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Passage TwoQuestions 51 to 55 are based on the following passage.Imagine that an alien species landed on Earth and, through their mere presence, those aliens caused our art to vanish, our music to homogenize, and our technological know-how to disappear

Slow HopeA) Our world is full of—mostly untold—stories of slow hope, driven by the idea that change is possible. They are ‘slow’ in their unfolding, and they are slow because they come with setbacks.B) At the beginning of time—so goes the myth—hu

Overall, men are more likely than women to make excuses. Several studies suggest that men feel the need to appear competent in all 26, while women worry only about the skills in which they\'ve invested 27. Ask a man and a woman to go diving for the first time, and the woman is lik

A Pioneering Woman of Science Re-Emerges after 300 Years[A] Maria Sibylla Merian, like many European women of the 17th century, stayed busy managing a household and rearing children. But on top of that, Merian, a German-born woman who lived in the Neth

Passage OneQuestions 46 to 50 are based on the following passage.Economically speaking, are we better off than we were ten years ago? Twenty years ago?In their thirst for evidence on this issue, commentators seized on the recent report by the Census Bu

Many European countries have been making the shift to electric vehicles and Germany has just stated that they plan to ban the sale of vehicles using gasoline and diesel as fuel by 2030. The country is also planning to reduce its carbon footprint by 80-

Small communities, with their distinctive character--where life is stable and intensely human—are disappearing. Some have 26 from the face of the earth, others are dying slowly, but all have 27 changes as they have come into contact with an 28 machine

Passage OneQuestions 46 to 50 are based on the following passage.Our society places a high value on physical beauty. Americans spend an average of over $722 each year on their appearance. One in ten Americans has tried to look like a star.There\'s nothi

When Toni Morrison died in 2019, the world lost one of its most influential authors. But Morrison was not an early success. Her first novel was not published until she was 39, and her last appeared when she was 84. And Morrison was not 26 in this regar

The spoken webA) We’re growing more used to chatting to our computers, phones and smart speakers through voice assistants like Amazon’s Alexa, Apple’s Siri and Microsoft’s Cortana. Blind and partially sighted people have been using text-to-speech c

It can be seen from the cheapest budget airlines to the world’s largest carriers: Airlines across the globe (1)various shades of blue in their cabin seats, and it is no (2) . There does appear to be some psychology behind it. Blue is (3) with the posi

Passage TwoQuestions 51 to 55 are based on the following passage.In 2020, the Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to the World Food Programme (WFP).Why a Nobel Prize for the WFP, and why now? In 2019, the WFP assisted nearly 100 million people in 88 countrie

It is commonly believed that the great English dramatist and poet William Shakespeare was born in Stratford-on-Avon on April 23, 1564. But it is impossible to know the 1)__________ day on which he was born.Church records show he was baptized (施洗礼) o

Section CPassage OneQuestions 46 to 50 are based on the following passage.A growing number of U.S. bike riders are attracted to electric bikes for convenience, health benefits and their fun factor. Although ebikes first appeared in the 90s, cheaper opt

Part I Writing (30 minutes)Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30minutes to write a short essay on the importance of speaking ability and how to develop it. You should write at least 120 words but no more than180 words.范文：In the modern world,