FAMILY ETHICS LEAFLET Designer Babies: What Future Parents Should Consider A changing debate The term designer babies is often used for children (1) __________ inherited traits may be selected or altered before birth. What once sounded like science fiction is now part of real legal and ethical discussion. What future parents may need to ask
Why caution remains necessary Ethicists repeatedly warn against (5) __________ technological capability for moral justification. Laws may set limits, yet they cannot always (6) __________ parents with a workable moral framework when facing decisions whose consequences may extend far beyond one family. Question 1: Question 2: Question 3: C. parental preference for appearance Question 4: Question 5: Question 6: |
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TRAVEL EDITOR’S NOTE A City for Quiet Discovery • Kyoto is often recommended to travellers who enjoy exploring alone. The city offers relief (7) __________ noise, hurry, and over-planned schedules, while still feeling rich in detail. Why It Suits Solo Visitors • A fair (8) __________ of first-time visitors return for longer stays, drawn by calm streets, small cafés, and temples hidden behind ordinary corners. • Some travellers follow guidebooks closely; (9) __________ prefer getting lost on foot and discovering quieter districts by chance. What Stays With You • (10) __________ its fame, Kyoto rarely feels theatrical. • For many people, its greatest (11) __________ lies not in spectacle, but in atmosphere. • Even a short visit can leave a lasting sense of stillness, self-awareness, and emotional (12) __________. Question 7: A. on B. at C. from Question 8: A. amount B. number Question 9: A. another B. the other C. the others D. others Question 10: A. Because of B. In view of C. In line with D. For all Question 11: A. appeal Question 12: A. restraint B. sensitivity C. composure D. resilience |
Question 13: a. Ava: That sounds less like poor time management and more like a workplace that treats exhaustion as proof of loyalty. b. Noah: Maybe, but everyone at the office stays online after midnight, so leaving on time makes me feel guilty. c. Ava: You call it burnout, but when did it start—after your new project, or after your manager praised people for answering emails at 1 A. a – c – b B. b – c – a C. c – b – a D. c – a – b Question 14: a. Leo: That sounds designed, honestly. The longer you stay anxious, the more ads and outrage they can feed you. b. Mia: Just scrolling. I kept thinking one more post would explain everything, but I only felt more restless. c. Leo: You were online until almost three again. Were you working, or just stuck scrolling bad news? d. Leo: Not necessarily. Start with a timer, unfollow panic accounts, and wait ten minutes before opening anything that spikes your mood. e. Mia: So what do I do—delete every app? A. c – b – d – e – a B. c – b – a – e – d C. d – e – a – b – c D. c – e – a – b – d Question 15: Dear Ken, How have you been? Is university treating you kindly? a. At school, teachers praised me for sounding “fully local”, while relatives smiled only when I spoke our home language without hesitation. b. For years, I thought that tension was normal, like carrying two invisible report cards in the same backpack. c. Last weekend, I skipped a family gathering to finish a group project, and the silence at dinner later felt heavier than any argument. d. I’m starting to see that second-generation kids are often measured twice: once by the country outside, and once by the culture waiting at the front door. e. Maybe that is why simple choices—how we dress, who we date, even what accent we use—can feel strangely loaded. Best, A. a – d – b – e – c B. d – b – a – c – e C. b – d – a – e – c D. d – a – b – e – c Question 16: a. Money can impress, but emotional survival feels closer to ordinary life, where getting out of bed, answering messages, or asking for help may already be a victory. b. These stories also strip away the fantasy that growth is always neat, since recovery usually includes relapse, shame, silence, and slow trust. c. Stories about people who came through depression often stay with us longer than stories about wealth because they describe a fight many readers secretly understand. d. As a result, they do more than celebrate achievement; they give language to pain and let people imagine a future before they fully believe in one. e. That scale matters: a millionaire’s success can look distant, while a person rebuilding a damaged inner life makes courage seem reachable. A. c – a – b – e – d B. a – c – e – b – d C. c – e – a – b – d D. c – a – e – b – d Question 17: a. In that atmosphere, even curiosity can turn defensive: people sign up for classes not because a subject pulls them forward, but because unemployment, automation, and younger talent seem to be closing in. b. We are told to keep learning as if standing still were a moral failure, so courses, certificates, and productivity podcasts begin to feel less like tools and more like emergency supplies. c. The problem is the fear-market built around it, where every weakness becomes a sales pitch and every pause is framed as proof that you are already falling behind. d. The problem is not learning itself, which can enlarge a life, sharpen judgment, and create genuine freedom. e. Real development starts later, when a person can ask whether a new skill serves a meaningful direction or merely calms the panic of being left out for one more month. A. b – a – c – d – e B. b – a – d – c – e C. b – d – a – c – e D. d – c – b – a – e |
