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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 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 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 “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 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.

According to the second paragraph, the concept of robotic soccer players emerged

a) in 1997

b) in the 1990s

c) before the 1990s

d) in the beginning of the 20^th century

e) in the beginning of the 21^st century

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.

Saudi Arabia and Iran are mentioned in paragraphs 2 and 3 (lines 8-20) because they

a) are latent enemies about to engage in violent strife.

b) produce more than 40 per cent of the world’s crude oil.

c) should spread their influence over the other Gulf States.

d) can be considered the most stable countries in the Middle East.

e) might affect oil production and trade if they engage in an open conflict.

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.