Question 13: a. Sophie: In our science club, we tested seawater from the pier, and the pH dropped again this week. b. Daniel: If the water g...

Question 13:

a. Sophie: In our science club, we tested seawater from the pier, and the pH dropped again this week.

b. Daniel: If the water gets more acidic, tiny shellfish may struggle, so the food chain can shift.

c. Sophie: Let’s add the numbers to a shared spreadsheet and ask the teacher whether temperature or CO2 is driving it.

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

Question 14:

a. Ava: A little. I’m still meeting my targets, but I need clearer priorities when new requests appear.

b. Liam: I noticed you stopped answering work messages after 6 p.m. Did something happen?

c. Liam: Then suggest a short weekly check-in and a task list, so you can say yes to the top items and park the rest.

d. Ava: Not exactly; I was doing extra tasks every day, and it felt endless, so I set a boundary.

e. Liam: Are you worried your manager will think you’re less committed?

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

Question 15:

Dear Ben,

How’s your new semester going? Mine has been busy, but I’m managing.

a. At first I felt impatient, but the quiet helped me notice weak arguments and fix them while they were fresh.

b. I kept getting stuck on essays because I jumped between tabs and class chats every few minutes.

c. Now my friends leave voice notes in our group chat, and I reply after my session instead of mid-sentence.

d. Before starting, I saved sources into one folder, wrote a tiny outline, and set a timer on my desk.

e. So I blocked one hour each evening for deep work, with focus mode on and notifications muted.

It’s not perfect, but my drafts are stronger, and I sleep earlier.

Best,
Anna

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

Question 16:

a. We tracked dates on the fridge and paid each other by QR transfer, which kept the costs fair and stopped repeat purchases during late-night convenience runs.

b. Without that plan, the “cheap” mega-pack turns into clutter, and some food expires before anyone notices, especially in a small kitchen with one fridge shelf.

c. With simple storage rules and a shared list, bulk buying feels less like hoarding and more like calm, predictable shopping for everyone.

d. In my flat, we split a 10-kilo rice bag and a box of detergent, then poured them into labeled containers in a shared cupboard by the balcony door.

e. Bulk buying can save money, but it only helps when you plan what you will actually use over the next few weeks and where it will go.

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

Question 17:

a. One afternoon, our seafood shop posted a note saying “no oysters today,” and my dad said the supplier had called off the delivery at the last minute.

b. Later I learned that small drops in pH can force young oysters to spend extra energy on building shells, especially after storms push runoff into the bay.

c. A local farmer explained this at a community meeting, showing damaged shells and a simple phone dashboard that flags risky hours for his hatchery.

d. That is why he sometimes switches to drawing water from a deeper intake, even though the pump costs more, because it keeps more larvae alive.

e. After hearing all that, I stopped treating the issue as a distant science topic and started seeing it as a chain of decisions that affects families’ income and what ends up on our plates.

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