THE PARADOX OF CHOICE In today's society, having many options is often seen as a symbol of freedom. (18) __________. However, psychologists suggest that an abundance of choices can actually lead to "decision paralysis." In many shopping environments, for instance, a vast display of products may overwhelm customers. (19) __________, customers often feel unable to decide effectively. Instead of feeling satisfied, people often end up feeling more anxious about making the "wrong" choice. The impact of this paradox is especially visible in how people handle their long-term goals. When individuals face too many career paths, they may struggle to commit to just one. (20) __________. The difficulty lies in the fact that society continues to promote "more choice" as the ultimate goal. (21) __________. Addressing this mental burden requires a shift toward “minimalist decision-making.” Ultimately, fostering a more content society depends on the recognition that (22) __________. Question 18: A. Whether this abundance truly brings happiness remains a subject of debate B. What remains a subject of debate is that abundance brings happiness C. That this abundance truly brings happiness is what remains a subject lately D. Rarely does this abundance bring happiness, making the subject a debate Question 19: A. Facing a vast variety of options in such environments simultaneously B. Since such environments face many products through various complex displays C. Having simultaneously faced an immense selection within these commercial spaces D. Due to the varied vastness of alternative choices in retail settings Question 20: A. This inability to commit effectively fuels a cycle of permanent dissatisfaction B. Such permanent dissatisfaction instead encourages people to make a final commitment C. The cycle of permanent dissatisfaction effectively fuels this inability to commit D. Commitments will be of much greater concern than this permanent dissatisfaction Question 21: A. Beneficial as it may seem, such variety instead increases our long-term satisfaction B. No sooner does variety appear beneficial than it improves our long-term satisfaction C. Although it appears beneficial, constant variety often weakens long-term life satisfaction D. That variety appears beneficial often makes long-term life satisfaction decline instead Question 22: A. only by limiting variety can people regain their lost mental freedom B. providing more choices often results in people losing their mental freedom C. so that consumers can avoid making decisions that involve simple freedom D. it is through constant variety that individuals achieve a peaceful mind |
A graduate in marketing spends her mornings answering routine customer emails. A biology major learns to sell insurance scripts she does not believe in. At family dinners, both are told to be grateful they have work at all, and in one sense they should be. Yet gratitude can sit awkwardly beside a private grief. The trouble is not always unemployment. Sometimes it is the slower disappointment of waking each day to a job that pays the bills while leaving a hard won part of the self unused. Across many countries, this kind of field of study mismatch has become a familiar feature of working life rather than a rare detour. The OECD defines field of study mismatch simply: people trained in one area end up working in another. It also notes that the story is not just about poor choices by students. Labour market saturation matters, and so does the transferability of skills. In other words, a degree is not a key cut for one door only. Some people do move across fields and still use their abilities well. Done freely, such movement can widen a life. But when the shift is forced by scarce openings, it feels less like exploration than drift, a quiet bargain between ambition and necessity. Rarely is this experience described with much tenderness. Public talk often swings between two lazy extremes. One romanticises reinvention, as if every mismatch were proof of resilience. The other mocks “useless degrees” and turns stalled careers into content. Raising awareness means showing the mechanism clearly: crowded fields, employer demand, and the uneven value placed on different kinds of knowledge. Exploiting suffering means packaging someone’s uncertainty as a cautionary tale, stripped of context and offered up for easy judgment. The difference is moral as much as rhetorical. This is a labour market problem, not a character flaw. Still, the answer is not to shame every unexpected path. Some detours become real callings, and some borrowed jobs teach durable strengths. What deserves scrutiny is a society that tells young people to specialise, then shrugs when many cannot work where they trained. Not only wages but also confidence and job satisfaction can be affected when mismatch deepens, especially when it comes with overqualification. A forced career, after all, is more than income. It is one of the places where effort asks to be recognised. [Adapted from OECD] Question 23. