Passage 4 Each question in the text refers to a numbered blank. For each question, choose the best answer from the options A, B and C or A, B, C and D to fit the numbered blank.

Everyone is getting very excited about welcoming the coming year. There (25) grand celebrations all over the world on 31 December. I (26) the special occasion at home. We are (27) a party. To ensure that everyone (28) a good time, we are already planning for the party now.

Mum is (29) the food with a little help from my sister. I am (30) the evening’s programme and it (31) a karaoke session and board games. Dad is going to buy some decorations for our house. Since each new year (32) only once in a lifetime, we are determined to make it as memorable as possible.

25.A will be

Bgoing to be

Cshall be

26.A will spent

Bshall spend

Cgoing to spend

Dspend

27.A shall held

Bgoing to held

Cwill holding

Dgoing to hold

28.A has

Bwill have

Cshall have

Dis going to have

29.A shall prepare

Bgoing to prepare

Cwill preparing

Dgoing to preparing

30.A going to organise

Bshall organised

Cshall organising

31.A shall include

Bwill included

Cgoing to include

Dwill include

32.A occurs

Bgoing to occur C shall occur

D will occurring

21) this excerpt involves david, who travels with an inventor named perry. they test their experimental invention, a vehicle that burrows into the earth's crust. which statement best reflects the human experience that is represented in this excerpt? a) humans are not always reliable guides. b) humans desire wealth and a life of ease. c) humans are drawn to explore and experiment. d) humans attempt to conquer and control nature. 22) which statement best reflects the human experience that is represented in this excerpt? a) humans desire to control nature. b) humans are frightened by nature. c) humans are fascinated by nature. d) humans cannot understand nature. 23) 8 “what do you mean perry? ” i cried. “do you think that we are dead, and this is heaven? ” suppose the author changed section eight as listed below. 8 “perry, i have to object! ” i cried. “you don't think that we are dead, and this is heaven, do you? ” which correctly identifies the author's meaning for the word object? consider the effect of the stressed or unstressed syllable in the word object. a) you would stress the second syllable because the word is a noun and means a goal or purpose. b) you would stress the second syllable because the word is a verb and means to express or feel disapproval. c) you would stress the first and second syllable because the word is a verb and means to modify an adjective. d) you would stress the first syllable because the word is a noun and means a thing that has a finite, physical form. 24) 2 together we stepped out to stand in silent contemplation of a landscape at once weird and beautiful. before us a low and level shore stretched down to a silent sea. as far as the eye could reach the surface of the water was dotted with countless tiny isles—some of towering, barren, granitic rock—others resplendent in gorgeous trappings of tropical vegetation, myriad starred with the magnificent splendor of vivid blooms. 3 behind us rose a dark and forbidding wood of giant arborescent ferns intermingled with the commoner types of a primeval tropical forest. huge creepers depended in great loops from tree to tree, dense under-brush overgrew a tangled mass of fallen trunks and branches. upon the outer verge we could see the same splendid coloring of countless blossoms that glorified the islands, but within the dense shadows all seemed dark and gloomy as the grave. which most completely analyzes this excerpt for a comment about life? a) beauty is kind and inviting. b) nature is evil and forbidding. c) there is no risk in following beauty. d) what appears beautiful can also be deadly.

What is the main problem with the following critique? “you put some thought into it, but you obviously do not care much about the topic you are presenting.” a. it is not ethical. b. it is not constructive c. it is not specific. d. it is not behavior focused.

In which of the following would a person who works as a business administrator be interested? select all that apply. a. convincing someone to purchase a project b. planning employee work schedules c. typing memos and letters d. writing facts, procedures, and instructions e. working with clients as a fitness instructor unit 2 lesson 6 self-assessment unit test , me !