( )18. A. The kitchen attached bathroom.
B. A wine storage area.
C. The floor covering.
D. The relaxing colors of the wall.
( )19. A. The price is reasonable. B. The price is too high.
C. The price is low. D. The offer is unfair.
( )20. A. The woman will buy the house because the price is reasonable.
B. The house is really good because the bathroom is attached to the bedroom.
C. The inside of the house is better than the outside.
D. The woman likes the house so much that she will buy it.
II. Grammar and Vocabulary
Section A
Directions: After reading the passages below, fill in the blanks to make the passages coherent
and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper
form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.
A comprehensive study of 4, 500 children conducted by the National Institutes of Health in
2018 shows that children who spent more than seven hours a day staring at screens showed
evidence of premature thinning of their brain's cortex-the outer layer that processes sensory
information. “We don't know if it ___21___ (cause) by the screen time. We don't know yet if it's
bad thing. It won't be until we follow them over time ___22___ we will see if there are outcomes
that are associated with the differences that we're seeing in this single snapshot,” Dr. Gaya
Dowling. “What we can say is that this is ___23___ the brains look like of kids who spend a lot of
time on screens. And it's not just one pattern.”
The problem isn't just screens ___24___, but also the way screens tempt kids (and adults)
away from something far more important: physical activity. More than 23 percent of adults and 80
percent of adolescents don't get enough physical activity, and according to a 2019 report from the
World Health Organization. (WHO), these patterns of activity and rest arise ___25___ habits we
develop early in life, “What we really need to do is ___26___ (bring) back play for children,” says
Dr. Juana Williamson, a WHO specialist in childhood obesity and physical activity, in a statement
about new WHO guidelines issued in April 2019. This is about making the shift from sedentary
time to playtime, while ___27___ (protect) sleep. Of course, children aren’t completely to blame
for their screen addiction.
Sometimes, the parents ___28___ complain about the role of screens in family life are just as
guilty of spending too much time in front of one. A 2016 study ___29___ (conduct) by Common
Sense Media found that parents spend up to nine hours a day in front of screens, mostly not for
work-related reasons. While 78 percent of parents said they believed they were good screen time
role models, the study found a disconnect between their behavior and their perception of their
behavior. Parents need to limit screen time for themselves and especially for their kids- ___30___
it means playing the bad guy. Our mental and physical health depends on it.
21. _________ 22. ________ 23. _______ 24. _________ 25. _________
26. _________ 27. _________ 28. _________ 29. _________ 30. _________
Section B
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