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Wild horses wouldn't drag me away from attending my daughter's graduation ceremony, even if it meant missing an important business meeting.
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The emblem of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations was designed basing on rice - the most important crop for the Southeast Asian people.
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Acupuncture can ease nausea and vomit caused by chemotherapy.
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Despite their ubiquitous character, the relation of these features to one another and to other features in the geometry has remained unclear.
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I knew drink was dear in the South but 80 euro for a cup of raspberry beer cocktail is a bit much.
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The majority of people overwhelmingly support our agricultural policies.
Mosquitoes are becoming more _____ to insecticides.
Read the following passage and choose the best answer for each blank.
Have you ever asked yourself what you are working for? If you have ever had the time to consider this taboo question, or put it to others in moments of weakness or confidentiality, you well have heard some or all of the following.
It's the money, of course, some say with a smile, as if explaining something to a child. Or it’s the satisfaction of a task well-done, the sense of achievement behind an important . I worked as a bus once, and I can’t say I felt the same as I staggered along the narrow path trying to give out tickets without falling over into someone's lap. It’s the company of other people perhaps, but if that is the , what about farmers? Is it the conservation in the farmyard that keeps them captivated by the job? Work is power and a sense of status say those who have either attained these goals, or feel aggrieved that nobody has yet recognized their leadership qualities. Or we can blame it all on someone else, the family or the taxman, I suspect, and I say this under my , that most of us work rather as Mr. Micawber lived, hoping for something to turn up. We'll win the pools, and tell the boss what we really think. We'll together the money and open that little shop we have always dreamed of, or go round the world, or spend more time in the garden.
One day we'll get that promotion we deserve, but until then at least we have something to do. And we are so busy it that we won't have time to wonder why.
Read the following passage and choose the correct answer.
Vincent Van Gogh was born in Groot Zundert, in The Netherlands on March 30th 1853, to parents Theodorus Van Gogh, a preacher, and Ana Cornelia Carbentus. In 1869 at the age of 16, Van Gogh began a career, not as a painter, but as an art dealer with the firm Goupil & Cie. He spent 7 years at Goupil & Cie where daily contacts with works of art kindled his appreciation of paintings and drawings. Gradually Vincent lost interest in his work and decided to try his hand at teaching at a Catholic School for boys. His growing interest in religion and his desire to help the poor eventually drove him to become a clergyman. In 1878, he became a lay preacher in one of the most impoverished regions in Western Europe: the coal-mining district of the Borinage in Belgium. Vincent sympathized with the poverty-stricken miners and gave away most of his food and clothing to ease their burdened lives. His extreme commitment to the miners drew disfavor from the church, which dismissed him of his post. Vincent, however, decided to remain with the miners and began to paint them and their families, chronicling their harsh conditions.
Soon after, thanks to his brother’s financial help, Vincent decided to go to Brussels in 1880 to begin studies in art. During the next 10 years, Vincent painted around 872 paintings. In 1882, Vincent began living with Clasina Maria Hoornik, also known as Sien, and her children, in the Hague. Their volatile personalities and the strain of living in complete poverty created a stormy relationship. Vincent was devoted to Sien and her children, but art always came first. As his drawing and painting skills advanced, his relationship with Sien deteriorated and they parted ways in September 1883.
In 1886, Vincent moved in with his brother - Theo in Paris where he met Paul Gauguin and various other artists, who had a tremendous impact on his ongoing evolution as an artist. Never truly happy in large cities, Vincent decided to move to Aries Province in the south of France, where he rented a studio and invited Paul Gauguin to live with him. In December 1888, Vincent experienced a psychotic episode in which he cut off a piece of his left ear. After his episode, he was in and out of asylums for the next year. It was thought that Van Gogh was actually epileptic and that is why people thought he had fits of insanity throughout his life. He painted one of his best-known paintings, Starry Night, during one of his stays in the asylum. In mid-1890, Vincent left the asylum and spent the last few months of his life in Auvers, France. On July 27th 1890, Vincent Van Gogh shot himself in the chest. Two days later he died with his younger brother - Theo by his side. He left behind a wonderful array of paintings that make him one of the most influential painters of our time.
Which of the following is NOT true according to the first paragraph?
Vincent’s extreme commitment to the miners resulted in _____.
The word "chronicling" in paragraph 1 is closest meaning to "_____".
Vincent went to Aries because of _____.
Which of the following information correctly describes Van Gogh's life and career in paragraph 3?
What can you NOT know from the third paragraph?
Which of the following could best describe the tone of this passage?
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It's my shout this time! Waitress!
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To let Harold join our new project was silly as he knows little about our company.
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I know I can convince Dave that I'm right about that matter.
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My impression of him was that he was a very capable person.
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Realizing the environmental impact of the fashion industry, some bloggers, vloggers, and influencers are now entering the 'no-buy' movement.
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We spend about one-third of our lives sleeping. We know relatively little about sleep.
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He was successful because he was determined to pursue personal goals. He was not talented.
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Peter told us about his leaving the school. He did it on his arrival at the meeting.
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The government doesn’t raise interest rate. They win the election.
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He missed the opportunity to study abroad. He didn’t realize the importance of English.
Write an academic essay of about 250 words on the following topic.
Today men and women have children later in their life. What are the reasons for this? Do you think it is a positive or negative development?
Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer.