Read the following passage and choose the correct answer to each of the questions.
It is often said that a young worker who changes jobs every year or two lacks commitment. To many employers, a CV crowded with short positions suggests someone who grows bored easily and cannot be trusted with long-term responsibility. Such workers, the argument goes, are quietly damaging their own chances of promotion, since loyalty is what companies ultimately reward.
Wage data tell a more complicated story. The Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, which tracks the pay of American workers over time, has long found that people who switch employers tend to receive bigger raises than those who stay. At the end of 2022, switchers' median pay had risen by around 8% over the previous year, compared with 5.5% for stayers. In early 2025, the pattern briefly reversed for the first time since 2010, but by August 2026 switchers were once again ahead, at 5.0% against 3.6%.
These figures suggest that moving on is often a calculated decision rather than a sign of restlessness. For many younger employees, a new position offers not only better pay but also the chance to pick up fresh skills far faster than a single workplace would allow. Others leave in search of a healthier culture, having concluded that no salary is worth constant stress. In this light, job-hopping looks less like disloyalty and more like active career management.
That said, frequent moves are not automatically rewarded. The 2025 reversal suggests that the advantage depends heavily on how eager employers are to hire. The shorter the time a person spends in each role, the more clearly they must be able to show what they actually achieved there. A move, in the end, pays off only when it adds to a record of real results.
It can be inferred from paragraph 2 that _____.
The phrase "pick up" in paragraph 3 is CLOSEST in meaning to _____.
The word "commitment" in paragraph 1 is OPPOSITE in meaning to _____.
responsibility
indifference
dedication
flexibility
The word "their" in paragraph 1 refers to _____.
Which of the following best paraphrases the underlined sentence in paragraph 4?
"The shorter the time a person spends in each role, the more clearly they must be able to show what they actually achieved there."
Brief job tenures allow individuals to present their professional achievements with far less clarity while maintaining strong career progression.
Demonstrating clear professional achievements automatically compensates for remaining in a single job position for an excessively brief duration.
Holding a position for an extended period requires an individual to demonstrate their actual workplace accomplishments with much greater clarity.
When an individual remains in a job for a brief duration, they must demonstrate their actual accomplishments with significantly greater clarity.
Which of the following statements would the writer NOT agree with?
In which paragraph does the writer mention the traditional view that loyalty to one company brings career success?
In which paragraph does the writer link a benefit to hiring demand?
Read the following passage and choose the option that best fits each of the blanks.
For many people who want to protect the planet, the rule seems simple: plant foods are green, and all meat is equally harmful. Supermarkets have encouraged this idea, (1) _____. Yet the real picture, based on data from the University of Oxford and published by Our World in Data, is far less black and white.
(2) _____. Beef produces nearly 100 kg of greenhouse gases for every kilogram of meat, while chicken produces around 10 kg, only a tenth as much. Vegetarian foods are not always innocent either. Dark chocolate produces about 47 kg per kilogram, coffee about 29 kg and cheese, a favourite of many vegetarians, about 24 kg, (3) _____.
(4) _____. Most people eat only a few grams of chocolate or coffee a day, but a single steak can weigh 200 grams. (5) _____. Eating less beef and enjoying chocolate in small amounts may do more for the planet than choosing anything with a "vegetarian" label.
Choose the correct option for (1).
Choose the correct option for (2).
For a start, not all meat affects the climate in the same way
It is plant foods, not meat, that harm the climate most
Every kind of meat, experts agree, damages the climate equally
Were we to stop eating meat, the climate would recover within months
Choose the correct option for (3).
Choose the correct option for (4).
Only when figures are measured per kilogram do they mean anything
Per kilogram, the figures prove that coffee is worse than beef
Measured per kilogram, these figures show exactly what each meal costs
These figures, however, are measured per kilogram, not per portion eaten
Choose the correct option for (5).
So we are only able to eat green by giving up all animal products
Labels, most experts agree, are almost the best guide to eating green
Hence, eating green depends more on real knowledge than on labels
The greener the label is, the better the food is for the planet
Read the following notice and choose the best answer for each blank.
Attention all dormitory residents,
As the spring semester concludes, please follow the mandatory move-out procedures below. Over the past week, our cleaning staff that many rooms are still full of personal belongings.
Finally, we would like to everyone to switch off all the lights and lock the doors before leaving.
Have a safe and relaxing summer break!
Read the following passage and choose the correct answer to each of the questions
Limiting a child's screen time has become one of the defining disciplinary habits of modern parenting, endorsed by paediatricians and lifestyle columns alike. Underlying this habit is a quiet assumption: that every hour a child spends away from a device will be spent instead on family connection. In practice, however, this assumption rarely holds, and the gap between what a rule is meant to achieve and what it actually produces often traces back to the behaviour of the parent enforcing it.
Consider a household in which a ten-year-old is permitted only one hour of phone use per day, granted after homework is finished. [I] Each morning, while preparing breakfast, the mother reminds her son to put his phone away for school, phone in her own hand, scrolling through overnight messages. [II] At dinner, the family sits together at the table, yet the father checks work notifications between bites while the boy's phone waits, confiscated, in another room. [III] By evening, having finished his homework on time, the boy looks forward to some shared activity, only to find both parents absorbed in their own screens, the freed-up hour passing without anyone turning toward him. [IV] Over the following weeks, he grows quieter about the rule, no longer protesting it outright but treating it with a resigned compliance that has little to do with genuine acceptance.
Beyond this single household, the same imbalance tends to surface in three recurring ways. First, parents typically monitor a child's device use closely while placing no comparable limit on their own, a double standard that quietly undercuts the rule's authority. Second, hours required away from devices are rarely redirected into shared activity; instead, that freed time is simply displaced, leaving the child without a device and without meaningful company in equal measure. Third, enforcement itself loosens unpredictably, tightened on ordinary evenings but relaxed whenever a parent is preoccupied, turning the rule into a convenience that bends around the adult's schedule.
