Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct option that best fits each numbered blank from 19 to 24. The most important (19) _____ that influences a person to go shopping is the needs or wants of the individual or people related (20) _____ him/ her. For example, everyone goes to the mall to buy basic necessities like food, clothes, health supplies and others. Irrespective of the age being 16 or 60, the person will have to go to the shop or buy it only. They will shop less if they have (21) _____ much to feed and shop more if the number of dependents is (22) _____ . Secondly, a person cannot purchase anything (23) _____ he/ she has the monetary means to do so. This means that if one has more money, one will spend equally on luxury items and fundamental needs. On the other hand, a person with less (24) _____ stability will focus more on vital merchandise. Question 19: A. effect B. factor C. reaction D. person Question 20: A. to B. with C. about D. within Question 21: A. less B. more C. many D. more Question 22: A. least B. less C. much D. more Question 23: A. when B. if C. unless D. whether Question 24: A. finance B. financial C. financials D. financially Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to the original sentence in each of the following questions. Question 25: I like spending time with my sister over the weekend to browse instead of buying. A. I enjoy getting out with my sister on the weekends to browse and buy. B. I prefer getting out with my sister on the weekends to buy something. C. I’m interested in spending time with my sister to browse D. On the weekends, I like to spend time with my sister to browse instead of making purchases. Question 26: Due to the supermarket’s set prices, I am unable to bargain there. A. Because the fixed prices at supermarkets, I can never haggle there. B. Since grocery pricing are set, I can never haggle there. C. I can never bargain at a supermarket because the prices is fixed. D. Since grocery pricing are fixed, I never can haggle there.
