Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate

the answer to each of the questions.

New surveys suggest that the technological tools we use to make our lives easier are killing our
leisure time. We are working longer hours, taking fewer and shorter vacations (and when we do go
away, we take our cell phones, PDAs, and laptops along). And, we are more stressed than ever as
increased use of e-mail, voice mail, cell phones, and the Internet is destroying any idea of privacy
and leisure.
Since the Industrial Revolution, people have assumed that new labor-saving devices would free them
from the burdens of the workplace and give them more time to grow intellectually, creatively, and
socially - exploring the arts, keeping up with current events, spending more time with friends and
family, and even just 'goofing off'. But here we are at the start of the 21st century, enjoying one of
the greatest technological boom times in human history, and nothing could be further from the truth.
The very tools that were supposed to liberate us have bound us to our work and study in ways that
were inconceivable just a few years ago. It would seem that technology almost never does what we
expect.
In 'the old days', the lines between work and leisure time were markedly clearer. People left their
offices at a predictable time, were often completely disconnected from and out of touch with their
jobs as they traveled to and from work, and were off-duty once they were home. That is no longer
true. In today's highly competitive job market, employers demand increased productivity, expecting
workers to put in longer hours and to keep in touch almost constantly via fax, cell phones, e-mail, or
other communications devices. As a result, employees feel the need to check in on what is going on
at the office, even on days off. They feel pressured to work after hours just to catch up on everything
they have to do. Workers work harder and longer, change their work tasks more frequently, and have
more and more reasons to worry about job security.
Bosses, colleagues, family members, lovers, and friends expect instant responses to voice mail and e-
mail messages. Even college students have become bound to their desks by an environment in which
faculty, friends, and other members of the college community increasingly do their work online.
Studies of time spent on instant messaging services would probably show staggering use.
This is not what technology was supposed to be doing for us. New technologies, from genetic
research to the Internet, offer all sorts of benefits and opportunities. But, when new tools make life
more difficult and stressful rather than easier and more meaningful - and we are, as a society, barely
conscious of it - then something has gone seriously awry, both with our expectations for technology
and our understanding of how it should benefit us.
1. This passage has probably been taken from_______.
A. a science review B. an advertisement C. a fashion magazine D. a political journal
2. According to the first three paragraphs, technological tools that were designed to make our lives
easier________.
A. have brought us complete happiness B. have fully met our expectations
C. have turned out to do us more harm than good D. have not interfered with our privacy
3. The word "They" in the fourth paragraph refers to_______.
A. tasks B. workers C. employers D. employees
4. Which of the following could best serve as the title of the passage?
A. Benefits of Technology B. Research on the Roles of Computers
C. Changes at the Workplace D. Expectations and Plain Reality
5. Which of the following is TRUE, according to the passage?
A. People now enjoy greater freedom thanks to the technological boom.
B. People have more opportunities to get access to technological applications.
C. Employees were supposed to make technology do what they expects.
D. Students used to have study more about technological advances.
6. The word "inconceivable" in the passage is closest in meaning to ______.
A. foreseeable B. unimaginable C. unforgettable D. predictable
7. With the phrase "at a predictable time", the author implies that_______.
A. people were unable to foresee their working hours.
B. people had to predict the time they were allowed to leave offices.
C. people wanted to be completely disconnected from their work.
D. people used to have more time and privacy after work.
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate
the correct answer to each of the questions.
In 1959, the government of Egypt was working on a plan to build a dam on the River Nile. It was
called the Aswan Dam, and it was intended to generate electricity and allow the river water to be
used for agriculture. There was one big problem with the plan, though. The dam would flood a
nearby valley that contained ancient Egyptian treasures, including two enormous stone temples.
It can be difficult for governments to choose culture and history over economics. However, if
countries always made decisions like this, the majority of the world's ancient sites would end up
being destroyed. Luckily, UNESCO stepped in. They formed a committee that tried to convince
Egypt to protect its ancient treasures. With support from many countries, they were finally
successful. The huge temples were carefully removed from their original site and moved to a safe
location so that the dam could be built. After their success in saving the temples in Egypt, UNESCO
went on to save more sites around the world. They protected lagoons in Venice, ruins in Pakistan,
and temples in Indonesia. With industrialisation changing the world rapidly, there were many sites
that needed to be saved. Eventually, UNESCO formed the World Heritage Organisation to protect
important natural and historic sites wherever it was necessary.
By now, the World Heritage Organisation has protected hundreds of sites ranging from beautiful
natural islands to buildings in large cities and ancient ruins. If you're able to visit any of the many
protected sites, you'll agree it was worth it.
(Adapted from https://medium.com)
34. Why is the World Heritage Organisation more important now than it would have been 200 years
ago?
A. Countries didn't cooperate in the past.
B. There were not as many interesting sites 200 years ago.
C. Cities were smaller back then.
D. Modern business and production are changing the world.
35. The word "ruins" in paragraph 2 can be best replaced by____.
A. heritages B. buildings C. memories D. damages
36. What is the best title for the passage?
A. UNESCO's steps to protect ancient sites
B. World Health Organisation
C. World Heritage Organisation
D. UNESCO's development
37. The word "they" in paragraph 2 refers to _______.
A. ancient sites B. decisions C. UNESCO D. country
38. Why did UNESCO get involved in Egypt?
A. Egypt was planning to build a dam that would harm ancient temples.
B. Egypt was planning to create a dam right on top of an ancient temple.
C. When the dam flooded a valley, several treasures were discovered.
D. Egypt was planning to build a valley for agriculture and electricity

