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D) life and reign of Queen Elizabeth.

PASSAGE 1
E) Queen Elizabeth's mayor conflicts.
The era when Queen Elizabeth of England reigned
(1558-1603) was a vital one of great
accomplishments in literature, poetry, drama, 2. In the context, the word CARE means
architecture, exploration, commerce, and many
other areas. Elizabethan is used as an adjective to A) concern.
describe both the Elizabeth spirit -adventurous, vivid, B) obedience.
eloquent, artistically brilliant, and generous, among
numerous admirable qualities- and its counterparts D) heroism.
today.
E) power.

Shakespeare, Edmund Spenser, Francis Bacon,

Francis Drake, and Walter Raleigh were only a few of
the giant figures produced in the 45-year period that
Elizabeth ruled. Though "Good Queen Bess" was
certainly vain, capricious, and jealous-for example,
she had put to death her cousin Mary Queen of Scots
and their favorite, the earl of Essex-her personal
courage and sense of responsibility made the last of
the Tudors one of England's greatest rulers and
probably the greatest queen in history. The only
daughter of Henry VIII and his second wife, Anne
Boleyn, who was beheaded for alleged adultery,
Elizabeth was an intelligent, well-educated woman
whose court became the center of England's cultural
life as it had never been before and has never been
since. "There will never be a queen", she once told
Parliament, “Sit in my seat with more zeal to my
country and care to my subjects. And though you
have had and may have princes more mighty and wise
sitting in this seat, yet you never had of shall have any
that will be more careful and loving".
Hendrickson, R. (2008). The Facts on File
Encyclopedia of Word and Phrase Origins. Infobase
3. According to the text, which of the following
sentences is false?
A) The reigned of Queen Elizabeth was highly terrific.
B) Great figures of the world ruled by the 16th
century.
C) Queen Elizabeth had a very strong temper and
ideas.
D) The last of the Tudors of England was Queen
Elizabeth.
E) Queen Elizabeth led her reign in misery and failure
4. It can be inferred from the text that
A) in the 15th century, England had one of the
greatest Queen of all the times.
B) Queen Elizabeth's success was because of her
plenty dedication for England.
C) in the reign of Queen Elizabeth, arts and literature
didn't have special value.

D) Queen Elizabeth hesitated to take cruel actions

1. The author primary purpose in this passage is to against her own family.
present E) the lack of confidence and self-esteem was a
A) figures during Elizabethan period. problem for Queen Elizabeth.

B) Queen Elizabeth's special temper.

C) Queen Elizabeth's great Empire. 5. Which of the following sentences would the author
more likely agree with?

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A) In a government, it's necessary to have a leader
who can be vain and capricious as Queen Elizabeth
B) Every country needs a queen as Elizabeth who was
adventurous, arrogant and artistically brilliant.
C) Mary Queen of Scots shouldn't be killed by her
sister Queen Elizabeth, despite their discrepancies.
D) Queen Elizabeth liked more arts than politics,
therefore, she stayed in the reign for a long time.
E) A responsible person with courage and a proper
education in all the fields could govern wisely.
PASSAGE
Commonly called "Chinese apples" in America,
pomegranates, "the fruit of the ancients" take their
name from the Latin for "many-seeded apple." The
thick-skinned red fruit, about the size of an orange, is
divided into numerous cells inside, each containing
many seeds encased in a crimson, juicy pulp. When
the fruit is eaten raw, it is broken open and red flesh
is sucked out. Today in the Orient when a newly
married couple reaches their new home,
pomegranates are broken at the doorway, their
crimson-coat seeds signifying both the loss of virginity
and an omen that many offspring will come of the
marriage. A number of other words derive from the
pomegranate with its red skin and seeds.
Our grenade, a weapon first used in the late 16th
century, comes from the French grenade, a
shortening of French pomegranate, for pomegranate.
It was originally filled with grains or "seeds" of
powder and thus facetiously named after the many-
seeded fruit. Today the word is used in hand grenade,
which isn't filled with grains of powder anymore, but
can create a scene of carnage as bloody as any
shattered pomegranate where it explodes.
The military grenadier, originally for a soldier who
threw grenades, evolved in much the same way from
the French shortening, as did the term grenadine for
the drink made from the fruit. But the garnet stone,
its color similar to the flesh of the fruit, was given its
name by the Romans, the Latin granatum (from Punic
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granatum or Punic Apple: the pomegranate)
becoming grenat in Old French and shitting by
metathesis to garnet in English over the years,
Hendrickson, R. (2008). The Facts on File
Encyclopedia of Word and Phrase Origins. Infobase
1. The author's primary purpose in this passage is to
present
A) the benefits of the pomegranate, the garnet and
the grenade.
B) features of the pomegranate, the garnet and the
grenade.
C) the uses of the pomegranate, the garnet and the
grenade. D) the relation among the pomegranate,
gamet and grenade.
E) pomegranate fruit and its use as a ritual for newly
married.
2. In the context, the verb REACHES means
A) buys.
B) celebrates.
C) arrives.
D) rents.
E) changes.
3. According to the text, which of the following
sentences is false?
A) in the late 16th century, the grenade was first used
as a weapon.
B) The word grenade comes from shortening of
French pomegranate.
C) Today in the Orient, the grenade is used as a
cultural celebration.
D) The pomegranate is the fruit of the ancients: juicy
and seedless.
2

