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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

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 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 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 paragraph 7, the word However in the fragment “In the humanoid league, the players are human-like robots with human-like senses. However, they are rather slow” can be replaced, without change in meaning, by

a) unless

b) indeed

c) furthermore

d) nevertheless

e) consequently

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 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 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 “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

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

The overall purpose of the text is

to explain how the banking industry works.

to discuss the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the health system.

to launch new investment opportunities in the banking industry.

to state that digital transformation in banking has been accelerated by the coronavirus pandemic.

to promote new AI technology that will change the future of banking.

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 Text I “we urgently need to take stock of policy initiatives around the world" (lines 21-22), take stock means to

reevaluate controversial decisions.

plan ahead to overcome potential difficulties.

make an overall assessment of a particular situation.

discard unnecessary measures or questionable actions.

get rid of all inefficient or superficial solutions to a problem.

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.