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to
indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.
CHAT GPT-ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
Chat GPT is a language model developed by Open AI that uses deep learning techniques to generate
human-like responses to text-based prompts or questions. GPT stands for "Generative Pre-Trained
Transformer", __(46)__ is a type of neutral network architecture that has been trained on large
amount of text data.The GPT model is (47)______ of generating coherent and contextually relevant
responses to a wide range of prompts, making it useful for a variety of applications, such as chatbots,
language translation, and content creation. As a language model, chat GPT is designed to learn and
understand the structure of human_(48)___, enabling it to generate responses that sound like they
were written by a human.Chat GPT gets it information from a vast corpus of text data that has been
preprocessed and used to train the model. This corpus includes a diverse range of sources, such as
books, articles, web pages, and (49)______ forms of text-based content that are available on the
internet. (50)_______, the responses it generates can incorporate knowledge and information that it
has learned from this training data.Everyone wonders if his tool will eliminate the majority of jobs
and put a huge majority of people out of work. This is what GPT Chat's answered when ask the
question.
46. A. which B. when C. that D. who
47. A. able B. feasible C. capable D. possible
48. A. sound B. word C. voice D. language
49. A. others B. each C. other D. another
50. A. Therefore B. However C. But D. Although
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the
correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 25 to 29.
In such a costly and competitive society and world, no one of us can live without money. We
need money to fulfill our basic needs of the life such as buying food, and (26) ________ many basic
necessities of life which are almost impossible to buy without money. People in the society
(27)______are rich and have property are looked as honourable and respectful person of the society
however a poor person is seen as hatred without any good impression.
Money increases the position of the person in the society and (28)______a good impression to
him. All of us want to be rich by earning more money through good job or business in order to fulfil
all the increasing demands of the modern age. (29)______, only few people get this chance of
completing their dreams of being a millionaire.
So, money is the thing of great importance all through the life. Money is required by everyone
whether he/she is rich or poor and living in urban areas or rural areas. People in the urban areas are
earning more money than the people living in backward or rural areas as the people of the urban
areas have more (30)______to the technologies and get more opportunity because of the easy
sources.
(Adapted from https://www.indiacelebrating.com)
Question 26: A. other B. some C. many D. few
Question 27: A. where B. what C. who D. which
Question 28: A. gives B. does C. takes D. draws
Question 29: A. Besides B.Therefore C. Moreover D. However
Question 30: A. way B. exit C. access D. order
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the
correct answer to each of the questions from 31 to 35.
In 2007, at a heavily hyped press event in San Francisco, Apple co-founder Steve Jobs stood
on stage and unveiled a revolutionary product that not only broke the mould but also set an entirely
new paradigm for computer-based phones. The look, interface and core functionality of nearly every
smartphone to come along since is, in some form or another, derived from the original iPhone’s
innovative touchscreen-centric design.
Among some of the ground-breaking features was an expansive and responsive display from
which to check email, stream video, play audio, and browse the internet with a mobile browser that
loaded full websites, much like what is experienced on personal computers. Apple’s unique iOS
operating system allowed for a wide range of intuitive gesture-based commands and eventually, a
rapidly growing warehouse of downloadable third-party applications.
Most importantly, the iPhone reoriented people’s relationship with smartphones. Up to then,
they were generally geared toward businesspeople and enthusiasts who saw them as an invaluable
tool for staying organized, corresponding over email, and boosting their productivity. Apple’s
version took it to a whole other level as a full-blown multimedia powerhouse, enabling users to play
