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Considering some of the figures in Text I, one can affirm that

“US$16.6 billion" (line 36) refers to the amount of money saved by OECD members on new energy R&D two years ago.

“$10b" (line 38) refers to the amount of money invested by OECD members on new energy R&D in 2010.

“£2.5 billion" (line 42) refers to the figure invested by the UK government in nuclear power stations and offshore wind turbines in the previous decade.

“more than 30% up or down" (lines 54-55) refers to the budget fluctuations in all technology areas funded by the US Department of Energy from 1990 to 2017.

“by 35%" (line 56) refers to the Trump administration's estimated increase in the 2018's energy R&D budget.

Concerning the renewable energy industry, the author affirms that it

a) has become highly competitive without subsidies or government support.

b) has been growing dramatically because of the threat posed by climate change.

c) needs to go through a profound change to become global and more competitive.

d) will provide most of the global electric supply through solar, wind and hydropower.

e) has been expanding faster than personal computing and mobile phones in the 1990s and 2000s.

From the sentence of the last paragraph, “By embracing modern banking technology, banks can support their customers today, create new value for the future and drive new levels of future growth”, it is inferred that

banks cannot grow after the coronavirus pandemic.

modern banking technology can help reshape the present and the future of banks.

modern technology can frustrate the present and the future of the banking industry.

as result of the coronavirus pandemic, banks will not be able to meet customers’ demands in the future.

due to the coronavirus pandemic, banks are not able to meet customers’ expectations in the present.

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

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

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 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 6^th paragraph of the text, the highlighted expression as well as, in the fragment “as well as ability to change direction and submerge” is associated with the idea of

a) time

b) addition

c) purpose

d) condition

e) consequence

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.