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(A) reliant on
(B) extracted from
(C) manipulated by
(D) associated with

29 (A) agents (B) objectives (C) measures (D) reasons

30 (A) critics (B) amateurs (C) referees (D) proponents 

31 Which of the following sentences best expresses the main idea of the first paragraph? (A) Microbeads are contaminating waterways in a harmful manner. (B) Microbeads are appearing in the tap water people use every day. (C) Microbeads are a clever design to cleanse the pores and remove surface stains from teeth. (D) Microbeads are clogging up the bathroom drains and wastewater treatment systems.

32 Which of the following sentences best expresses the main idea of the second paragraph? (A) Microbeads are, in fact, flammable and can easily catch fire in the presence of a heat source. (B) Microbeads are travelling through the food chains and gradually spreading into different areas of life on the planet. (C) The increasing presence of microbeads has caused significant damage to the water quality, aquatic life, and human health. (D) Chemicals are attracted to microbeads, and when combined, they become toxic substances that appear as food to fish.

33 What is the main organizational pattern of the second paragraph? (A) Classification (B) Cause and effect (C) Problem and solution (D) Definition with examples

34 Which sentence does NOT provide relevant support for the main idea of the third paragraph? (A) It has even released an app that allows people to scan the barcodes of products to see whether they contain microbeads. (B) Identifying the complex names in an ingredients list can be difficult for consumers. (C) However, the best solution at hand is to ban the use of microbeads outright and figure out a way to clean our oceans. (D) Another way is to adopt natural alternatives that are non-toxic and biodegradable to replace microbeads.

35 Which of the following titles is most appropriate for this passage? (A) Lift the Band on Microbeads (B) Omnipresence of Microbeads (C) The Future of Microbeads (D) Put a Stop to Microbeads 

36 What is the writer’s purpose in the first paragraph? (A) To describe the financial advantages of using AI agents over human employees (B) To explain the technical capabilities of AI agents like Ava in sales-related tasks (C) To provide an example of a startup benefiting from AI by offering virtual sales representatives (D) To illustrate the growing concern about AI’s potential to replace human workers in the job market

37 What is the writer’s purpose in the second paragraph? (A) To emphasize the potential risks of AI replacing human labor, specifically through Artisan’s example (B) To provide contrasting viewpoints on whether AI will take over jobs or serve as a tool to assist workers (C) To argue that AI will inevitably replace jobs in industries like sales and customer service (D) To provide a historical overview of how generative AI evolved, beginning with the launch of ChatGPT

38 What is the main idea of the third paragraph? (A) Predictions about AI’s impact on jobs are consistent across different sources. (B) Predictions about AI’s impact on employment are mostly optimistic, with a focus on job creation. (C) AI is reshaping the job market in complex ways, leading to job losses and new opportunities. (D) AI will cause widespread job losses, especially in customer relations and secretarial roles.

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