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in paragraphs 1 and 2 as part of the reality of field-of-study mismatch? A. Some graduates work in jobs unrelated to what they were trained for. B. Skills learned in one field can sometimes still be useful in another. C. Labour market saturation can push people away from their original field. D. Most students choose the wrong major because they ignore career advice. Question 24. The word “drift” in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to __________. A. gradual movement without clear direction B. immediate success after careful planning C. determined progress toward a fixed goal D. sudden change caused by personal ambition Question 25. The word “forced” in paragraph 2 is OPPOSITE in meaning to __________. A. planned B. intended C. chosen D. preferred Question 26. The word “it” in paragraph 2 refers to __________. A. the shift B. exploration C. a degree D. one door Question 27. Which of the following best paraphrases the underlined sentence in paragraph 3? A. Field-of-study mismatch should be understood mainly as a structural employment issue rather than a sign of personal failure. B. People experiencing mismatch often struggle because they lack determination and adaptability in the labour market. C. Employers usually create mismatch in order to expose weaknesses in young workers’ attitudes and abilities. D. A person’s character matters less in the workplace because labour markets now reward almost every degree equally. Question 28. Which of the following is TRUE according to paragraph 4? A. Every unexpected career path should be criticized because it reflects poor planning. B. Mismatch mainly affects income and has little influence on confidence or job satisfaction. C. Some jobs outside one’s trained field may still help develop lasting abilities. D. Overqualification becomes less serious when mismatch continues for a long time. Question 29. Which paragraph focuses on the contrast between raising awareness about mismatch and exploiting it for easy judgment? A. Paragraph 1 B. Paragraph 2 C. Paragraph 3 D. Paragraph 4 Question 30. Which paragraph presents field-of-study mismatch as a complex outcome shaped not only by student decisions but also by labour market conditions and skill transferability? A. Paragraph 1 B. Paragraph 2 C. Paragraph 3 D. Paragraph 4 |
Self-expression is often spoken of as freedom, but in practice it now passes through a remarkably crowded checkpoint. Before a thought is voiced too plainly, before a photo is posted, before even a preference is stated without protective irony, there is often a brief internal calculation about reception: how this will look, who may object, what tone will seem acceptable, what version of the self will travel with the least friction. That pause is not always wisdom. Sometimes it is FOPO, the fear of other people’s opinions, settling so deeply into daily life that self-editing begins to feel less like adaptation than like personality. What makes the condition especially modern is not merely that people fear judgment. It is that judgment now arrives from everywhere at once and lingers in searchable form. FOPO becomes more potent in a culture that does not simply display life but curates it. Social platforms reward what is legible, polished, emotionally clear, and easily admired. [I] The content that circulates most smoothly is rarely the most conflicted or unfinished version of experience. More often, it is aspirational, tightly framed, or quietly perfected, carrying with it an implied standard of how a life, a body, or a personality ought to appear when presented well. [II] Repeated often enough, those fragments begin to function as a reference point. Not reality, exactly, but a curated baseline. People then adjust in advance, softening convictions, trimming edges, and choosing the self least likely to invite disapproval. That is why FOPO should not be dismissed as simple insecurity. The underlying problem is not embarrassment alone, but the outsourcing of self-worth to an audience whose attention is unstable and whose approval is never fully secure. [III] The source describes FOPO as a major restrictor of human potential, and the phrase is apt: when external validation becomes the silent