E) The garnet stone has similar color to the flesh of
the pomegranate.
4. It can be inferred from the text that
A) in Japan, people break pomegranates at the
doorway of the newly married couple.
B) there are only few words that derive from the
pomegranate as grenade.
C) nowadays, people enjoy pomegranates because
they are seedless juicy pulp fruits.
D) the garnet stone doesn't have any similarities with
the pomegranate fruit.
E) hand grenade can create a very shocking scene of
blood when it explodes.
5. Which of the following sentences would the author
more likely agree with?
A) Pomegranate can be use in different ways in many
countries but Europe.
B) The pomegranate shouldn't be eaten by couples
that are about to get married.
C) Pomegranate's etymology has its origin in one of
the Mediterranean languages.
D) French was the only country in Europe to use hand
grenades during wars.
E) Pomegranate is a fruit very well-known because
produces red flesh blood.
Bobi, an extraordinary Portuguese mastiff, set a new
record as the longest-lived dog. He passed away at
the remarkable age of 31 years and 165 days. His
longevity was nothing short of astonishing, given that
his breed typically lives between 12 and 14 years old
according to the American Kennel Club. Bobi's
journey began in less-than-favorable circumstances
when he and his siblings were marked for an early
grave right after birth. Leonel Costa was 8 years old
when he and his brothers hid Bobi from their parents;
they already had too many animals at home,
therefore, Leonel was afraid of keeping him. By the
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time Bobi's existence became known, he was too old
to be sacrificed and went on to live his record-
breaking life. Bobi lived his entire life with Leonel's
family in Conqueiros, a small Portuguese village about
150 kilometers north of the capital of Lisbon.
In February this year, Guinness World Records (GWR)
recognized Bobi as the world's oldest living dog,
surpassing Spike, the chihuahua from Ohio, and the
Australian cattle-dog Bluey, who lived to be 29 years
and 5 months old. Bobi's remarkable longevity was
attributed to the peaceful environment, a diet of
shared meals with the family, and his access to ample
outdoor space. His eyesight got deteriorated and his
walking became harder as Bobi grew older but he still
roamed freely wandering around the cats, without a
leash or chain, lived in a calm environment and ate
human food soaked in water to remove seasonings.
When he became 31 years old in May, he had a
birthday party where was attended by more than 100
people and a performing dance troupe, GWR said.
Adapted from Ronald, S. (2023, October 24). Bobl, the
world's oldest dog ever, dies aged 31. CNN.
https://www.edition.cnn.com/2023/10/24/europe/
bobi-oldest-ever-dog-diest-intl-scli/index.html
1. What's the main topic of the text?
A) Conqueiros, a small European village of old dogs
B) Living conditions of the oldest dogs in Europe
C) Portuguese mastiff, a new dog breed in the world
D) Leonel Costa's journey to Guinness World Records
E) Life and death of the longest-lived dog in the world
2. In the context, the word ASTONISHING Implies
A) expected,
B) unreal.
C) fake.
D) usual.
3