games, watch movies, chat, share content, and stay connected to all the possibilities that we are all
still constantly rediscovering.
(Adapted from https://www.thoughtco.com/)
Question 31: Which best serves as the title for the passage?
A. Apple co-founder Steve Jobs B. press event in San Francisco
C. Apple’s unique iOS operating system D. Apple’s iPhone
Question 32: The word “paradigm” in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to ______.
A. media B. pattern C. role D. area
Question 33: Which is NOT mentioned in paragraph 1 as a characteristic of the new iPhone?
A. new look B. interface C. excellent sound D. core functionality
Question 34: The word “that” in paragraph 1 refers to ______.
A. mobile browser B. internet C. email D. audio
Question 35: The iPhone reoriented people’s relationship with smartphones and geared toward
______.
A. businesspeople B. organizers C. producers D. gamers
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the
correct answer to each of the questions from 36 to 42.
Today, Snyder is seeing the fruits of the collaboration. In a recent issue of the Journal of
Comparative Psychology (Vol. 117, No. 3), the research group published the first study of giant
panda cub-rearing and separation. The study is the first step in examining the impact of a common
breeding practice in China: separating captive cubs before they are six months old so that the mothers
will be able to reproduce again sooner. Cubs in the wild stay with their mothers for 1.5 to 2.5 years.
 Snyder and her co-authors, including Maple and psychologist Mollie Bloomsmith, PhD,
theorize that separating cubs from their mothers too early may harm their social development, and
could underlie why so many captive pandas fail to breed. Captive males often show little sexual
interest in females or are too aggressive.
The research team has also conducted urinary and behavioral analyses of female giant pandas
during the breeding season, which is generally in the spring, and is examining the behavior of giant
panda mothers. Graduate student Megan Wilson, who also has worked in Chengdu, is investigating
sequences of play-fighting for her dissertation. And former graduate student and Chengdu researcher
Loraine Tarou, PhD, examined giant panda cognition.
Tarou, now an assistant professor at Grand Valley State University in Michigan, is the first to
examine how captive pandas forage for food and learn to adapt to changes in their environment. She
compared her findings with the cognition of the spectacled bear and found that while both use spatial
memory to find food, the spectacled bears used visual cues the pandas did not pick up on.
The finding indicates that giant pandas' reliance on spatial memory alone may cause them to
have difficulty when their food sources are abruptly changed or moved--a big problem for an animal
that consumes nearly 30 pounds of bamboo a day.
While such basic research may not have immediate application, says Tarou, it is contributing to
scientists' growing knowledge of the species.
Question 36: Which of the following best serves as the title for the article?
A. Learning about pandas B. Understanding breeding practice of pandas
C. Snyder and her co-authors’ theory D. How captive pandas forage for food
Question 37: Naturally, panda cubs stay with their mothers for ______.
A. 1 to 1.5 years B. 1.5 to 2.5 years C. 2.5 to 3 years D. 3 to 4 years
Question 38: The word “underlie” in paragraph 2 most probably means ______.
A. obtain B. generate C. explain D. develop
Question 39: What analyses has been done on female giant pandas during the breeding season?
A. spatial memory analyses B. environment interaction analyses
C. food analyses D. urinary and behavioral analyses
Question 40: The word “conducted” in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to ______.
A. look for B. carry out C. get on D. set off
Question 41: Which of the following is infered according to the article?
A. Captive panda cubs in China are often separated from mothers before they are six months.
B. Separating cubs from their mothers early may be beneficial to their social development.
C. Megan Wilson and Loraine Tarou examined panda breeding season.
D. A panda consumes nearly 300 pounds of bamboo a day.
Question 42: The word “them” in paragraph 5 refers to ______.
A. difficulties B. memories C. food sources D. giant pandas
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correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 26 to 30.
Becoming independent is an essential part of a child's journey to adulthood. To make this journey
successful, children need freedom to try new things. But they still need your guidance and support
too.