measure of value, people begin to play smaller than they otherwise would. They please rather than provoke. They conform rather than test. They trade authenticity for anticipatory safety. In that sense, curated insecurity culture is not merely emotional fallout from digital life. It is one of its working logics. None of this means visibility is wholly corrosive. Curated platforms can build community, circulate language for hidden struggles, and help people feel less alone. [IV] Then even vulnerability can be stylized for approval. The pressure rarely announces itself as coercion. It works through accumulation, through small revisions repeated until they feel natural. By then, the self has not vanished. It has simply learned to arrive dressed for inspection. [Adapted from Harvard Business Review article on FOPO] Question 31: Where in the passage does the following sentence best fit? The line is crossed when awareness turns into performance and attention becomes the condition under which worth is felt. A. [I] Question 32. In paragraph 1, the phrase “That pause” refers to __________. A. a public reaction that quickly becomes searchable B. a brief act of self-monitoring before expression C. a habit of speaking through protective irony alone D. a refusal to share any private thought online Question 33. Which of the following is most likely implied in paragraph 1? A. FOPO matters mainly because online audiences are larger than offline ones. B. Modern self-expression is freer because people can revise themselves more carefully. C. Searchable judgment can make people edit themselves even before others respond. D. Fear of judgment becomes harmful only when people post personal photos online. Question 34. The word “curates” in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to __________. A. filters and frames B. records and preserves C. copies and spreads D. watches and evaluates Question 35. Which of the following best summarises paragraph 2? A. Social media mainly harms users by replacing unfinished experience with openly false versions of reality. B. Platforms reward popular content first, so users gradually stop caring whether online life feels honest. C. Polished and admired content becomes a curated standard, leading people to adjust themselves in advance to avoid disapproval. D. People imitate aspirational online content because they believe it reflects life more accurately than direct experience does. Question 36. According to paragraph 3, which of the following is true? A. FOPO is best understood as embarrassment made stronger by digital performance. B. The deeper problem is letting unstable outside approval determine personal value. C. People lose potential mainly because they receive too little emotional support online. D. Curated insecurity culture emerges only when individuals deliberately hide their real views. Question 37. Which of the following best paraphrases the underlined sentence in paragraph 3? A. Once people begin to value approval, they often present themselves more confidently than before. B. As outside praise grows more important, people become more ambitious in order to protect their worth. C. When social value becomes harder to secure, people start measuring themselves more honestly. D. When worth depends on others’ approval, people may hold themselves back instead of acting fully as they could. Question 38. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage? A. Curated platforms can help people name struggles that might otherwise remain less visible. B. Digital pressure often works through repeated small adjustments rather than open force. C. Visibility becomes more corrosive when attention starts to function as a condition of worth. D. FOPO mainly weakens once users can clearly distinguish supportive visibility from performative visibility. Question 39. Which of the following can be inferred from the passage? A. The main danger of curated platforms lies in their inability to support meaningful connection. B. People are most vulnerable to FOPO only when they seek admiration for physical appearance. C. A culture of constant presentation can turn adaptation into a quieter form of self-limitation. D. Digital pressure matters less than personal insecurity because platforms merely reflect existing fear. Question 40. Which of the following best summarises the passage? A. FOPO grows when people compare themselves too often with idealized online lives and gradually lose confidence in their real-world identities. B. Curated digital life can still offer connection, but its deeper danger lies in training people to seek approval, self-edit in advance, and live as if always being assessed. C. The central problem with FOPO is simple insecurity, which becomes worse when social platforms reward polished self-presentation over honesty. D. Searchable judgment and unstable approval turn self-expression into self-surveillance, so that performance gradually begins to shape identity. |