Whatever we expect from ____ future, it is noted that progress has never moved in straight lines.

Read the passage and mark A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the blanks.

According to sociologists, there are several different ways in which a person may be recognized as the leader of a social group in the United States. In the family, traditional cultural patterns confer leadership on one or both of the parents. In other cases, such as friendship groups, one or more persons may gradually (26)__________as leaders, although there is no formal process of selection. In larger groups, leaders are usually chosen formally through election or recruitment.

(27)__________of the common belief that leaders are people with unusual personal ability, decades of research have failed to produce consistent evidence that there is any category of “natural leaders”. It seems that there is no set of personal qualities that all leaders have (28)__________common;rather, virtually any person may be recognized as a leader if the person has qualities that meet the needs of that particular group.

Furthermore, although it is commonly supposed that social groups have a single leader, research suggests that there are (29)__________two different leadership roles that are held by different individuals. Instrumental leadership emphasizes the completion of tasks by a social group. Group members look to instrumental leaders to “get things done”. Expressive leadership, on the other hand, is leadership (30)__________ emphasizes the collective well-being of a social group’s members.

Question 28

Read the passage and mark A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the blanks.

According to sociologists, there are several different ways in which a person may be recognized as the leader of a social group in the United States. In the family, traditional cultural patterns confer leadership on one or both of the parents. In other cases, such as friendship groups, one or more persons may gradually (26)__________as leaders, although there is no formal process of selection. In larger groups, leaders are usually chosen formally through election or recruitment.

(27)__________of the common belief that leaders are people with unusual personal ability, decades of research have failed to produce consistent evidence that there is any category of “natural leaders”. It seems that there is no set of personal qualities that all leaders have (28)__________common;rather, virtually any person may be recognized as a leader if the person has qualities that meet the needs of that particular group.

Furthermore, although it is commonly supposed that social groups have a single leader, research suggests that there are (29)__________two different leadership roles that are held by different individuals. Instrumental leadership emphasizes the completion of tasks by a social group. Group members look to instrumental leaders to “get things done”. Expressive leadership, on the other hand, is leadership (30)__________ emphasizes the collective well-being of a social group’s members.

Question 29

Read the passage and mark A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the blanks.According to sociologists, there are several different ways in which a person may be recognized as the leader of a social group in the United States. In the family, traditional cultural patterns confer leadership on one or both of the parents. In other cases, such as friendship groups, one or more persons may gradually (26)__________as leaders, although there is no formal process of selection. In larger groups, leaders are usually chosen formally through election or recruitment.(27)__________of the common belief that leaders are people with unusual personal ability, decades of research have failed to produce consistent evidence that there is any category of “natural leaders”. It seems that there is no set of personal qualities that all leaders have (28)__________common;rather, virtually any person may be recognized as a leader if the person has qualities that meet the needs of that particular group.Furthermore, although it is commonly supposed that social groups have a single leader, research suggests that there are (29)__________two different leadership roles that are held by different individuals. Instrumental leadership emphasizes the completion of tasks by a social group. Group members look to instrumental leaders to “get things done”. Expressive leadership, on the other hand, is leadership (30)__________ emphasizes the collective well-being of a social group’s members.

Question 27

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the most suitable response to complete each of the following exchanges.

- Diana: “Bob looks so impressive with his new hairstyle, Anne.”- Anne: “ ”

The world’s first computer ____by the University of Pennsylvania in 1946.

Read the passage and mark A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the blanks.

According to sociologists, there are several different ways in which a person may be recognized as the leader of a social group in the United States. In the family, traditional cultural patterns confer leadership on one or both of the parents. In other cases, such as friendship groups, one or more persons may gradually (26)__________as leaders, although there is no formal process of selection. In larger groups, leaders are usually chosen formally through election or recruitment.

(27)__________of the common belief that leaders are people with unusual personal ability, decades of research have failed to produce consistent evidence that there is any category of “natural leaders”. It seems that there is no set of personal qualities that all leaders have (28)__________common;rather, virtually any person may be recognized as a leader if the person has qualities that meet the needs of that particular group.

Furthermore, although it is commonly supposed that social groups have a single leader, research suggests that there are (29)__________two different leadership roles that are held by different individuals. Instrumental leadership emphasizes the completion of tasks by a social group. Group members look to instrumental leaders to “get things done”. Expressive leadership, on the other hand, is leadership (30)__________ emphasizes the collective well-being of a social group’s members.

Question 26

“Congratulations, you’ve been offered the job,” Mr. Jones said.

Mark Zuckerberg’s enormous success has taken a lot of hard work and______.

After __ hard-working day, I went to bed and had______most beautiful dream ever.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet that completes each of the following questions.

Was it really necessary that I ____ there watching you the entire time you were rehearsing for the play? It was really boring watching you repeat the scenes over and over again.

Martin Luther King devoted his life to the______of voting right for black people.

Overpopulation in urban areas tends to create unfavorable conditions, which may result in ___of  food in developing countries.

My brother ______at the road when he______into a hole.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.

Industrial emissions, together with littering, is causing many problems in our large, industrial cities today.

Climbing down the tree, one of the eggs was broken so he decided to throw it away.