Question 13: a. Ava: That sounds less like poor time management and more like a workplace that treats exhaustion as proof of loyalty. b. Noa...

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.m.?

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,
Nina

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 – d – b        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