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01. A: "Did you receive our inquiry? When will we receive your confirmation?"

B: "My apology. It seems that ________. Could you possibly resend it?"
(A) we mislay your letter
(B) your letter is mislaid
(C) we had mislaid your letter
(D) your letter has been mislaid
(E) your letter was mislaid

02. _______ a new policy related to the establishment of business was released, entrepreneurs had found it
difficult to get a license for their new businesses.
(A) When
(B) After
(C) Since
(D) Until
(E) While

03. A: "Excuse me. Could you tell me which bus I should take to get to Plaza Indonesia?"

B: "Sorry, I don’t know. You _________ ask the driver."

(A) could have
(B) had better
(C) ought to have
(D) must have
(E) would rather

04. By the time Mr. Arifin retires, his youngest child will have graduated from university. This means that Mr.
Arifin ______ when his youngest son graduates.
(A) will still work
(B) will retire
(C) doesn’t want to retire
(D) wants to work
(E) doesn’t want to work

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Text 1

A quick and easy Chocolate cheese cake recip

Yield : 6 serving
Prep. Time :5 minute
Cook Time : 40 minute
Total Time : 45 minutes

Ingredients
16 ounces cream cheese, 2 packages, softene
½ cup suga
½ teaspoon vanill
2 large egg
4 ounces semi-sweet chocolate chip
1 prepared Graham cracker crus

Directions
Beat cream cheese, sugar and vanilla at medium speed until well-blended. Blend in 2 eggs. Stir in chocolate
chips then pour batter into Graham cracker crust. (you may sprinkle ¼ cup mini semi sweet chocolate chips on
top if you desire)
Bake at 35 degree Celcius for 40 minutes, or until certer is almost set. Cool
For best results refrigerate for 3 hours.

05. How many persons is the cake for?

(A) 2
(B) 5
(C) 6
(D) 3
(E) 4

06. The goal of the text is to tell about …

(A) how to beat cream cheese
(B) how to blend sugar and vanilla
(C) how to bake chocolate cheese and cake
(D) how make chocolate cheese cake
(E) how to make mini sweet chocolate chips

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Text 2

Though fears concerning the Coronavirus persist among the public, the film industry is ushering people to
cinemas with discount coupons for movie tickets. The Korean Film Council, a state-funded institution, will be
giving out discount coupons for movie tickets over a three-week period starting Monday.

Cinemagoers will be able to receive a 6,000 won (US$4.90) discount per movie ticket, according to the KOFIC’s
announcement made last week. The discount coupons, which will allow theatergoers to watch movies at about
half-price -- average movie tickets priced around 10,000 won here -- are applicable only for films screened
Thursday through Sunday.

The three biggest multiplexes -- CGV, Megabox and Lotte Cinema -- will distribute the coupons through their
respective websites, with two coupons limited to each person per week on a first come, first served basis. Another
multiplex operator, Cine Q stated anyone who reserves tickets will get the discount within the period. Four tickets
are allowed per person per week.

The discount event was originally slated to kick off as a post-COVID-19 support measure for the film industry
around May 21, in line with the government’s easing of social distancing rules in early May. However, with the
sudden eruption of mass infections stemming from the Itaewon area in Seoul, the promotion was postponed.
KOFIC has reassured that safety measures will be followed for theaters, including checking temperatures,
distanced seating and a strict quarantine system inside the halls.

07. The second paragraph is about…

(A) KOFIC announcement about 6.000 Won cinema discount to attract people to watch movies
(B) Korean Film Council (KOFIC) push people to watch cinema
(C) KOFIC coupon distributed in several cinemas
(D) Discount given to support Korean film industry
(E) KOFIC cinema discount amidst COVID-19 mass infections in Seoul

08. How is the last sentence of paragraph 1 related to paragraph 2 …

(A) Paragraph 1 give statement about movie ticket discount and paragraph 2 describing the statement
from paragraph 1
(B) Paragraph 1 give conclusion about paragraph 2 statement
(C) Paragraph 1 identified problem discussed in paragraph 2
(D) Paragraph 1 state problem discussed in paragraph 2
(E) Paragraph 1 summarize the paragraph 2

