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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.

The fragment “Banks simplify people’s lives, but the business of banking is anything but simple” (lines 2-3) means that banking is a(n)

a) ordinary occupation

b) elementary job

c) complex activity

d) trivial profession

e) easy business

In “In addition to these specialists, banks need general clerical help" (lines 25-27), the phrase these specialists refers to

a) “messengers” (line 28)

b) “mail handlers” (lines 27-28)

c) “proof operators” (line 23) and “bookkeeping clerks” (lines 24-25)

d) “data entry keyers” (line 27)

e) “file clerks” (line 27)

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 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 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

In the fragment of the text “Due in part to the turn away from oil in the 70s, today the United States produces just 0.7 percent of its electricity using petroleum. Therefore, the price of oil has no direct impact on the price of electricity” (lines 25-28), the linking word therefore introduces the idea of

a) conclusion

b) addition

c) cause

d) condition

e) opposition

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

In the fragments “some recent data suggests that as economic growth has picked up" (lines 47-48) and “Beijing has high ambitions for a much cleaner energy economy, driven not least by the levels of air pollution in many of the major cities" (lines 49-51), picked up and driven by mean, respectively,

a) declined – guided by

b) increased – delayed by

c) deteriorated – caused by

d) improved – motivated by

e) stabilized – hindered by