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.
The Robots Are Doing the Thinking
Some robots may take care of the dishes, do your laundry, keep the house clean, or even go to the store to do your shopping. Robots that use artificial intelligence are the ones that a lot of people are holding out for. Not only will these robots be able to take care of (25)__________, but they will be able to learn as well.
There are some types of robots that already use a form of artificial intelligence called “swarm intelligence”. As a(n) (26)___________ of how this works, scientists have created underwater robots that will be used to repair coral reefs that have been damaged. What these robots do is work together to rebuild damaged reefs. As they (27)__________, each one knows what has been done in one area of a reef and can help build other areas or build onto something that another robot has done. Working together, the robots create a new reef that can then be (28)__________ to grow and thrive on its own.
Amazon, the major electronic commerce company, has recently come (29)_________ an ingenious idea. Instead of having a package delivered to a customer via delivery truck, Amazon will send out flying drones that will bring a package to a person’s house for delivery almost immediately.
A.jobs
B.chores
C.careers
D.offices

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.
Did she get the better of you in the argument?
A.try to be better
B.try to beat
C.gain a disadvantage over
D.gain an advantage over

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.
Because of cutbacks in council spending, plans for the swimming pool had to be shelved.
A.delayed
B.canceled
C.disapproved
D.stopped

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
I can’t possibly lend you any more money; it is quite out of the__________.
A.order
B.practice
C.place
D.question

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
My uncle was _____ ill last summer, however, fortunately, he is now making a slow but steady recovery.
A.seriously
B.deeply
C.fatally
D.critically

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
From the hotel there is a good ____ of the mountains.
A.vision
B.view
C.sight
D.picture

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.___________ is to give strangers your address.
A.What must never you do
B.That must never you do
C.That you must never do
D.What you must never do

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Did you accuse Nam of ___________ a plate? Well, I saw him __________ it off the table with his elbow.
A.break/ knock
B.breaking/ knocking
C.to break/ to knock
D.breaking/ knock

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.Safety should take ___________ over all other matters in the workplace.
A.precede
B.precedent
C.preceding
D.precedence

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
He laughed in a very strange way, _______ everyone to turn round and look.
A.causing
B.making
C.allowing
D.attracting