Question 17: Put the sentences (a-c) in the correct order, then fill in the blank to make a logical text.
Correct order: A. c-a-b
Explanation: The first part talks about the importance of speaking English for employers, then the second part mentions the international use of English, followed by the example of people who speak English having more job opportunities.
Question 18: Choose the sentence that can end the text (in Question 17) most appropriately.
Correct answer: A. Therefore, it's very useful to learn and use English.
Explanation: This sentence appropriately concludes the text by reinforcing the importance of learning English.
Question 19: Scientists have revealed that air pollution may be responsible (19) a significant reduction in intelligence.
Correct answer: B. of
Question 20: Research conducted for the World Health Organization (WHO) in China showed that air pollution resulted in notable falls in students' test scores. The study, in (20) verbal and arithmetic tests taken by 20,000 people of (21) years.
Correct answer: A. which (for Question 20)
Correct answer: C. whose (for Question 21)
Question 22: The researchers say that their study can be considered as a warning to the rest of the world, especially to those who live in urban (22) adding that the longer people are left exposed from polluted air, the greater the damage to their intelligence will be.
Correct answer: B. areas
Question 23: According to WHO, over 91 percent of the world population live in areas with toxic air. One of the researchers warned: "There is no (23) to solve this issue."
Correct answer: C. shortcut
Question 24: Governments really need to take strong measures to reduce air pollution."
Correct answer: A. Therefore
Question 25: "Let's drink some warm water after eating spicy food."
Correct answer: C. Why don't we drink some warm water after eating spicy food?
Question 26: Although she was at the age of forty, she looked very graceful.
Correct answer: C. She looked very graceful in spite of she was at the age of forty.