E) surprise.
3. According to the text, which of the following
sentences is false?
A) Bobi's extraordinary old age is due to a healthy
lifestyle.
B) Bobi lived more than twice as long as he was
supposed to live.
C) Bobi's journey as a puppy began in favorable
circumstances.
D) Leonel Costa saved Bobi's life when he was just a
kid.
E) Guinness World Records recognized Bobi when he
was alive.
4. It can be inferred from the text that
A) dogs could live longer than their breed life
expectancy.
B) dogs should spend a stay abroad in Portugal to live
more.
C) Bobi's Guinness World Record was awarded after
his death.
D) for his last birthday party, Bobi didn't have health
issues.
E) dogs Spike and Bluey lived under terrible
circumstances.
5. Which of the following sentences would the author
more likely agree with?
A) A healthy diet and regular exercise are the two
secrets to longevity in dogs.
B) Marking dogs for an early grave right after their
birth is common in Lisbon.
C) Dogs like Bobi could manage to overcome
difficulties and live longer.
D) Bobi's longevity is extraordinary because he lived
his whole life in bad conditions.
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E) Guinness World Records should recognize younger
dogs and not only old ones.
PASSAGE
Due to a lack of financial support from her family,
which worsened with the outbreak of the COVID-19
pandemic in 2020, Nadia dropped out of her local
college in Patna. Her plans for a university education
did not materialize as she had hoped. In the
meantime, she was primarily staying at home caring
for her family members, waiting to return to college
or to get married, whichever happened first. As part
of her everyday life in a gendered household, Nadia
assisted her mother with household chores like
cooking, cleaning, and caring for her grandmother
when she was ill. She believed that the divine rewards
of caregiving will shape her taqdeer (destiny), which
will lead to a "good life" and "better futures."
What does a "good life" or a "better future" mean to
Muslim women, like Nadia, in India? What role does
caregiving play in shaping these young women's
perceptions of a good life? Finally, how do women
negotiate with their fate or their irrevocable
"destiny" within their personal choices and
responsibilities of caregiving? In attempting to
answer some of these questions, I perceive Muslim
women's predestined future as residing in and
shaping their present and seeing local conceptions of
destiny in this context as individual ways of imagining
better futures. In doing so, my aim is to bring back the
importance of the mundane everyday.
Munazir, S. (2022), Temporalities of Caregiving:
Destiny and Future-Making in the Lives of Muslim
Women in India. Cultural Anthropology.
https://culanth.org/fieldsights/temporalities-of-
caregiving-destiny-and-future-making-in-the-lives-
of-muslim-women-in-india
1. From the context of the text, the word CHOICES
means
A) solutions.
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B) options. 4. From the passage, it can be properly inferred that

Muslim women
C) obligations.
A) have no options for advancement in a society as
D) duties.
sexist as India.
E) chores.
B) always end up dropping out of college to do
housework.

2. According to the text, it is not true to tell that Nadia C) believe that they can affect their destiny by their
actions.
A) dropped out of school because her financial
situation worsened with the pandemic. D) believe in destiny instead of working for a better
professional future.
B) believed that her good deeds in caring for her
grandmother will favour her destiny. E) devote more time to their religion than to
university studies.
C) imagined a "better future" for herself and her
family beyond her domestic work.

D) was looking forward to going back to university or 5. It can be inferred from the text that the author
getting married as soon as possible. considers that

E) gave up her studies because she considers it more A) the conception of destiny is a way of imagining a
important to be a good wife. "better future."

B) fate reflects the young Indians women work in the

present.
3. Which of the following sentences summarizes the
main idea of the author? C) fate is an absurd idea with no relation to their
domestic work.

D) fate is a way of controlling the will of young Muslim

A) The passage presents the precarious women.
situation of young women like Nadia when
they have no financial support from their E) the conception of destiny is related to capitalist
familles. production.
B) The author emphasizes the sexism in Muslim
families in India where women are not
allowed to go to university or to care for
herself.
C) The excerpt presents the case of Nadia, a
young Muslim woman in India, who wants to
study at university, but her family prefers to
look her at home.
D) The text points out that young women like
Nadia believe that they can further their
destiny with gestures of care for others.
E) The text explains that destiny is a romantic
idea that has no relation to the everyday
actions of a young woman in India.

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