Read the following announcement and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the option that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 1 to 6.

Question 1: A. initiator        B. initiatory        C. initiative        D. initiation

Question 2: A. create        B. raise        C. take        D. draw

Question 3: A. which        B. that        C. who        D. whom

Question 4: A. educational cultural preservation        B. cultural educational preservation

C.  preservation cultural educational        D. educational preservation cultural

Question 5: A. to        B. for        C. with        D. toward

Question 6: A. viewing        B. view        C. to view        D. viewed

Read the following leaflet and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the option that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 7 to 12.

Question 7: A. Much        B. Few        C. Both        D. Many

Question 8: A. success        B. convention        C. injustice        D. effort

Question 9: A. get away from        B. look back on        C. put up with        D. fall out with

Question 10: A. By virtue of        B. According to        C. Apart from        D. With respect to

Question 11: A. strength        B. perseverance        C. discipline        D. determination

Question 12: A. the other        B. other        C. another        D. others

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the best arrangement of utterances or sentences to make a cohesive and coherent exchange or text in each of the following questions from 13 to 17.

Question 13:

A.  Ethan: Cool. Just drop it in my locker and send me a voice note.

B.  Ethan: Your phone’s at 2%. Want my power bank before you head to the night market?

C.  Nina: Yes, please. I’ll top up my e-wallet at the QR kiosk and return it tomorrow.

A.  a – b – c        B. b – c – a        C. c – b – a        D. b – a – c

Question 14:

A.  Ben: Let’s lock the file, change the link to “view only”, and invite teammates by email.

B.  Ava: Did you see the group project folder? Someone renamed our slides.

C.  Ava: Not sure. The edit history shows an account called “guest”.

D.  Ava: Good idea. I’ll message the class chat and ask everyone to use comments instead of editing.

e. Ben: I did, and now my charts are missing. Was it an accident or a prank?

A.  b – c – e – a – d        B. c – b – e – a – d        C. e – b – c – a – d        D. b – e – c – a – d

Question 15:

Dear Noah,

Hope you’re doing well. Are your evening classes going okay?

A.  The app even shows how much CO2 we save, which made my neighbors compete in a fun way.

B.  Our building joined a “zero-waste” pilot, so we now scan a QR code before throwing anything away.

C.  At first, I mixed up plastic and metal, and the bin flashed red in front of everyone.

D.  After a week, I got used to rinsing containers and carrying a small box for reusable chopsticks.

e. Because fewer trucks come to collect trash, the street is quieter, and the rooftop garden smells fresher.

Yours,

Mia

A.  b – c – d – a – e        B. b – d – c – a – e        C. c – b – d – a – e        D. b – c – a – d – e

Question 16:

A.  Now I still enjoy social media, but I choose a time for it instead of letting it choose me.

B.  To fix that, I turned on focus mode and allowed only my dictionary app and family calls.

C.  With fewer notifications, I finished homework earlier and felt less stressed before tests at night.

D.  I used to check my phone every few minutes while studying, and it broke my concentration.

e. I also set a 25-minute timer and kept my notes in a single shared folder on my laptop, so I could find them fast.

A.  d – e – b – c – a        B. b – d – e – c – a        C. d – b – c – e – a        D. d – b – e – c – a

Question 17:

A.  The first days were messy because some people forgot their bottles, yet the canteen kept a box of cleaned spares to handle that.

B.  A few students tracked the waste for a week and shared the numbers in a spreadsheet, which convinced the principal to listen.

C.  After a month, the trash bags were noticeably lighter, and the project taught us that practical habits matter more than perfect speeches.

D.  When our school switched to digital lunch tickets, the canteen became faster, but it also produced piles of single-use cups.

e. Instead of banning drinks, we suggested a refill station and a small deposit system for reusable bottles, so everyone had an easy option.

A.  d – e – b – a – c        B. b – d – e – a – c        C. d – b – a – e – c        D. d – b – e – a – c

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the option that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 18 to 22.

Question 18: 

A.  which reflect a growing nationwide commitment to financial education

B.  having reflected a growing nationwide commitment to financial education

C.  reflecting a growing nationwide commitment to financial education

D.  what is certainly seen as a growing nationwide commitment to financial education

Question 19: 

A.  having only a handful of states with such mandates back then

B.  although such mandates were restricted to a few states recently

C.  when only a handful of states had such mandates in place

D.  until the mandates were only for a handful of states recently

Question 20: 

A.  a $1,000 emergency expense is what fewer than half could pay in full

B.  fewer than half say they could pay a $1,000 emergency expense from savings

C.  the emergency expense of $1,000 to be paid by fewer than half right away

D.  resulting in fewer than half to pay for a $1,000 emergency easily at all

Question 21: 

A.  social services may ease the pressure caused by graduates who are financially confident

B.  financially confident graduates are easing the pressure that social services have felt

C.  pressure on social services is likely to ease because graduates gain financial confidence

D.  financially confident graduates help ease pressure on social services over time

Question 22: 

A.  integrated financial literacy into other subjects rather than specialized ones

B.  embed financial literacy in economics courses instead of standalone classes

C.  whose inclusion of money management in larger programs is lacking focus

D.  can integrate such essential skills into broader curricula to save time

Read the passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the best answer to each of the following questions from 23 to 30.

Question 23: The word “resilience”in paragraph 1 could best be replaced by __________.

A.  weakness          B. patience         C. endurance          D. strategy

Question 24: The word “the other”in paragraph 1 refers to __________.

