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In terms of numerical reference, one concludes that

a) “over 40 per cent” (lines 16-17) refers to the percentage of global oil produced by Iran and Saudi.

b) “70 per cent” (line 62) refers to the percentage decrease in solar energy costs since 2010.

c) “60 per cent” (line 64) refers to the total percentage of solar cells commercialized in China.

d) “5 per cent” (line 68) refers to the percentage of global energy generated by hydroelectric plants.

e) “50 per cent” (line 70) refers to the percentage decrease in solar photovoltaic capacity in 2016.

In Text II, the author affirms that “The future is certainly looking pretty green for renewable energy bulls" (lines 15-16) because of the

large share of electricity to be generated from renewable energy sources by 2030.

expected growth in fossil fuels in the total share of power generation by 2030.

dominant position of coal and natural gas for electricity generation nowadays.

global boom in hydropower generation by the end of this decade.

massive investment in solar and wind energy in the next decade.

According to the last paragraph, the author believes that the

a) future of the energy business is uncertain and difficult to anticipate.

b) recent increase in oil prices is definitely a long-lasting phenomenon.

c) four questions presented in the article will be answered sooner than we imagine.

d) energy business is definitely facing a moment of stability, growth and prosperity.

e) inevitable conflict in the Middle East will solve the imbalance between energy supply and demand.

In the fragment of the text “It all comes down to the relationship between oil and gas production and the price of electricity, which directly affects the bottom line of technologies like wind and solar” (lines 14-17), the pronoun which refers to

a) oil production

b) gas production

c) electricity

d) the price of electricity

e) the relationship between oil and gas production

In the sentence of the last paragraph “In short, banks are best-placed to succeed if they commit to end-to-end digital transformation”, the phrase In short conveys an idea of

cause

addition

emphasis

conclusion

time sequence

In the 2^nd paragraph of the text, in the fragment “That determination would appear to eliminate the possibility that Navy pilots who reported seeing unexplained aircraft”, the word who refers to

a) alien

b) military

c) officials

d) scientists

e) Navy pilots

In the text fragment of the sixth paragraph “RoboCup Soccer Federation, the “FIFA” of robots, which supports five leagues, imposes restrictions on players’ design and rules of the game”, the word which refers to

a) game

b) FIFA

c) players

d) leagues

e) RoboCup Soccer Federation

Based on the meanings of the words in the text, it can be said that

“rife" (line 11) and scarce express similar ideas.

“claimed" (line 34) can be replaced by hidden.

“flat" (line 43) and high express similar ideas.

“thriving" (line 61) and developing are synonyms.

“surge" (line 87) and increase are antonyms.

In the fragment “The threat to stability is all the greater given that Iran is likely to win any such clash and to treat the result as a licence to reassert its influence in the region" (lines 17-20), given that can be replaced, without change in meaning, by

a) even so

b) even though

c) despite the fact that

d) because of the fact that

e) taking into account that

Based on the meanings in Text I, the two items that express synonymous ideas are

channel (line 12) - hinder

stark (line 16) - dubious

stem (line 23) - restrain

pledged (line 38) - refused

bold (line 69) – fearful

In the fragment of the text “Thankfully, this time around, the

outlook for renewable energy isn't so bleak" (lines 11-12), the

word bleak can be replaced, with no change in meaning, by

a) encouraging

b) cheerful

c) optimistic

d) desolate

e) promising

In the sentence fragment of the fifth paragraph “Designing robots for sports requires much more than experts in state-of-the-art technology”, the words in bold can be replaced, without any change in meaning, by the following words:

a) drawing / scholars

b) creating / amateurs

c) planning / specialists

d) finishing / professionals

e) manufacturing / engineers

Based on the information presented in Text I, the expression in bold type and the item in parenthesis are semantically equivalent in

“the authors from UK and US institutions have set out guidelines for investment" – lines 6-8 (discarded)

“learn from and build on experience before time runs out" – lines 17-18 (prevails)

“If we don't build on the lessons from previous policy successes and failures to understand what works and why" – lines 27-29 (reject)

“Anadon and colleagues point out that government funding for energy innovation has, in many cases, been highly volatile in the recent past" – lines 46-48 (report)

“New programs should only be set up if they fill needs not currently met" – lines 65-66 (canceled)

In the sentence of the text “Generally, loan clerks are on the high end of this range,whereas general office clerks are on the lower end" (lines 78-80), the word whereas

a) expresses a contrast.

b) highlights a problem.

c) imposes a condition.

d) introduces an example.

e) points out a solution.

In “Candidates can also check Internet job sites and the classified ads in local newspapers as well" (lines 45- 47), the modal verb can is replaced, without change in meaning, by

a) should

b) must

c) will

d) may

e) need