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I. Vocabulary and Phrases (Questions 1-10): Choose the BEST answer to complete each sentence.

1. Police ____ on high-crime neighborhoods in response to a recent rise in violent crime.

(A) touched down

(B) turned down

(D) ran down

2. On the verge of vomiting, Emily struggles to walk to the bathroom, attempting to maintain her

dignity, but it’s a ____ task.

(A) harmonious

(B) hieratic

(D) herculean

3. In Berks County, Pennsylvania, power shutoffs for ____ utility customers rise 111% over the

previous year.

(A) declarative

(B) delinquent

(D) derivative

4. We hear on the ____ that the companies are discussing a merger.

(A) grapevine

(B) skyline

(D) kernel

5. According to Norse mythology, the mischievous god Loki, a shape-shifting deity known for his

____, would often transform into animals in order to interfere with the other gods’ plans and
alliances.

(A) avarice

(B) chicanery

(D) diffidence

6. If the president really means to lead, and to bring about a world more or less ____ to us, we should

stop pretending that we can do the job on the cheap and by remote control.

(A) regnant

(B) eligible

(D) nongermane

7. Constant exposure to our public figures’ foibles and flaws is at once humanizing and ____; as we

become sympathetic to their plights, we also become increasingly wary of their motives.

(A) disillusioning

(B) humbling

(D) disdaining

8. The manager tries to energize the remaining people around increasing top-line growth, that is,

getting close to their customers, expanding the business they are good at and looking for
opportunities to use technology to ____ the work.

(A) regulate

(B) gulp

(D) retrocede

9. Earlier this year, Oracle (the second largest provider of business application software) merged

with PeopleSoft (the third largest provider), which had already ____ J. D. Edwards (another major
provider) back in 2003.

(A) engrailed

(B) denigrated

(D) swallowed

10. A good business letter is simple and straightforward without being simplistic or ____.

(A) patronizing

(B) palpable

(D) panoramic

II. Grammar and Structure (Questions 11-20): Choose the BEST answer to complete each sentence.

11. According to some historians, if Napoleon had not invaded Russia, he ____ the rest of Europe.

(A) had conquered

(B) would conquer

(D) would have conquered

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12. Amniocentesis can be used not only to diagnose fetal disorders ____ the sex of the unborn child

with 95 percent accuracy.

(A) but determining

(B) but also determining

(D) but also to determine

13. If water is heated to 212 degrees F ____ as steam.

(A) it will boil and escape

(B) it is boiling and escaping

(D) it boil and escapes

14. Recently, there have been several outbreaks of disease like legionnaire’s syndrome, and doctors

don’t know ____.

(A) what is the cause (B) what the cause is (C) that is the cause

(D) that the cause is

15. In a suspension bridge ____ that carry one or more flexible cables firmly attached at each end.

(A) there were two towers on it

(B) two towers there are

(D) towers there are two

16. Inquiries are held which seem to go on forever and you only wish that the procedure could be

speeded ____.

(A) through

(B) along

(D) in

17. The director made use of the latest technology to film his new movie and eventually took critics

and audience by ____.

(A) comparison

(B) charisma

(D) storm

18. In the traditional realm of business, people open a retail store first and then launch a website, but

since the dotcom revolution, many surviving dotcoms that skipped the first step are realizing the
benefits of opening a ____ location.

(A) brick-and-mortar (B) plaster-of-Paris

(D) rock-solid

19. I didn’t want to ____ the chance of seeing the beautiful scenery in Barcelona, so I agreed to go

on the trip.

(A) draw up

(B) take up

(D) set up

20. My application was holding ____ by the postal strike.

(A) on

(B) up

(D) in

III. Cloze (Questions 21-40): Choose the BEST answer for each blank in the passages.

Passage 1

Gen Z employees are thriving in the new world of work. They’ve entered the workforce at a

time when flexibility is commonplace, digital communication is 21 and employees have the

leverage to ask companies for what they want.

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At the same time, 22 , some experts are concerned that remote and hybrid work arrangements

are already leaving some early-career workers behind. Many of these worries revolve around the

absence of workplace 23 : a lack of the casual conversations and informal observations that

traditionally teach young employees how to act. Amid virtual settings, some experts believe entry-

level workers are missing out 24 picking up vital cues that guide behavior, collaboration and

networking.

“It’s particularly centred around communication,” explains Helen Hughes, associate professor

at Leeds University. “It’s things like understanding norms, values and etiquette: Who should you call?