A.  the other end of Africa          B. the other journey

C.  the other people            D. the other danger

Question 25: According to paragraph 2, why did Bourne have to restart his journey in South Africa?

A.  The Egyptian military stopped him at the Sudanese border.

B.  He ran out of water and supplies.

C.  His doctor advised him to start in a safer location.

D.  He decided it would be easier to run northward.

Question 26: Which of the following best paraphrases the underlined sentence in paragraph 3?

A.  After completing his morning run, he rested briefly and ate a large pasta meal to regain energy before setting off on another 20-mile run later in the day.

B.  After running 20 miles in the morning, he skipped his meal and rested until the afternoon run of another 20 miles.

C.  After his first run of 20 miles, he immediately started another 20 miles, pausing only for a quick pasta snack.

D.  After completing a long run in the morning, he relaxed with a light pasta meal and drank water before finishing his daily runs.

Question 27: The word “encounters”in paragraph 4 is OPPOSITE in meaning to __________.

A.  adventures          B. problems          C. experiences          D. avoidances

Question 28: Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A.  Bourne had to drink over 15 liters of water each day to stay hydrated.

B.  Bourne encountered a cobra and celebrated his birthday in the Kalahari Desert.

C.  Bourne was diagnosed with malaria after experiencing a high heart rate in Zambia.

D.  Bourne had an easy journey without major difficulties or dangerous encounters.

Question 29: In which paragraph does the writer describe Bourne’s daily routine during the run?

A.  Paragraph 1          B. Paragraph 2          C. Paragraph 3          D. Paragraph 4

Question 30: In which paragraph does the writer discuss Bourne’s dangerous animal encounters?

A.  Paragraph 2          B. Paragraph 3          C. Paragraph 4          D. Paragraph 5

Read the passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the best answer to each of the following questions from 31 to 40.

Question 31: Where in the passage does the following sentence best fit?

In this sense, every lost artisan is not only a person leaving a job, but a library going dark.

A.  [I]        B. [II]        C. [III]        D. [IV]

Question 32: The phrase "tipping point" in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to __________.

A.  a slow recovery        B. a stable phase        C. a minor change        D. a turning point

Question 33: The word "it" in paragraph 2 refers to __________.

A.  the process         B. the craft         C. the art         D. a chain

Question 34: According to paragraph 1, what is the "paradox" of heritage recognition for Dong Ho folk painting?

A.  The tradition becomes more fragile even though northern village life remains the heartbeat of the seasonal culture.

B.  Local pride is amplified by UNESCO trophies while apprentices are forced to work in museums as museum labels.

C.  Public visibility of the art form increases at the same time as its practical ability to survive continues to decline.

D.  Traditional materials and markets are replaced by museum labels to ensure that the art form stays as a living practice.

Question 35: Which of the following best summarises the content of paragraph 2?

A.  Dong Ho painting is a costly rebuilding process that requires libraries to store the cultural memory bank of natural colours.

B.  The survival of the craft depends on a complex chain of practical skills and intergenerational knowledge that is difficult to recover.

C.  Skilled actions such as woodblock carving and paper treatment are merely artistic designs that accumulate over many decades.

D.  Every lost artisan represents a library going dark because printing rhythms are the only way to restart the cultural memory bank.

Question 36: The word “amplify” in paragraph 1 is OPPOSITE in meaning to __________.

A.  diminish        B. expand        C. highlight        D. intensify

Question 37: Based on paragraph 3, what risk does the craft face if consumer demand focuses only on "souvenir aesthetics"?

A.  The remaining workshops will become sustainable livelihoods that protect the social roots of the northern village life.

B.  Governance systems will treat the culture as an ecosystem to prevent workshops from becoming overburdened symbols.

C.  The art form may become a shallow product that is no longer connected to its original cultural and spiritual meanings.

D.  Sentiment alone will be enough to prevent the quiet spiral of abandonment caused by youth disengagement and artisan loss.

Question 38: Which of the following best paraphrases the underlined sentence in paragraph 4: "Done well, safeguarding becomes a form of cultural risk management: not freezing Dong Ho in amber, but keeping its colours, tools, and stories in circulation."?

A.  Effective preservation involves actively maintaining the dynamic elements of the craft instead of merely keeping it in an unchanging state.

B.  If safeguarding is done well, Dong Ho will be frozen in amber to ensure that its colours, tools, and stories are never lost.

C.  No sooner had the craft been kept in circulation than safeguarding became a form of cultural risk management that froze Dong Ho.

D.  Keeping tools and stories in circulation is only possible if cultural risk management is used to freeze the painting tradition in amber.

Question 39: Which of the following can most likely be inferred from the passage?

A.  UNESCO's Urgent Safeguarding list is primarily designed to turn traditional crafts into trophies for national branding.

B.  Design innovation is discouraged because it always leads to the commodification and loss of the craft's social roots.

C.  Safeguarding traditional crafts is a systemic challenge that requires the integration of education, economy, and community.

D.  Recovery of the Dong Ho tradition is a simple restart process as long as the intergenerational carved blocks are preserved.

Question 40: Which of the following best summarises the passage?

A.  Dong Ho folk painting is a seasonal heartbeat of northern life that has successfully used UNESCO trophies to become a sustainable livelihood.

B.  The decline of artisan workshops is a dramatic event caused by youth disengagement and the lack of ceremonial pledges from local authorities.

C.  Educational integration and structured training are the only methods used by UNESCO to freeze traditional art forms like Dong Ho in amber.

D.  Protecting traditional heritage requires a shift from sentimental recognition to a comprehensive system that supports both the process and the practitioners.