Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 26 to 30

In the year 1900, the world was in the midst of a machine revolution. (26) _____ electrical power became more ubiquitous, tasks once done by hand were now completed quickly and efficiently by machine. Sewing machines replaced needle and thread. Tractors replaced hoes. Typewriters replaced pens. Automobiles replaced horse-drawn carriages.

A hundred years later, in the year 2000, machines were again pushing the boundaries of (27) _____ was possible. Humans could now work in space, thanks to the International Space Station. We were finding out the composition of life thanks to the DNA sequencer. Computers and the world wide web changed the way we learn, read, communicate, or start political revolutions.

So what will be the game-changing machines in the year 2100? How will they (28) _____ our lives better, cleaner, safer, more efficient, and (29) _____ exciting?

We asked over three dozen experts, scientists, engineers, futurists, and organizations in five different disciplines, including climate change, military, infrastructure, transportation, and space exploration, about how the machines of 2100 will change humanity. The (30) _____ we got back were thought-provoking, hopeful and, at times, apocalyptic.

(Adapted from https://www.popularmechanics.com/)

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Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions

          UNESCO criteria for outstanding universal value to humanity, Trang An Scenic Landscape Complex was added to the World Heritage List in 2014

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions

(A) The man, (B) a poor man, (C) is invited (D) to the Clambake last night

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions

(A)Their free trip, which they won (B) on a television game show, (C) include four days in London and (D) a week in Paris

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          the letter, Tom will have left for Paris

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the option that best completes each of the fol­lowing exchanges

Julia and Phoebe is talking about Peter.

- Julia: “Peter was born and brought up in Hastings and he must know it very well.”

- Phoebe: “______. He even couldn’t tell me where to have some street food there.”

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the option that best completes each of the fol­lowing exchanges

Jane had difficulty carrying her suitcase upstairs, and Mike, her friend, offered to help.

– Mike: “Need a hand with your suitcase, Jane?” – Jane: “______”

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the un­derlined word(s) in each of the following questions

Dozens of valuable works of art disappeared during shipment to the US.