How should they be contacted? Are some people out of bounds?” These sorts of questions were once

promptly answered in 25 settings—a desk drop-by, or quick tag in the office kitchen. “Social

comparison is harder in a remote or hybrid environment—you can’t see everyone around you and get
a sense of how you’re doing,” says Hughes.

21. (A) horrendous

(B) ubiquitous

(D) retrospective

22. (A) however

(B) although

(D) inconsequently

23. (A) insufferables

(B) insusceptibles

(D) intangibles

24. (A) off

(B) of

(D) to

25. (A) door-to-door

(B) hand-to-hand

(D) back-to-back

Passage 2

Hyperreality, in semiotics and postmodernism, is an inability of consciousness to distinguish

reality 26 a simulation of reality, especially in technologically advanced postmodern societies.

Hyperreality is seen as a condition 27 what is real and what is fiction are seamlessly blended

together so that there is no clear distinction between where one ends and where the other begins. It

allows the co-mingling of physical reality with    28    reality and human intelligence with artificial
intelligence.  The  concept  of  “hyperreality”  was  contentiously  coined  by  French  sociologist  Jean
Baudrillard  who  defined  it  as  “the  generation  by  models  of  a  real  without  origin  or
reality.” Hyperreality is a representation, a sign, without an original referent. He believes hyperreality

goes 29 confusing or blending the “real” with the symbol which represents it; it involves creating

a symbol or set of 30 which represent something that does not actually exist; Santa Claus is a case

in point.

26. (A) from

(B) of

(D) out

27. (A) in which

(B) of which

(D) from which

28. (A) normal

(B) factual

(D) intellectual

29. (A) against

(B) further than

(D) on top of

30. (A) sojourns

(B) setbacks

(D) signifiers

Passage 3

Many things have changed in astronomy over the past half-century. Until about 30 years ago,

there was a great 31 of charts and catalogues. Telescopic equipment was limited and there were

few books on practical astronomy. Today, the range of off-the-shelf telescopes and equipment covers

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almost everything one could need. Electronic calculators and computers have revolutionized

almanacs and chart production, and 32 the analysis of observations and the publication of results.

All these advances must surely make this the golden 33 of amateur astronomy. Well, perhaps,

but a great deal has been lost as well. Now one may have to travel 80 km to find a sky comparable to

that found in urban areas 60 years ago. The daytime skies are now 34 by aircraft condensation

trails which can 35 for hours and often spread out to form amorphous clouds, making solar

observations impossible and hampering night-time observation too.

31. (A) shorthand

(B) shortstop

(D) shortage

32. (A) facilitated

(B) minimized

(D) upheld

33. (A) rule

(B) age

(D) parachute

34. (A) flattered

(B) plagued

35. (A) proceed

(B) pursue

(D) persist

Passage 4

Given that bureaucracy is held in such ill repute today, it is hard to remember that it was once

considered a great organizational innovation. By organizing the 36 of labor, by making

management and decision-making a profession, and by providing an order and a set of rules that

allowed many different kinds of specialists to work in coordination toward a common 37 ,

bureaucracy greatly extended the breadth and depth of intelligence that organization could achieve.

Begun as a system of organizing government activities, it has 38 to big business and large

organization of all kinds.

Max Weber, who 39 the systematic study of bureaucracy as its role in western society began

to explode in the late nineteenth century, saw bureaucracy as both the most efficient possible system,

and a threat to the basic liberties he 40 dear, thus foreshadowing the sentiments which

bureaucracy frequently evoked today.

36. (A) division

(B) distinction

(D) detachment

37. (A) end

(B) finish

(D) termination

38. (A) carried

(B) spread

(D) pulverized

39. (A) opened

(B) sprang

(D) launched

40. (A) lured

(B) held

(D) fell

IV. Reading Comprehension (Questions 41-50): Choose the BEST answer for each question.

Passage 1

2022 was the year of “goblin mode.” In 2022, the guardrails came off. People went raw,

unfiltered and real, ditching highly curated aesthetics like “cottage-core” for something more messy

and primal. The slang term describes “a type of behavior which is unapologetically self-indulgent,

lazy, slovenly, or greedy, typically in a way that rejects social norms or expectations,” according to

Oxford Languages. Linguist Ben Zimmer said, “It may seem a bit frivolous, but I really think ‘goblin
mode’ speaks to the times and the zeitgeist — and it’s certainly a 2022 expression.”

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The word of the year is drawn from data analysis of Oxford’s vast language corpus — large

bodies of tagged, electronic text — that are regularly updated with new English words drawn from
all around the world. Oxford’s lexicologists study the compilation to analyze trends and pull a list of
data-driven candidates for the word.

This year, “goblin mode” was up against two other words with heavy associations with online

life, runners-up “metaverse” and the hashtag “#IStandWith.” In the end, “goblin mode” ran away with
93 percent of the more than 340,000 votes. It proved unstoppable after receiving a helpful nudge from
various online communities; PC Gamer even implored readers to “put aside our petty differences and
vote for ‘goblin mode’ over ‘metaverse’ as the Oxford Word of the Year.”

“Goblin mode” resonated with those feeling “a little overwhelmed at this point,” Oxford

Languages president Casper Grathwohl said in a statement announcing the word of the year. “People
are embracing their inner goblin, and voters choosing ‘goblin mode’ as the Word of the Year tells us
the concept is likely here to stay,” Grathwohl said.

The inclusion of a word that captures the trend of rejecting norms and performative style was

especially pertinent in a year that had no shortage of change when it came to the global climate,
international politics or bodily rights, Oxford’s experts said. The whole point of the word of the year,
they said, is to reflect “the ethos, mood, or preoccupations” of the past 12 months.

Other changes emerged in the way many people resumed pre-pandemic routines — such as

returning to the office — but not in quite the same way as they had before. Katherine Martin, product
director at Oxford Languages who works on the New Words team, said during last month’s launch
that Oxford’s team was inspired to rethink its word of the year selection and put it up to a public vote
for the first time. “After a year like this, with so much change, it felt wrong to keep the same old
approach to our word of the year,” Martin said.

“Goblin mode,” meanwhile, didn’t come out of nowhere; it appeared on Twitter at least as early

as 2009, according to Zimmer. “Goblin mode” has a precursor in “beast mode,” a reference to
the ’90s-era “Beast Wars: Transformers” cartoon where the robots could shift into “beast mode.”

Interest in “goblin mode” spiked in February when a viral tweet featured the word in a fake

headline (purportedly written to show how easy it is to spread fake news online) about the short-lived
romance between actor Julia Fox and the rapper Ye, formerly known as Kanye West. “Julia Fox
opened up about her ‘difficult’ relationship with Kanye West ‘He didn’t like when I went goblin
mode,’” the doctored headline read. (Fox clarified on her Instagram at the time, “Just for the record.
I have never used the term ‘goblin mode.’”) Zimmer said after the viral tweet, people, at least on
social media, latched onto the word. “Of course that is not always a reflection of the way that language
is used elsewhere, but these days it’s often a very good barometer,” he said.

Words of the year selected by other dictionaries showed what else people were searching for

when not in goblin mode. Merriam-Webster crowned “gaslighting”— “The act or practice of grossly
misleading someone especially for one’s own advantage” — as its word of the year, while Collins
Dictionary chose “permacrisis,” defined as “an extended period of instability and insecurity,” a word
that “sums up quite succinctly just how truly awful 2022 has been for so many people.”

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41. Which of the following is closest in meaning to the word “zeitgeist” in the first paragraph?

(A) premise

(B) temperance

(D) spirit

42. According to the passage, which statement is NOT true?

(A) The Oxford word of the year 2022 is “goblin mode.”

(B) “Gaslighting” was the 2022 Oxford word of the year.

(D) Online communities helped “Goblin mode” in winning the most votes.

43. According to the passage, which statement is NOT true about “goblin mode” ?

(A) The term depicts self-indulgent, lazy, or greedy behavior.

(B) The term reflects the trend of accepting social norms and expectations.

(D) The term appeared on Twitter as early as 2009.

44. Which statement is true about the viral tweet that spiked the interest in “goblin mode” ?

(A) The story about the short-lived romance between Julia Fox and Kanye West was a fake

news.

(B) The rapper Ye (formerly known as Kanye West) invented the term “goblin mode.”

(D) Julia Fox clarified on her Instagram she disliked the term “goblin mode.”

45. Which word is also a Word of the Year selected by dictionaries?

(A) cottage-core

(B) metaverse

(D) #IStandWith

Passage 2

The news that one of the Hollywood superstars was diagnosed the aphasia drew everyone’s

attention on the causes and effects of such disease. According to the medical statistics in the USA,
approximately one-third of stroke survivors suffer from impaired communication abilities, and 30%–
42% of these patients have longstanding symptoms of aphasia, and the most common, Broca’s
aphasia, is caused by lesions on anterior brain regions, which often require long-term care, leading to
substantial economic and mental health burdens on the family and society.

