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)

Hi Inika,

a. Well, since we last met I’ve been working on my new house mostly.

b. Although we’ve spoken to three different builders so far, we haven’t decided which one to hire.

c. We’ve decided to build an extension, so we’ve taken all the measurements and talked to some builders.

d. Sorry to hear you haven’t been feeling well lately, but it’s good that you’ve seen a doctor. I’m sure it’s nothing serious.

e. I’ve been busy with work and Fahim has started a new job, so we haven’t had much spare time, but we’ve spent every spare minute doing jobs in the house and garden.

Anyway, let’s meet up soon. I haven’t seen you in ages.

Hadia.

(Adapted from C21-Smart)