Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each the numbered blanks.

Cultural beliefs differ as to whether directness or indirectness is considered positive. In the mainstream American culture, the ideal (25) ____ of communication includes being direct rather than indirect (“ideal" here means that the culture values this style, although not everyone speaks directly). There are several expressions in English (26) ____ emphasize the importance of being direct: “Get to the point! Don't beat around the bush! Let's get down to business!" These sayings all indicate the importance of dealing directly with issues rather than (27) ____ them. One way to determine whether a culture favors a direct or indirect style in communication is to find out how the people in that culture express disagreement or how they say, “No”. In Japan, there are at least fifteen ways of saying “No”, without actually saying the word. Similarly, in Japan, it would be (28) ____ rude to say directly “I disagree with you” or “You're wrong”.

Many Americans believe that "honesty is the best policy" and their communication style reflects this. Honesty and directness in communication are strongly related. It is not a (29) ____, then, to find out that cultural groups misjudge each other based on different beliefs about directness and honesty in communication.

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After standing in the sun for more than an hour, two of the people in the queue ______ out and they __________to after some women threw water in their faces.

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the answer to each of the question.

According to The Official Guide to the Quidditch World Cup – produced by the International Confederation of Wizards Quidditch Committee (ICWQC) and available through all reputable wizarding bookstores for what many feel is the ridiculously overpriced sum of thirty nine Galleons – the tournament has been held every four years since 1473. As with so much else about the wizarding world’s most important sporting competition, many query the accuracy of this statement.

As only European teams competed during the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, purists prefer to date the Quidditch World Cup’s inception from the seventeenth century when it became open to all continents. There is also heated debate about the accuracy of some historical accounts of tournaments. A substantial amount of all post-game analysis centres on whether magical interference took place and whether it made, or ought to have made, the final result moot.

The ICWQC has the unlucky job of regulating this contentious and anarchic competition. The rulebook concerning both on- and off-pitch magic is alleged to stretch to nineteen volumes and to include such rules as “no dragon is to be introduced into the stadium for any purpose including, but not limited to, team mascot, coach or cup warmer” and “modification of any part of the referee’s body, whether or not he or she has requested such modification, will lead to a lifetime ban from the tournament and possibly imprisonment.”

A source of vehement disagreements, a security risk for all who attend it and a frequent focus for unrest and protest, the Quidditch World Cup is simultaneously the most exhilarating sporting event on Earth and a logistical nightmare for the host nation.

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Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.

Mark the letter A, B, C; or D to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions.

"I’ll take the children to the park," said the husband to his wife.

Enormous efforts have been made. People want to find a cure for this disease.

Christmas Eve is _____ best time for Japanese youngsters to go out for _____ special, romantic evening.

Lam: "I'm really fed up with work at the moment. I need a break."

Linh: “__________________________.”

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.

Pho (rice noodles) is believed to be the most typical food in Viet Nam.

Though _____ many centuries ago, the palace remains practically intact.

Nancy failed to understand what the story was about until she saw the film based on it.