to convince the undecided straddlers to support their causes. 5. "Linear" is sort of defined in the sentence. The word, itself, means "in order", but the sentence says that history is never linear, even if it appears to be when looking back on it. It means that one event in history doesn't necessarily preclude another event. In other words, just because Event A happens, Event B doesn't HAVE to happen. Hope that helps!

'To' is very necessary. Actually, the word 'let' should be removed. The best ways to write that sentence would be: "Vehicles are not to pass through that area on Saturday night." or "Vehicles may not pass through that area on Saturday night."

Adverbs are the parts of speech that modify words that aren't nouns. So...they frequently appear after verbs: "go quickly" "dance beautifully" "speak well" In those examples, 'go', 'dance' and 'speak' are verbs, while the words following them are adverbs. Here is a clear guide for the parts of speech for English: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/730/1/ Hope that helps!

You're definitely correct. The only other answer that is even possible would be "A". Answer A would describe a situation where the woman, knowing the baby won't awaken because of the woman's sounds, enters quietly anyway. It's a little bizarre and much less likely, so "A".