HY 2023-24 English Core: 17 flashcards
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1. According to the passage on earphone use, what is 'iPod oblivion'?
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A state of being totally immersed in music, unaware of one's surroundings, which can be dangerous.
2. In the passage on earphones, why did the electrician fail to do the work correctly?
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He could not hear the directions clearly because he had his earphones on.
3. What is the antonym of 'absorb' as used in the earphone passage?
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Exude
4. In the social media addiction study, what score range indicates 'moderate addiction'?
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21-32
5. What was the most common grade of social media addiction found in the study on PU college students?
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Mild addiction, with 72.7% of the total subjects falling in this category.
6. Which word in the social media passage is a synonym for 'harmful'?
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Deleterious
7. Why were Pre-University college students selected for the social media addiction survey?
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Because they are a vulnerable group, making them more susceptible to social media overuse or addiction.
8. According to the passage on interviews, what are the two aspects of knowledge required for success?
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Range (knowing a lot beyond your specialization) and depth (awareness of various aspects of the topics under discussion).
9. In the interview passage, what is the most important aspect of an interview?
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Expression, as it conveys your views and opinions with clarity of mind and speech.
10. Fill in the blank with a suitable clause: 'This is the place…'
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This is the place where I first met my best friend. (Any grammatically correct clause that specifies the place is acceptable.)
11. Fill in the blank with the correct verb form: 'In the recent decade, the efficiency of United Nations ……… (has) questioned by a growing number of countries.'
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has been
12. What is the correct order for the jumbled sentences about bamboo? A. The commercial uses of bamboo are astonishing. B. Half of the bamboo produced is turned into paper. C. Another important use of bamboo is in housing. D. Bamboo is a versat…
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D, A, B, C
13. In the poem 'Childhood', what does Markus Natten observe about 'independent thinking'?
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He observes that he lost his childhood when he began to think independently and realized that adults were not what they seemed to be.
14. In 'The Portrait of a Lady', what does the phrase 'the thought was almost revolting' refer to?
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It refers to the narrator's feeling of disgust at the thought of his grandmother being young and pretty, as she had always appeared old to him.
15. In 'Discovering Tut: The Saga Continues', why was King Tut buried with everyday things like board games and linen undergarments?
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Because he would need them in the afterlife.
16. In the extract from 'The Summer of the Beautiful White Horse', why did John Byro refuse to believe the boys had stolen his horse?
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Because the fame of their family for honesty was well known to him.
17. In the extract from 'The Address', why did the narrator say 'That's a nice box'?
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Because she had recognized the box as her own mother's, and the words came out involuntarily in her shock and surprise.
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