Question 13: a. Nora: So ten years from now, did you keep studying law, or did you walk away from it? b. Evan: I walked away, but not becaus...

Question 13:

a. Nora: So ten years from now, did you keep studying law, or did you walk away from it?

b. Evan: I walked away, but not because I failed; I found that mediation suited me better than winning arguments.

c. Nora: That makes sense. You still chose conflict resolution, just a version that sounded more like you.

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

Question 14:

a. Host: Then why do people keep saying they would become artists or teachers if every salary matched?

b. Future Me: Because pay is only one force; status, risk, family pressure, and scarce positions still push people unevenly.

c. Host: If every job paid the same, what would you choose for yourself?

d. Future Me: I would teach writing, since I care more about shaping voices than climbing a salary ladder.

e. Host: So equal pay changes desire, but real markets never stay equal for long.

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

Question 15:

Dear My Younger Self,

I hope you are well and not being too hard on yourself.

a. What mattered was not a perfect plan, but the habit of showing up after every public mistake and learning in view of others.

b. I am writing from a quiet studio after a talk where a shy student said your story kept her from quitting.

c. Keep the notebooks, the awkward drafts, and even the rejections, because one day they will become bridges for someone else.

d. The strange part is that your influence did not grow from success first; it grew from the seasons when you failed openly.

e. By 2050, people will introduce you as someone who helps others begin again, though you still laugh at how uncertain you feel today.

Best,

Your 2050 Self

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

Question 16:

a. Since then, whenever a plan starts to crack, I listen earlier, speak more plainly, and leave room for people to be human.

b. No textbook had prepared me for the quiet work of repairing trust, admitting my own blind spots, and asking people what support they actually needed.

c. When our presentation collapsed because two teammates stopped responding, I discovered that responsibility is not the same as control.

d. I once led a school project so carefully on paper that I honestly believed failure had become almost impossible.

e. That lesson stayed with me longer than any model answer, because real failure does not only test knowledge; it exposes how you treat others under pressure.

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

Question 17:

a. At first, that freedom feels powerful, because you can step outside old expectations, switch codes, and choose which parts of yourself to reveal in each new room.

b. So who are you when no one knows where you come from? Perhaps you are most clearly the person who decides which roots to protect, which influences to welcome, and which story deserves to be told aloud.

c. Yet the same moment can feel strangely lonely, since identity is not only a costume you select but also a history carried in gestures, family jokes, food memories, and inherited habits.

d. I have come to think that belonging grows in the space between choice and origin: we edit ourselves, but never from a blank page or in a single language.

e. When nobody can place your accent, surname, or passport, they often begin speaking to the version of you that seems easiest to understand, not the most complete one.

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