Seen this way, a screen-time limit is best understood as necessary but insufficient on its own. Because a rule loses authority once the person enforcing it is seen breaking it, and because restriction without replacement leaves a child no better connected, real change depends less on reducing screen hours than on how consistently a parent models restraint and fills freed time with genuine attention. A limit enforced without example teaches obedience, but rarely trust.
Where in paragraph 2 does the following sentence best fit?
"However, this contradiction between words and actions is not confined to the morning routine."
Which of the following is the best title for the passage?
Rules Without Example: The Screen-Time Paradox
Digital Isolation: How Modern Technology Affects Family Dynamics
The One-Hour Rule: Balancing Homework and Device Use in Children
Why Parents Should Abandon Screen-Time Restrictions Entirely
Which of the following is NOT true according to paragraph 4?
Reducing screen hours alone fails to guarantee genuine parent-child connection.
A rule retains its authority even when the person enforcing it breaks it.
Meaningful behavioral change requires parents to demonstrate personal restraint.
Restricting a child's screen time primarily yields compliance rather than trust if unmodeled.
What can be inferred from paragraph 3 about unpredictable rule enforcement?
Why does the author mention the father checking work notifications at dinner in paragraph 2?
To argue that work responsibilities should always take priority during family meals.
To show that young children cannot understand adult professional obligations.
To highlight the contradiction of enforcing rules that adults routinely break themselves.
To suggest that family mealtimes should be replaced by structured group activities.
According to paragraph 1, what assumption drives parents to restrict their children's device use?
Reducing screen time directly boosts a child's academic focus.
Hours spent off devices will naturally translate into family bond.
Setting clear rules helps children build better self-discipline.
Parents will easily follow the exact same rules they enforce.
What can be inferred about the boy's "resigned compliance" in paragraph 2?
The word "endorsed" in paragraph 1 is OPPOSITE in meaning to _____.
mandated
enforced
adopted
opposed
The word "it" in paragraph 4 refers to _____.
a digital device
the authority
a household rule
a screen limit
Read the following passage and choose the best answer for each blank.
Calling all book lovers! The city's biggest Community Book Fair, "Turn the Page", is finally back, and this year it's bigger than ever.
Local publishers have agreed to offer up to 70% off titles for the entire weekend. Whether you're hunting for rare first editions or simply love the of browsing through stacks of books, this fair has something for everyone.
But the fair is about more than just great deals. This year, the fair promotes the importance of reading among young people, with a dedicated children's corner featuring free storytelling sessions every hour. Twice authors as last year will attend to sign copies and chat with fans.
, local cafés around the venue will offer discounted drinks to fair-goers who show their entry wristband. By midday, the whole square is expected to be in full , buzzing with readers, authors, and coffee lovers .
Choose the best way to rearrange the following sentences in order to make a meaningful conversation.
a. Staff: We do have one slot left at that time. Would you like me to reserve it under your name?
b. Customer: Could you tell me if you have a table for four available around 7 pm tonight?
c. Customer: Yes, please. That would be great, thank you.
c – b – a
c – a – b
b – a – c
a – b – c
Choose the best way to rearrange the following sentences in order to make a meaningful conversation.
a. Mary: Yeah, guilty as charged. As a result, I always wake up feeling super groggy and tired the next morning.
b. Peter: Hi Mary, you look exhausted today; are you still staying up late scrolling through your phone?
c. Mary: Good point! However, it is quite hard for me to fall asleep without checking my social media first.
d. Peter: It takes time to change. But once you get the hang of it, your sleep quality will drastically improve.
e. Peter: You really need to break that habit. For instance, try reading a physical book instead of using screens before bed.
Choose the best way to rearrange the following sentences in order to make a meaningful letter.
Dear Mrs. Lin,
a. Living with host families should give participants exactly this kind of first-hand experience, while also improving their Japanese.
b. I am delighted to announce that our school will launch a two-week exchange programme with a partner school in Japan next spring.
c. If you have any questions about completing it, you are warmly invited to our information evening in the school hall on 5 November.
d. Parents who wish their child to take part are asked to return the enclosed application form by 15 November.
e. This initiative was introduced because many students have expressed a strong interest in learning about other cultures first-hand.
Yours sincerely,
David Moore, Principal
Choose the best way to rearrange the following sentences in order to make a meaningful text.
a. Medical experts therefore argue that a stronger regulatory framework must be established before such technology is adopted on a wider scale.
b. As a result, the number of complications detected at an early stage has risen considerably, thanks to this continuous stream of data.
c. Many patients living with chronic conditions struggle to keep track of their health status consistently between hospital check-ups.
d. In response, a growing number of hospitals have begun deploying smart wearable devices that collect real-time vital signs and transmit them directly to physicians.
e. This progress, however, has been accompanied by growing concern among patients over the security of their personal health data.
Choose the best way to rearrange the following sentences in order to make a meaningful text.
a. Consequently, infected plants could be uprooted before the disease spread, allowing many growers to salvage a far larger share of their crops.
b. A team of researchers responded by developing a free mobile app that relies on artificial intelligence to detect signs of infection.
c. Building on this success, developers are now adapting the technology for other staple crops, raising hopes of a quiet farming revolution.
d. All a farmer has to do is photograph a single leaf, and the app identifies the disease within seconds, recommending how to contain it.
e. For years, smallholders across parts of East Africa had seen much of their cassava crop wiped out by diseases they could barely tell apart.
e – b – d – a – c
b – d – e – a – c
e – d – b – a – c
e – b – c – d – a