09. The word “cinemagoers” in paragraph 2 can best be replaced by

(A) Monologue
(B) Spectator
(C) Audience
(D) Participant
(E) Player

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10. Why The Korean Film Council (KOFIC) give movie ticket discount coupon across theatres in Korea…
(A) Minimize Coronavirus impact to Korean movie industry
(B) Prevent coronavirus in Korea theatres
(C) Attract people to attend to cinema during Coronavirus pandemic
(D) Give discount to Korean cinemagoers
(E) Announce cinema discount all over Korea

Text 3

As the coronavirus (COVID-19) started to spread worldwide, there have been a plethora of conspiracy theories
roaming internet forums alleging the virus's source in an attempt to make sense of the pandemic that has
crippled the global community. Prominent themes coming from these theories try to link the source of the
coronavirus to a Chinese classified biological weapons program located in Wuhan, while the other major theory
links the pandemic to a grand design intentionally made by major pharmaceutical companies.

Entrepreneur Bill Gates is also being blamed for the cause of COVID-19, together with the World Health
Organization (WHO) as the alleged culprit. This begs the question of whether there are any truths behind these
allegations. Talking more about the virus, the researcher said that the SARS CoV-2 might naturally undergo an
evolution now that enables it to survive natural selection that ends up sparking illnesses.

A researcher at the Department of Microbiology of Hasanuddin University's Faculty of Medicine, Rizalinda

Syahril, said that the allegations have yet been proven with concrete evidence. Syahril said that the virus has
already been identified since 1965 as at the time, it infected mammals and birds, causing enteritis in cows and
swine. The virus then affected the respiratory systems of poultry and eventually humans. “The virus spread to
numerous regions such as America, Europe, due to failing to stop the chain of transmissions,” said Syahril.

11. The primary purpose of this passage is to…

(A) Blame Bill Gates creates COVID-19 pandemic worldwide
(B) Wuhan city biological laboratory suspected making biological weapon
(C) Evolution of SARS Cov-2 to become Coronavirus
(D) Coronavirus pandemic affect global community
(E) Explain coronavirus in scientific way despite plenty conspiracy theories behind it

12. The word “plethora” in paragraph 1 can best be replaced by…

(A) Flooding
(B) Many
(C) A bit
(D) A little to
(E) Probability

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13. How coronavirus spread within humans…

(A) Coronavirus evolve and survive by infecting human
(B) Coronavirus origin in China as biological weapons program
(C) Infecting animals’ intestine and its respiratory system thus infecting human
(D) Designed intentionally made by major pharmaceutical companies
(E) Coronavirus exist since 1965 as at the time

14. The writer’s background to write this passage is to…

(A) Explain the spread of Coronavirus to human
(B) Show the evolution process of Coronavirus
(C) Mention the regions infected by Coronavirus
(D) Give the statement from Sultan Hasanuddin researcher about Coronavirus
(E) Tell the facts about Coronavirus to clarify conspiracy theories behind it

Text 4

There have been a number of differences in the way geography is now to be approached in the National
Curriculum. It was decided that there would be a renewed emphasis on spatial knowledge, as well as the human
and physical processes. This should cover some technical procedures such as using grid references. There should
also be a renewed commitment towards the concept of fieldwork and the use of maps, as well as written
communication.

Dealing with geography, the National Curriculum includes certain topics, but not necessarily how they should
be taught. For example, the focus at key stage 1 is developing knowledge about the United Kingdom and the
world. Students should study certain fact such as the world’s seven continents and their locations. They should be
able to name and identify the four countries and capital cities of the UK. Trips to London may include extra-
curricular education that can aid students‟ understanding of the United Kingdom. They also should be able to
identify seasonal weather patterns, identify hot and cold areas of the world, and use world maps and globes to
identify the UK and other countries and oceans.

