Choose A, B, C or D that has the CLOSEST meaning to the underlined word/ phrase in each question.

11: The scientist's groundbreaking discovery attracted international attention.

Choose A, B, C or D that has the OPPOSITE meaning to the underlined word/ phrase in each question.

13: The athlete's performance was exemplary, earning her a gold medal.

Choose A, B, C or D to complete each dialogue.

15: Mia: "What did you think of the movie we saw last night?”
Jake: "______"

Choose A, B, C or D to make a complete dialogue for each question.

19:
a. i heard it's a great place for brunch.
b. what do you think of the new café downtown?
c. i'm planning to check it out this weekend.
d. i'm excited to try their pancakes!

Choose A, B, C or D that has the CLOSEST meaning to the given sentence in each question.

23: The weather today is much colder than it was yesterday.

Choose A, B, C or D that has the CLOSEST meaning to the given pair in each question.

27: I arrive at the airport. I am going to call you

Read the passage below and choose A, B, C or D to fill in each blank

On Earth, solar cells are used for everything from calculators and watches to homes, commercial buildings, and even stadiums. Kaohsiung World Stadium in Taiwan, completed in 2009 to host the World Games, has more than 8,800 solar panels on its roof. Charles Lin, director of Taiwan's Bureau of Public Works, said, “The stadium's solar energy panels will make the venue (31) ______ in electricity needs.” When the stadium is not in use, it can (32) ______ the surrounding neighborhood.
Unlike solar cells, which use sunlight to generate electricity, concentrating solar power technology uses the sun's heat. Lenses or mirrors focus sunlight into a small (33) ______ that can be used to operate a boiler. That produces steam to run turbines to generate electricity. This method will be used at the Solana Generating Station, which is being built by the APS utility company outside of Phoenix, Arizona, in the United States. When completed in 2012, Solana will be one of the (34) ______ solar power stations in the world. (35) ______.

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Reading comprehension 1: Read the passage below and choose A, B, C, or D to answer each question.

People have been whaling for thousands of years. Norwegians were among the first to hunt whales, as early as 4,000 years ago. The Japanese may have been doing so even earlier. Traditions as varied as the Inuit (who hunted in the Arctic Ocean), Basque (who hunted in the Atlantic), and Japanese (who hunted in the Pacific) relied on whales to provide material goods, as well as part of their cultural identity.
Nearly every part of the whale was used. Meat, skin, blubber, and organs were eaten as an important source of protein, fats, vitamins, and minerals. Baleen was woven into baskets and used as fishing line. In warmer climates, baleen was also used as a roofing material. Bones were used primarily for toolmaking and carving ceremonial items such as masks.
During the Middle Ages and Renaissance, whaling gained popularity throughout Northern Europe. Whale oil and baleen (sometimes called whalebone, although it’s not bone at all) were valuable commodities. Whale oil comes from the blubber of right and bowhead whales, and the head cavity of sperm whales. It was used primarily for oil lamps. Corsets and hoop skirts were constructed from whalebone.
Over time, European whaling ventures spread to North America. American colonists relied on whale oil to light most of their lamps.
By the mid-1700s, it became increasingly difficult to find whales near the Atlantic coast. The American whaling fleet expanded its operations throughout the world's oceans, including the whale-rich waters of the Arctic and Antarctic

36: What does "their" refer to in the passage?

Reading comprehension 2: Read the passage below and choose A, B, C or D to answer each question.

For centuries, the common view of how domestication had occurred was that prehistoric people, realizing how useful it would be to have captive herds of food animals, began capturing wild animals and breeding them. Over time, by allowing only animals with “tame” characteristics to mate and produce offspring, human beings created animals that were less wild and more dependent upon people. Eventually, this process led to the domestic farm animals and pets that we know today, many of which would fare quite badly in the wild, having lost their ancient survival skills and instincts.
Recent research suggests that this view of domestication is incomplete. Prehistoric humans did capture and breed useful wild animals, and those species became tamer over time (they generally changed physically, too, developing larger bodies and smaller brains than their wild cousins. But specialists in animal behavior now think that domestication was not simply something people did to animals - the animals played an active part in the process. Wolves and wild horses, for example, may have taken the first steps in their own domestication by hanging around human settlements, feeding on people's garbage and crops and getting used to human presence and activity. Individual animals that were not too nervous or fearful to live near people produced offspring that also tolerated humans, making it easier for people to capture and tame them.
In this version, people succeeded in domesticating only animals that had already adapted easily to life around humans. Domestication required an animal that was willing to become domestic. The process was more like a dance with two partners than a triumph of humans over animals.
At first glance, the taming of cats seems to fit nicely into this new story of domestication. A traditional theory says that after prehistoric people in the Near East and Egypt invented agriculture and started farming, rats and mice gathered to feast on their stored grain. Wildcats, in turn, gathered at the same places to prey on the rats and mice. Over time, cats got used to people and people got used to cats, until at some point cats were tame.

41: What is the closest meaning of the word "domestication" in the passage?

Choose A, B, C, or D to answer each question.

46: During a conflict with a coworker, you notice that emotions are running high. What is the best way to de-escalate the situation?