Your love and support are essential for your child's self-esteem. Young people who feel good about
themselves often have more (26) _____________to discover who they are and what they want to do
with their lives.Try to (27) _____________ in to your child's feelings. It might help to
remember that your child could be confused and upset by the physical, social and emotional changes
of adolescence. Your child needs your emotional guidance and stability during this time.Clear family
rules about behaviour, communication and socialising will help your child understand where the
limits are and what you expect. Rules will also help you be consistent (28) _____________how you
treat your child. Once the rules are in place, apply them consistently.Your family rules are likely to
change as your child develops. As children get more mature, they can make a bigger contribution to
the rules and the consequences for breaking them. Involving your child in developing rules helps him
to understand the principles behind them. Every family has different rules. You can talk with your
child about this and explain that his friends might have different rules, or a different number of rules.
(29) _____________you set the limits too strictly, your child might not have enough room togrow
and try new experiences. This period is a learning curve for both of you. Be prepared for some trial
and error.Younger teenagers might think they're ready to make their own decisions, but they often
haven't developed the (30) _____________skills they need to handle significant responsibilities
without your help. It can be a good idea to explain to your younger child why younger and older
children are given different responsibilities.

Question 26. A. time B. confidence C. efforts D. money

Question 27. A. tune B. understand C. consider D. make

Question 28. A. on B. of C. in D. for

Question 29. A. Unless B. Although C. Because D. If

Question 30. A. making-decision B. decision-making

C. decisions-making D. making-decisions

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correct answer to each of the questions from 31 to 35.

Thousands of books have been written on the conflict between parents and teenagers. Psychologists
and sociologists have spent years trying to understand the reasons for the tension and endless
arguments between these two groups.

A close look at these arguments often reveals that the reasons are so trivial that we may wonder what
the tears and shouts have all been about. Most arguments are not about major issues like the nuclear
bomb or the ecological problems of the universe. The fights are usually about simple matters such as
food, clothes, the weekly allowance or the telephone.
Let's take an ordinary day and examine what happens. Problems start around 7 a.m. It is then that
parents expect their children to get up, get dressed, eat and go to school. Parents and alarm clocks
seem like the enemies of mankind at that early hour. Some parents even expect the "poor" youngsters
to tidy up their room and put everything in its place before leaving for school - a ridiculous demand -
in the eyes of the "victims". In the afternoon, parents want them to do homework and study hard.
They resent their children's endless conversations on the phone. In the evening, they complain about
the clothes and jewelry the teenagers wear and preach for hours about the dangers on the road and the
need to be home by midnight at the latest, like Cinderella.