As they progress to key stage 2, students are expected to extend their knowledge to include Europe, North, and
South America as well as significant human and physical features. They should be able to identify the position of
latitude, longitude, the Equator and other large features of the world such as the Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn.

Students at key stage 2 should study more physical geography including the climate zones, biomes and
features such as volcanoes and earthquakes. Trips to destinations such as Iceland could encourage further
learning about some of the world’s physical geography. There is a huge emphasis on geographical skills at this
stage. Students should be able to use the eight points of a compass, four and six-figure grid references and keys
on Ordinance Survey maps in order to develop their knowledge.

15. What is the topic of the passage?

(A) he art of teaching geography
(B) The world’s physical geography
(C) Topical approaches in teaching geography
(D) Different strategies in teaching geography
(E) The geographical topics in the national curriculum

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16. The underlined word ‘seasonal’ in paragraph 2 means ….

(A) Serial
(B) Cyclical
(C) Current
(D) Regular
(E) Situational

17. According to the passage, key stage 2 focuses more on ….

(A) The Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn
(B) Broader geographical abilities
(C) Patterns of climate change
(D) Geographical physics
(E) The trip to Iceland

Text 5

No one doubts that the words we write or speak are an expression of our inner thoughts and personalities. But
beyond the meaningful content of language, a wealth of unique insights into an author’s mind are hidden in the
style of a text - in such elements as how often certain words and word categories are used, regardless of context.
When people try to present themselves a certain way, they tend to select what they think are appropriate nouns
and verbs, but they are unlikely to control their use of articles and pronouns. These small words create the style of
a text, which is less subject to conscious manipulation.

Social psychologist James W. Pennebaker of the University of Texas at Austin Pennebaker developed a
computer program that analyzes text, called Linguistic Inquiry and Word Count (LIWC, pronounced “Luke”). The
software has been used to examine other speech characteristics as well, tallying up nouns and verbs in hundreds
of categories to expose buried patterns.

Most recently, Pennebaker and his colleagues used LIWC to analyze the candidates’ speeches and interviews
during last fall’s presidential election. The software counts how many times a speaker or author uses words in
specific categories, such as emotion or perception, and words that indicate complex cognitive processes. It also
tallies up so-called function words such as pronouns, articles, numerals and conjunctions. Within each of these
major categories are subsets: Are there more mentions of sad or happy emotions? Does the speaker prefer "I" and
"me" to "us" and "we"? LIWC answers these quantitative questions; psychologists must then figure out what the
numbers mean. Before LIWC was developed in the mid-1990s, years of psychological research in which people
counted words by hand established robust connections between word usage and psychological states or
character traits.

The political candidates, for example, showed clear differences in their speaking styles. John McCain tended to
speak directly and personally to his constituency, using a vocabulary that was both emotionally loaded and
impulsive. Barack Obama, in contrast, made frequent use of causal relationships, which indicated more complex
thought processes. He also tended to be vaguer than his Republican rival.

18. An appropriate title for the text is …

(A) Linguistic Analysis Program: A New Invention
(B) Psychological Analysis in US Presidents’ Speeches
(C) How the Use of Articles and Pronouns Reveals Our Characters.
(D) What Your Choice of Words Says About Your Personality
(E) Low-level Words That Give Clues to Large-Scale Behavior

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19. According to the text, how does LIWC help analyze president candidates’ speeches?
(A) It does the quantitative analysis, which was later used by psychologis
(B) It helps the psychologist reveal the candidates’ hidden motives
(C) It makes analysis of nouns and verbs used by the candidates during their speeches
(D) It counts how many inappropriate words are used by the candidates
(E) It provides psychological research on the connection of word usage and people’s personality

20. According to the text, which of the following statements about LIWC is FALSE?
(A) The software cannot detect unconscious use of words
(B) The software is able to count certain words and analyze the numbers
(C) By using LIWC, we learn about the characteristics of the US presidential candidates
(D) LIWC’s result confirms that people’s characters affect their word usage
(E) The software works on the basis of the psychologists’ analysis design

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