Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the best arrangement of utterances or sentences to make a meaningful exchange or text in each of the following questions from 13 to 17.

a. Mary: What an interesting family history!

b. Mary: How did your aunt learn to cook couscous?

c. Albert: Her great-uncle married a woman from North Africa. That’s where couscous is from. They always ate it on special occasions.

(Adapted from Explore New Worlds)

Where in paragraph 1 or paragraph 2 does the following sentence best fit?

These skills go beyond memorising facts and figures.

a. Nam: Hmm, do you think we need to have a university degree to pursue a career?

b. Mr Kien: ... So, I’ve talked to you about future job opportunities. Any questions?

c. Nam: But how do you get a job without a degree or any experience? Employers look down on job applicants without a university degree.

d. Mr Kien: Well, it depends on the industry and the field of work that you’re interested in. There’re many jobs that don’t require a university degree.

e. Mr Kien: Not necessarily. You need to show that you’re hard-working and willing to learn. Many companies hire school-leavers and provide on-the-job training.

(Adapted from Global Success)

a. John Lyne from Britain is perhaps the world’s most unfortunate man.

b. The older he got, the worse things became. He’s been run over, nearly drowned and had a car crash.

c. John’s life has been more accident-filled than one would think possible. But he doesn’t think he’s unlucky.

d. At eighteen months old, he accidentally drank disinfectant and had to have his stomach pumped.

e. As far as he’s concerned, most of his accidents could have ended a lot more seriously, so he may actually be the world’s luckiest man!

(Adapted from Friends Global)