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Adapted and Collected by Springboard English https://www.facebook.com/springboard.vn Page 2 of 12 C. there are many other exciting workshops they would prefer. D. their employees should be used to being funny. 15. Maria mentions the traditional companies that have held workshops in order to ______ A. boast about the clients her company has helped. B. show that they have a narrow list of clients. C. downplay the serious reputations of the firms. D. point out the diversity of those trying different approaches. PART 4: You will hear an article on Snap’s stock. For questions 16-25, complete the summary by filling the blanks with NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER taken from the recording. Write your answers on the answer sheet. (20 points) How Snap’s Stock, Once Up 700%, Plummeted in 2022 The value of Snap began to drop in October 2021 due to the changes in Apple privacy policy, which forced apps to ask users whether they want to (16) ______. Advertisers struggled to find the matched audience for their ads and evaluate the effectiveness of their ads. Over 20% drop in stock price came as a result. However, as Snap is just a small company with less revenue to start with, a (17) ______ was given to investors in February by Snap with its first quarterly profit as a public company. But things changed shortly after the Russian invasion. Advertisers in Snap retreated their investments as (18) ______. Not having the older user bases (older people with (19) ______) like Meta, Snap lost its advertisers. The advertising strategy in Snap, which allowed users to buy or sell things at a click, heavily depended on direct response. This brought about more obstacles to Snap when advertisers retrenched their spending. What’s more, (20) ______ of inflation, and labor and supply chain issues also pushed Snap to the edge. To reverse the situation, Snap continued (21) ______ and employed more staff at (22) ______ during the pandemic, including two new executives. But a (23) ______ was still expected by analysts in this quarter. The Pixy, one initiative launched 4 months earlier, was shut down in August. Numerous insignificant projects were put to a halt. 20% of the staff were laid off. By taking these actions, Snap raised a hope of cutting down the annual costs by (24) ______. Diversifying the networks was Snap’s choice to overcome its difficulties. Snap monetized its businesses such as Spotlight to attract content creators, My Places to offer users more (25) ______ of places, Snapchat Plus to get users access to features for a monthly subscription of 3.99. II. LEXICO-GRAMMAR (60 points) PART 1: A. For questions 26-45, choose the correct answer (A, B, C, or D) to each of the following questions. Write your answers on the answer sheet. (10 points) 26. Jeremy is too ______ a gambler to resist placing a bet on the final game. A. instant B. spontaneous C. compulsive D. continuous 27. The princess's nanny's autobiography really gives the ______ on life among the royals. A. show-off B. know-how C. look-out D. low-down 28. My uncle Tom is extremely interested in astronomy, and he seems to ______ a lot of pleasure from observing the stars. A. derive B. possess C. seize D. reach 29. I can accept criticism in general, but John really ______ it too far, so I had no other option but to show my disapproval. A. carried B. pushed C. put D. made 30. When Mrs. Joshua died, several people ______ their claim to the substantial legacy that she left. A. placed B. drew C. assumed D. laid 31. No matter how loudly you shout to Anna, she won’t hear you. She is as deaf as a ______. A. bat B. stump C. post D. tomb 32. Ever since their quarrel in the office, Julie and Christie have been ______ enemies. A. assured B. sworn C. inverse D. guaranteed 33. The student’s excuse wasn’t ______ at all. Nobody in the classroom believed in the far-fetched story he told.
Adapted and Collected by Springboard English https://www.facebook.com/springboard.vn Page 3 of 12 A. credential B. credible C. creditable D. credulous 34. It's not easy to make Jack lose his temper. He is very gentle by ______. A. character B. personality C. reaction D. nature 35. After a lengthy debate, the spokesman announced the board had reached a(n) ______ conclusion. A. unanimous B. uncomplimentary C. uncompromising D. unabashed 36. Alex was ______ on becoming a professional sportsman and he didn’t want to listen to anybody else's advice. A. intent B. eager C. definite D. certain 37. They have to apologize to Robinson since his name was ______ omitted from the list. A. pompously B. snobbishly C. inadvertently D. inalienably 38. George ______ his joy at winning the prize by inviting his friends to a first-class restaurant for dinner. A. appeared B. envisioned C. exposed D. displayed 39. I don’t know what our guests will be wanting to do this weekend. We’ll have to ______. A. play it by ear B. shut our ears to it C. bend our ear about it D. turn a deaf ear to it 40. Until I read the article, it had never ______ my mind that I could start my own business. A. crossed B. followed C. wrapped D. escaped 41. Four miles off the southern coast of Massachusetts ______, a popular summer resort. A. where the island of Martha’s Vineyard lie B. lies the island of Martha’s Vineyard C. the island of Martha’s Vineyard lies there D. does the island of Martha’s Vineyard lie 42. ______, we missed our plane. A. The train is late B. The train being late C. To be late D. The train was late 43. ______, they slept soundly. A. Hot though was the night air B. Hot though the night air was C. Hot as was the night air D. Hot although the night air was 44. It’s so cold today that the kids don’t want to get out of bed, ______ go outside. A. rather than B. aside from C. not only D. much less 45. If we have to pay a £2,000 fine, then ______. We’re not going to win a fight with the Tax Office. A. so be it B. be it so C. thus be it D. be it thus B. For questions 46-55, read the following passage and choose the word that best fits each of the blanks. Write your answers on the answer sheet. (5 points) MUDDINGFIELD POP FESTIVAL Every year, hordes of people in their teens and twenties travel (46) ______ the country and descend on the tranquil village of Muddingfield for a three-day music festival, where they (47) ______ away their time listening to their favorite rock musicians. Attracted by the spectacular rural (48) ______ and an impressive line-up of performing artists, the numbers of pop fans attending has (49) ______ in recent years, leaving narrow country lanes (50) ______ up with traffic and the local police contending with an ever-increasing (51) ______ of complaints and disturbances to deal with. Two years ago, however, things finally came to (52) ______. Whereas in previous years, there had always been ample space at the festival site, in 2006, an estimated crowd of ninety thousand were crammed into three fields and there was a(n) (53) ______ lack of basic facilities such as toilets. Fortunately, it was decided that (54) ______ the scale and evident popularity of the festival, it could not simply be called off. Working together, the local council and the festival organisers drew up a scheme to move the festival to a new location in national parkland on the lower slopes of the Grey Mountains, a mere (55) ______ throw away from Muddingfield Village. In this way, it was eventually possible to alleviate overcrowding while maintaining the essential character of the event. 46. A. over and out B. over and under C. in and out D. up and down 47. A. draw B. pass C. while D. drive 48. A. sitting B. sighting C. setting D. locating 49. A. accelerated B. exploded C. bounded D. outburst 50. A. lined B. burdened C. saturated D. choked 51. A. litany B. diary C. testimony D. pattern 52. A. a power B. a head C. a stretch D. a crunch 53. A. necessary B. anxious C. worried D. serious 54. A. given B. seeing C. provided D. owing 55. A. boulder’s B. rock’s C. stone’s D. pebble’s