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Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the best arrangement of utterances or sentences to make a meaningful exchange or text in each of the following questions from 13 to 17. Question 13: a. Alex: They are good! Can you bring your water machine? Mine is not working. b. Jordan: Yes, I do! I like your garden. How are your tomatoes? c. Alex: Hello! Do you want to have dinner with me tonight? I have a new app for cooking. A. a-c-b B. b-a-c C. a-b-c D. c-b-a Question 14: a. Sam: Yes! They have lights at night and give free Wi-Fi. b. Taylor: Wow! That's cool. My shoes make energy when I walk. c. Sam: Look at my new smartwatch! It can clean water from the air. d. Sam: Really? Can I try them someday? e. Taylor: Yes, of course. Oh, did you see the new trees in our city park? A. c-b-d-e-a B. a-b-c-d-e C. c-a-e-b-d D. d-e-b-c-a Question 15: Dear Maria, a. I started to learn computer programming online. It was hard at first because I am 45 years old and never used computers much before. b. Remember when you told me "it's never too late to change"? You were right! Sometimes bad things happen, but they can lead to new beginnings. c. How are you? I hope this letter finds you well. d. Today, I have a new job at a small tech company! My boss says I am a good worker. My children are proud of me. e. I wanted to tell you about my new life. After I lost my job last year, I was very sad. But now, everything is different! Please visit me soon. I want to show you my new office. Your friend, LK A. c-e-a-d-b B. d-a-e-c-b C. e-b-a-d-c D. a-d-c-e-b Question 16: a. My friend Tom lost his house in a fire last year. He was very sad. His family moved to a small apartment. Slowly, they saved money and built a new home. It was hard work, but they did it together. b. Loss is a part of life. Sometimes we lose important things like our home, job, or someone we love. It feels like the end, but it is not. c. Rebuilding takes time. First, we must accept what happened. Then we can make small steps forward each day. We learn new skills and find new ways to be happy. d. Life after loss can be good again. Like a tree after winter, we can grow new leaves. We are stronger because we know we can survive hard times.
e. When Sarah's husband left, she cried for many days. She felt alone and afraid. Then she joined a support group and made new friends. They helped her feel strong again. A. a-b-c-e-d B. b-a-e-c-d C. c-a-b-e-d D. e-b-a-c-d Question 17: a. We need visionaries to help us move forward. They show us what is possible when we think differently. Each of us can be a visionary if we are brave enough to follow our own ideas, even when others cannot see what we see. b. Some people can see the future before others. They have ideas that seem strange at first, but later change the world. We call these people visionaries. c. Steve Jobs believed computers could be for everyone, not just scientists. People laughed at his idea of a computer in every home. Today, most of us carry small computers in our pockets. d. Visionaries often face problems. People do not understand their ideas and say they will fail. But these special people believe in themselves and keep working hard. e. Thomas Edison made the light bulb when people thought it was impossible. Many said he was wasting his time. But he kept trying and after many failures, he succeeded. Now we cannot imagine life without electric light. A. b-a-c-d-e B. b-e-c-d-a C. b-d-a-e-c D. b-c-d-e-a Read the following passage about Small Actions with Enormous Impact and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the option that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 18 to 22. In our interconnected world, small actions can create profound reverberations that transform communities and inspire global movements. Many ordinary people, having witnessed injustice or environmental degradation, have decided to take meaningful action in their communities. The butterfly effect, (18)_________, perfectly illustrates how personal decisions ripple outward with unexpected consequences. The actions we take today not only affect our immediate surroundings but also determine the world that future generations will inherit; (19)_________. Small initiatives, such as neighborhood clean-ups or community gardens, (20)_________. Had the environmental activists not raised their voices decades ago, our planet would be facing even more severe climate challenges today. Every individual contribution, no matter how small, becomes part of a larger tapestry of positive change that spans across borders and generations. Nature, which has always been resilient, now requires our conscious protection to thrive in the modern era. (21)_________. These ripples of change continue to spread outward, touching lives and transforming perspectives along the way. By acknowledging the interconnectedness of our actions, (22)_________. Research consistently shows that acts of kindness trigger a cascade effect, inspiring others to replicate these positive behaviors in their own communities. Even modest environmental practices like reducing plastic usage or conserving water can collectively lead to substantial ecological benefits when adopted widely. Question 18: