Question 13: a. Nina: A lot. Back there, traffic and sirens kept me tense, so I reacted to everything too quickly. b. Leo: That explains why...

Question 13:

a. Nina: A lot. Back there, traffic and sirens kept me tense, so I reacted to everything too quickly.

b. Leo: That explains why you sketch before class now. The quieter place seems to have slowed your thoughts in a good way.

c. Leo: You’ve been calmer since moving to the riverside dorm. Is it really that different from your old street?

A. a – c – b        B. b – a – c        C. c – a – b        D. c – b – a

Question 14:

a. Eric: So did I, until one woman showed us a shortcut she had invented for tracking orders at her shop.

b. Eric: I thought the coding workshop would be full of teenagers, but half the room was over fifty.

c. Eric: Exactly, and the teacher asked her to record a voice note so the next class could build on it.

d. Hana: Really? I used to think new ideas mostly came from younger people.

e. Hana: That is interesting. Experience probably helped her see a problem the rest of you had missed.

A. b – d – a – e – c        B. d – b – a – c – e        C. b – a – d – e – c        D. b – d – e – a – c

Question 15:

Dear Maya,

I hope your week is going smoothly.

a. They mentioned you because your presentation last month explained user feedback clearly and answered several difficult questions.

b. That would leave you time to visit the site twice a week and send brief notes to the team.

c. On Monday, the client asked whether someone from design could join the training phase, not only the planning stage.

d. It could also strengthen your promotion review, since the company needs people who can connect research, design, and client support.

e. If you are willing to do that, I can take two of your desk tasks, and Ben can cover the weekly spreadsheet for now.

Best,

Oliver

A. a – c – e – b – d        B. c – e – a – d – b        C. e – c – a – b – d        D. c – a – e – b – d

Question 16:

a. Without such careful matching, many pets would be adopted quickly and returned a week later when families realized they were unprepared.

b. People often think protecting animals begins with dramatic rescues, because those videos spread fast and make viewers react at once.

c. They had chosen a large breed for a small apartment, so saying no protected both the dog and the family from a bad fit.

d. The staff even refused one couple who wanted a puppy as a birthday surprise, which seemed strict until the reason became clear.

e. Still, a shelter near my school taught me that quieter work matters more, since most of its time goes to vaccines, forms, and careful matching.

A. e – b – a – d – c        B. b – e – a – d – c        C. b – d – e – a – c        D. e – a – d – c – b

Question 17:

a. The place did not become cleaner or safer by magic; it improved because regular use made litter more visible and careless behavior less acceptable.

b. That changed after the council turned such an area into a public square with benches, shade, and a weekend repair stand for bikes and lamps.

c. In that sense, good urban design does more than organize traffic, since it quietly teaches strangers how to notice one another and act like a community.

d. Our city used to treat empty land between apartment blocks as leftover space, so most residents crossed it quickly and never saw it as part of life.

e. Because people finally had a reason to stop there, neighbors who had lived side by side for years began sharing tools, local news, and advice about jobs.

A. d – e – b – a – c        B. d – b – e – a – c        C. b – d – a – e – c        D. b – e – a – d – c