Youngsters expect parents to be more flexible; not to preach and lecture but to advise and explain.
They would like them to be tolerant of different views, listen to their problems and respect their
privacy. However, even if they don't admit it, youngsters need the guidance and support of their
parents, their approval or disapproval and even their firm opposition on crucial subjects such as drugs
or alcohol. They need limits. They need loving but firm authority. In short, youngsters should be
more patient and sensitive to their parents' feelings and parents must understand that they cannot
prevent their children from making mistakes. Trial and error is, after all, a very important part of the
process of growing up.

Question 31. Most arguments between parents and teenagers are about_____________.

A. complicated matters B. dating relationships

C. money D. simple matters

Question 32. The word "trivial" is closest in meaning to_____________.

A. unimportant B. serious

C. necessary D. complex

Question 33. Parents don’t want youngsters_____________.

A. get up early B. hang out with their friends

C. wear jewelry D. talk a lot on the phone

Question 34. The word "victims" in paragraph 3 refers to_____________

A. all the parents

B. all the youngsters

C. youngsters suffering from severe abuse

D. youngsters required to clean up their room

Question 35. Which of the following is TRUE according to paragraph 4?

A. Teenagers don’t want to talk or explain anything to their parents.

B. Parents need to stop their children from making mistakes.

C. Making mistakes plays an important role in helping teenagers to be mature.

D. Parents should let their children have freedom to do anything that they like.

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the
correct answer to each of the questions from 36 to 42.

By the turn of the century, the middle-class home in North American had been transformed. "The
flow of industry has passed and left idle the loom in the attic, the soap kettle in the shed". Ellen
Richards wrote in 1908. The urban middle class was now able to buy a wide array of food products
and clothing - baked goods, canned goods, suits, shirts, shoes, and dresses. Not only had household
production waned, but technological improvements were rapidly changing the rest of domestic work.
Middle-class homes had indoor running water and furnaces, run on oil, coal, or gas, that produced
hot water. Stoves were fueled by gas, and delivery services provided ice for refrigerators. Electric
power was available for lamps, sewing machines, irons, and even vacuum cleaners. No domestic task
was unaffected. Commercial laundries, for instance, had been doing the wash for urban families for
decades; by the early 1900's the first electric washing machines were on the market.

One impact of the new household technology was to draw sharp dividing lines between women of
different classes and regions. Technological advances always affected the homes of the wealthy first,
filtering downward into the urban middle class. But women who lived on farms were not yet affected
by household improvements. Throughout the nineteenth century and well into the twentieth, rural
homes lacked running water and electric power. Farm women had to haul large quantities of water
into the house from wells or pumps for every purpose. Doing the family laundry, in large vats heated
over stoves, continued to be a full day’s work, just as canning and preserving continued to be
seasonal necessities. Heat was provided by wood or coal stoves. In addition, rural women continued
to produce most of their families' clothing. The urban poor, similarly, reaped few benefits from
household improvements. Urban slums such as Chicago's nineteenth ward often had no sewers,
garbage collection, or gas or electric lines; and tenements lacked both running water and central
heating. At the turn of the century, variations in the nature of women's domestic work were probably
more marked than at anytime before

Question 36. What is the main topic of the passage?

A. The creation of the urban middle class

B. Domestic work at the turn of the century

C. The spread of electrical power in the United States

D. Overcrowding in American cities

Question 37. According to the passage, what kind of fuel was used in a stove in a typical middle-
class household?

A. oil B. coal C. gas D. wood

Question 38. Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a household convenience in the passage?

A. The electric fan B. The refrigerator

C. The electric light D. The washing machine

Question 39. According to the passage, who were the first beneficiaries of technological advances?

A. Farm women B. The urban poor

C. The urban middle class D. The wealthy

Question 40. The word "reaped" in the passage is closest in meaning to_____________.

A. gained B. affected C. wanted D. accepted

Question 41. Which of the following best characterizes the passage's organization_____________.

A. analysis of a quotation B. chronological narrative

C. extended definition D. comparison

Question 42. Where in the passage does the author discuss conditions in poor urban neighborhoods?

A. The urban middle ... dresses B. Middle-class homes ... water

C. Electric power... unaffected D. The urban poor... heating