Read the passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the best answer to each of the following questions from 2...

Read the passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the best answer to each of the following questions from 22 to 29.

        The word "healing" has aggressively permeated the daily vernacular of the younger workforce. It is no longer utilized solely in a medical context but has evolved into a catch-all term for a specific, aspirational lifestyle. Travel agencies and hospitality groups now aggressively market "healing tours" to remote mountain retreats or forest hideaways. These packages promise more than simple leisure; they offer a structured remedy for the burnout and accumulated fatigue of modern urban life. The concept of rest has been repackaged as an essential, therapeutic intervention.

        A distinct and lucrative industry has rapidly mobilized around this collective exhaustion. Silence, fresh air, and a disconnection from digital devices are now sold at a premium. Resorts charge exorbitant rates for meditation sessions, sound baths, and organic nutrition plans. The pursuit of mental well-being, once a private and internal process, is now visibly commoditized. Access to these restorative experiences is frequently predicated on substantial disposable income, creating a situation where the ability to effectively "heal" becomes an exclusive privilege rather than a universal right.

        The ubiquity of this trend points to a pervasive underlying issue within the contemporary employment environment. The relentless exigencies of corporate schedules and the dissolving boundary between professional and personal time have generated unprecedented levels of stress. Young professionals often feel compelled to seek these expensive escapes not merely for enjoyment, but as a necessary maintenance strategy to sustain their productivity. The popularity of such retreats is a stark indicator of a workforce operating near its breaking point, seeking external solutions for systemic internal pressures.

        A return to the city often exposes the transient nature of these expensive respites. The immediate alleviation of stress achieved during a weekend retreat frequently evaporates upon re-entry into the chaotic office environment. Critics argue that while such excursions provide a temporary, soothing placebo, they fail to address the root causes of the anxiety. True psychological restoration requires sustainable changes to daily habits and working conditions, rather than sporadic, high-cost interruptions to the grind.

(Adapted from SciSpace)

Question 22. The word “restorative” in paragraph 2 is CLOSEST in meaning to ____________.

        A. preventive                B. revitalizing                        C. holistic                        D. exclusive

Question 23. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage as a service or amenity provided by the expensive "healing" resorts?

        A. Private yoga classes                                B. Organic nutrition plans

        C. Sound baths                                        D. Meditation sessions

Question 24. Which of the following best paraphrases the underlined sentence in paragraph 3?

A. The unceasing demands of business timetables combined with the fading separation between work and home have created considerable anxiety for the modern workforce.

B. Anxiety levels never seen before have resulted from the unceasing demands of business timetables and the erasing lines separating work from private life.

C. Due to the unceasing competitiveness of business agendas and the blurring of life-work boundaries, employees are facing record-breaking amounts of mental strain.

D. What has generated unpredictable forms of tension is the unceasing pressure of business timetables and the fading distinction between work and home life.

Question 25. The word “its” in paragraph 3 refers to ____________.

        A. strategy                B. workforce                        C. productivity                D. popularity

Question 26. The word “sporadic” in paragraph 4 is OPPOSITE in meaning to ____________.

        A. sudden                B. continuous                        C. expensive                        intense

Question 27. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. Junior corporate employees regard costly retreats less as recreational leisure and more as a tactical measure to preserve professional output.

B. Travel agencies are promoting secluded nature getaways by emphasizing the clinical efficacy of distinct, traditional woodland treatments.

C. The substantial costs associated with wellness tourism are primarily driven by a geographical shortage of undeveloped wilderness suitable for commercial expansion.

D. Major business organizations are now actively instituting permanent operational adjustments to resolve the foundational sources of pervasive staff mental distress.

Question 28. Which paragraph mentions that the absence of noise is now marketed as an expensive product?

        A. Paragraph 4        B. Paragraph 3                        C. Paragraph 2                        D. Paragraph 1

Question 29. Which paragraph mentions the use of holidays to preserve professional output?

        A. Paragraph 1        B. Paragraph 4                        C. Paragraph 2                        D. Paragraph 3