What does the passage mainly discuss?




A.Plastic consumption and its effects
B.Plastic pollution and our action
C.The impact of plastic pollution on marine life
D.The problems caused by plastic particles

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.
JARGON - THE UPSIDE
The reality is that everyone uses jargon. It is an essential part of the network of occupations and pursuits which make up society. All jobs have an element of jargon, which workers learn as they (25) ________their expertise. All hobbies require mastery of a jargon. Each society grouping has its jargon. The phenomenon turns (26) _____ to be universal and valuable. It is the jargon element, which, in a job, can promote economy and precision and thus help make life easier for the workers.
When we have learned to command it, jargon is something we readily take (27) ______ in whether the subject is motorcycling, baseball or computers. It can add pace, variety and humor to speech - as when, with an important event approaching, we might slip into the related jargon. We enjoy the mutual showing off which stems from a fluent use of terminology, we enjoy the in-jokes (28) _______ shared linguistic experience permits. (29) ________, we are jealous of this knowledge. We are quick to demean anyone who tries to be part our group without being prepared to take on its jargon. And we resent it when some other group, sensing our lack of linguistic awareness, refuses to let us in.
(25) ________




A.develop
B.raise
C.extend
D.expand

I suggest________a short cut through the park. It’ll take much less time.




A.take
B.to take
C.taking
D.took

Which of the following will be most likely discussed in the next part of the article?




A.word security and defense
B.nanotechnology’s potential
C.how nanotechnology works
D.nanotechnological products

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
A ________ person is kind and gives emotional support to others.




A.careless
B.careful
C.cared
D.caring

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
If I say something odd, it’s because I didn’t sleep at all last night. When I get extremely tired, I can sometimes get a bit weird.




A.not be able to participate
B.not be able to concentrate
C.to be too clever
D.to act strangely or unusually

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is CLOSEST in meaning to each of the following questions.
"She seems the most likely candidate for the job." said the secretary.




A.The secretary thought highly of her as the candidate for the job.
B.The secretary was afraid that she wouldn’t be able to take the job.
C.The secretary asserted that the girl was the best candidate for the job.
D.The secretary doubted that the girl would be offered the job.

The interviwer asked me why I ________learning English.




A.like
B.will like
C.liked
D.would like

I have visited many industrial cities, but nothing compares to here.




A.This city is similar to the industrial cities I have visited.
B.Unlike other cities, this city is industrial.
C.Unlike other cities, this place is not an industrial one.
D.This city is very much different from the cities l’ve visited.

Which of the following statements best describes the dual vocational training programmes?




A.These programmes provide you with both theoretical knowledge and practical working experience.
B.These programmes consist of an intensive theoretical course of two and a half years at a vocational school.
C.These programmes require you to have only practical working time at a certain company.
D.These programmes offer you some necessary technical skills to do your future job.