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directly to tennis, (27)
comes!"), which you said to your opponent as you were about to serve.
The popularity of tennis in England quickly (28).
its name, from the French word "tenez!" (in the sense of "here it
years passed between the publication of A Portable Court of Playing Tennis by Welsh Major Walter
Clopton Wingfield in 1874, the defining work in terms
the first Wimbledon tournament in 1877.
that of croquet. Indeed, barely three
f codifying lawn tennis, and the holding of
B. any
C. all
Question 25: A. each
Question 26: A. score
Question 27: A. including
Question 28: A. pretended
B. screw
B. before
B. overtook
C. smoke
C. without
C. pressured
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate
the correct answer to each of the questions from 39
43
Being repeatedly late may just be accidental - or could it show a deeply rooted psychological
desire to express your own superiority? when I worked in an office, meetings would often start late,
usually because of a certain individual. Then they would overrun and the whole day lost its shape.
But the individual was high-ranking and self-important: nobody challenged. So, what are the ethics
of lateness?
D. every
D. sport
D. except
D. guided
There's a psychotherapist called Irvin Yalom who argues that all behaviour reflects psychology.
Just as people who like to be on time are motivated by certain deep-seated beliefs, so those who
make others wait are acting out an inner agenda, often based on an acute sense of power. There's
famous footage in which Silvio Berlusconi kept Angela Merkel waiting while he made a call on his
mobile. It speaks volumes.
But that is when all lateness is in one's control, what about when your train is cancelled or your
flight is delayed or you had to wait longer for the plumber to arrive? In such cases, there's not a lot
of psychology involved. Or is there? Some people will genuinely worry about the impact it will
have on those left waiting, while others might secretly enjoy the power of their absence.
The essential fact is that lateness means breaking a convention - you can only be late in respect of
a time agreed with other people. Regardless of psychology, it has a social value. And when we treat
other people's time as less valuable than our own, we treat them as inferior. (Adapted from
https://www.olympic.org/
Question 29. What is the main idea of the passage?
A. Lateness indicates superiority of important individuals.
B. Social values of individuals are fostered through lateness.
C. Being late can reveal a lot about people's psychology.
D. People with high sense of power have a tendency to be late.
D. talks loudly
Question 30. What is the "speaks volumes" in paragraph 2 closest in meaning to?
A. tells a lot
B. makes sounds
C. holds power
Question 31. Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to the passage?
A. The way our minds work is responsible for the way we behave.
B. Some people control a situation for their benefit through lateness.
C. Lateness can have an impact on other people who are made to wait.
D. Most people react the same when lateness is out of their control.
Question 32. What does the word "it" in paragraph 4 refer to?
B. lateness
C. convention
A. fact
D. psychology