Grammar
1. The number of people who speak English ___________ over the past ten years.
will rise
has risen
was risen
is rising
HAS RISEN
The company plans to ___________ recent graduates to join their new marketing team.
a) scan
b) recruit
c) attract
d) engage
Why is "recruit" correct?
Recruit means to actively look for, select, and hire people for a job, organization, or team.
In this sentence, the company wants new employees, so recruit is the most accurate verb.
We scan documents, barcodes, or resumes, but we don't scan people to join a company.
A company can attract graduates by offering good salaries or benefits, but attracting someone is only making them interested. It does not mean hiring them
"Engage" usually means to involve employees or customers, not to hire new graduates for a permanent team.
2. The palace ___________ in 1990.
has renovated
is renovated
will be renovated
was renovated
was renovated
A copy of the article is ___________ to this email for your reference.
a) linked
b) stored
c) uploaded
d) attached
Attached means included with an email or document as a separate file.
This is the standard expression used in emails when you send a document, PDF, image, or other file.
A file can be linked on a website or in a cloud folder, but if the file is sent with the email itself, it is attached, not linked
Files can be stored on a computer, hard drive, or cloud service, but they are not stored to an email.
Before attaching a file to an email, you may upload it to the email service, but the file itself is still attached to the email.
3. We ___________ to work at a charity yesterday.
volunteered
are volunteering
have volunteered
will be volunteering
volunteered
The app helps monitor daily ___________ such as steps taken and sleep patterns.
a) proofs
b) behaviors
c) wearables
d) emails
Behaviors are the actions or habits that people regularly do.Walking and sleeping are daily behaviors that health apps commonly monitor.
proofs📄 Evidence that something is true. Steps and sleep patterns are data, not proofs. "Proof" is used in science, law, or mathematics.
wearables⌚ Devices worn on the body.The app may connect to wearables, but steps and sleep patterns are not wearables—they are the information collected by them.
emails📧 Electronic messages.Emails have nothing to do with health data like steps or sleep pattern
4. I don’t think people ___________ on the moon anytime soon.
is living
has lived
will live
was living
will live
The NGO works to support ___________ children in remote communities.
a) insignificant
b) developing
c) underprivileged
d) passionate
UNDERPRIVILIGED: This is the correct adjective to describe children who need social or economic support.
INSIGNIFICANT:This word describes importance, not people's social or economic situation. Calling children "insignificant" would also be inappropriate and change the meaning completely.
DEVELOPING: We usually say developing countries, developing skills, or developing economies. We do not normally say "developing children" to mean children in need.
PASSIONATE: A person can be passionate about music, sports, or helping others, but "passionate children" does not fit the context of receiving help from an NGO.
5. My brother enjoys ___________ new recipes on the weekend.
to cook
cooking
cook
cooked
cooking
Her presentation was clear and ___________, she made every word count.
a) concise
b) shrinking
c) fluent
d) devoted
CONCISE: This perfectly matches the idea of "making every word count."
SHRINKING: This word describes something that is reducing in size, not a speaking style or presentation.
FLUENT: A fluent speaker speaks naturally and confidently, but a fluent presentation is not necessarily short or efficient. The clue "made every word count" refers to being concise, not fluent.
DEVOTED:A person can be devoted to a cause or their work, but a presentation cannot be described as devoted.