Community medical resources have confirmed that promoting full engagement with

rehabilitation treatment for post-stroke patients has reduced the disability rate below 40% and
increased activities of daily living by 35%. In addition, intensive speech and language therapy (SLT)
improves the functional reorganization of the central nervous system; however, high-intensity and
high-dose interventions may not be acceptable to all patients. Therefore, other treatments adjunct to
SLT might be useful. More specifically, while intensive SLT is effective, recent evidence suggests
that scalp acupuncture therapy (SAT) may have beneficial effects on comprehension, oral expression,
repetition, denomination, reading and writing in postapoplectic aphasia (Tang, Tang, & Yang, 2019).
One research group from Taiwan (Liu, Huang, Xu, Wu, Tao, & Chen, 2021) tried to appraise the cost-
effectiveness of combining SAT with SLT community patients with Broca’s aphasia after stroke,

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compared to SLT alone. They found that combination therapy was cost-effective and reduced the use
of non-standard treatments and medications, leading to lower direct non-medical costs and self-paid
expenses.

In Liu et al.’s (2021) research, a within-trial cost-effectiveness analysis was applied among 203

participants  with  Broca’s  aphasia  after  stroke  who  had  been  randomly  assigned  to  receive  scalp
acupuncture  with  SLT  (intervention)  or  SLT  alone  (control).  Both  groups  underwent  SLT,  which
roughly  last  30  minutes  each  day,  5  days  a  week  for  4  weeks;  while  the  intervention  group
simultaneously  received  scalp  acupuncture.  Moreover,  outcomes  were  measured  using  informal
assessments and self-report questionnaires and the incremental cost-effectiveness ratios (ICERs) were
calculated as a measure of the additional costs necessary to achieve greater treatment outcomes. The
results of this economic analysis revealed that patients receiving combination therapy reduced their
use of non-standard treatment interventions and medications, reflected in reduced direct non-medical
costs  and  self-paid  expenses.  Combination  therapy  was  less  costly  than  SLT  alone  calculated
according  to  the  modified  intention-to-treat  principle.  In  other  words,  SAT  is  a  cost-effective
treatment option for patients with Broca’s aphasia after stroke, compared to SLT alone.

In short, the study, which included the first economic evaluation of acupuncture treatment in

patients with Broca’s aphasia after stroke, had valuable findings and methodological limitations.
There are only a few studies on acupuncture treatment in patients with Broca’s aphasia after stroke,
Liu et al. (2021) concluded that acupuncture seems to be effective in improving post-stroke aphasia,
functional communication and language function, and the best curative effect was achieved with the
combination of acupuncture with speech and language training. Potential limitations included lack of
blinding, variability of treatment regimens, and a heterogeneous patient sample. While SAT appears
to be an effective treatment for post-stroke aphasia, the real-world implementation of SAT in low-
income and middle-income countries and regions may be restricted by poor acupuncture services,
inefficient systems, and a deficiency of therapists. Standardized education and training for the public,
community physicians, and government agencies are needed to improve awareness of the benefits
and cost-effectiveness of SAT. Still, although the effects of acupuncture appear to be persistent as the
differences between the groups were slightly larger after 12 weeks follow-up investigation than those
who received immediately post-treatment, long-lasting health economic effects require further study.

46. Which of the following is NOT a methodological limitation of the study?

(A) Heterogeneous patient sample

(B) Variability of treatment regimens

(D) Long-term health economic effects

47. What was one of the impacts of the combination therapy with SAT and SLT?

(A) Reduced direct and indirect non-medical costs

(B) Reduced self-paid expenses and treatment time

(D) Reduced use of non-standard treatment interventions and medications

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48. What information was true in Liu et al.’s design of research?

(A) Different instruments were used to collect data such as questionnaires.

(B) A total of 203 participants with Broca’s aphasia were equally allotted.

(D) The data collection lasted for one month approximately.

49. What is needed to improve awareness of the benefits and cost-effectiveness of SAT?

(A) Increased investment in research and development

(B) Increased availability of acupuncture services

(D) More robust economic analyses

50. What did the economic analysis demonstrate about scalp acupuncture therapy (SAT) in

comparison to speech and language therapy (SLT) alone?

(A) SAT and SLT are equally effective.

(B) SAT is less effective and less accessible.

(D) SAT is cost-effective and more accessible.