1. Jane Austen is a world renowned English author and, __1__her having lived centuries ago, her fans __2__the world number in the millions today. Her timeless works - numbering just six complete novels - have been turned into a __3__of motion pictures, spin-offs and modern __4__at an almost regular pace and translated into multiple languages __5__cultural boundaries in the process. These six works have gone on to become something of a __6__ formula for the romance stories we see today.
1. A. despite B. except C. instead D. over
2. A. near B. around C. inside D. over
3. A. pandora B. colossal C. omnibus D. plethora
4. A. enumerations B. weighing C. retellings D. stupifications
5. A. surpassing B. exempting C. through D. against
6. A. relay B. tempting C. model D. inside
2. On 26 August 1928, Ms Donoghue drank a __1__of ginger beer, manufactured by Stevenson, which her friend had bought from a retailer and given to her. The bottle contained the decomposed __2__of a snail which were not and could not be detected until the __3__ part of the contents of the bottle had been consumed. As a result she __4__ and, at this stage her allegations must be accepted as true, that she suffered from shock and severe gastro enteritis. She accordingly __5__ the proceedings against the manufacturers which have given __6__ to this appeal. [The allegations must be accepted as true at this stage as the argument is being heard on __7__– that is, the court is testing whether there is such a legal principle, before it goes to the trouble of hearing the evidence. If the finding is against the plaintiff then the costs of an unnecessary trial have been saved. If in favour of the plaintiff, the matter can be set down for trial].
1. A. bottle B. ounce C. pinch D. sip
2. A. strays B. sprays C. remains D. leftover
3. A. huger B. lesser C. fewer D. greater
4. A. alleged B. contested C. demanded D. demarcated
5. A. made B. instituted C. contested D. initiated
6. A. fire B. down C. rise D. ignition
7. A. acquiescene. B. assent C. qualm D. demurrer
3. Craig, the __1__ and narrator, is a 15 year old teenager who lives with his family in an upper-middle class Manhattan __2__ in New York City. He attends the prestigious Executive Pre-Professional High School, having studied __3__ to win admission. Once admitted, however, he becomes overwhelmed by the school's intense academic pressure, as well as his unrequited love for Nia, his best friend Aaron's girlfriend. His stress eventually __4__ itself in an eating disorder, depression, use of marijuana, affected sleep habits, and suicidal thoughts.
After he stops taking medication prescribed by his __5__, his depression builds up until, unable to fend off his suicidal ideation, he calls 1-800-SUICIDE and is admitted to a nearby psychiatric hospital. He meets many other patients, some friendly, others reclusive or delusional, and is supported and encouraged by his family and school principal once they learn of his hospitalization. Craig meets Noelle, a female patient who coped with a history of sexual abuse by cutting her face with scissors. In isolation from the outside world, and with help from Noelle, Craig confronts the sources of his anxiety and regains his health. During his recovery, Craig experiments with art, specifically stylized maps, and discovers he has a great deal of natural talent and ability.
Once Craig has recovered, his counselor suggests he transfer to an art school, a thought that excites Craig. At the end of the novel, having undergone a mental "shift", he returns home. He narrates that his brain now tells him that he wants to "live", and he says he now wants to "do". He then begins to list the things he wants to do, such as eat, sleep, run, walk, kiss, and read, among others.
1. A. protagonist B. loyalist C. belittler D. adversary
2. A. vicinity B. closure of C. neighborhood D. derailed of
3. A. admirably B. arduously C. procrastinatingly D. effortlessly
4. A. manifests B. contemplates C. turns into D. comes along
5. A. gynecologist B.physiologist C. dermatologist D. psychiatrist
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