Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 26 to 30.

Nowadays, everybody knows Apples and almost everybody knows that the company was founded by Steve Jobs, an American inventor and entrepreneur. He is (26) _______ recognized as a pioneer in the field of microcomputer revolution. He helped design the first Macintosh computer, (27) _______ a small computer graphics company into Pixar, the company behind Toy Story and The Monster Inc.

His countercultural lifestyle and philosophy was a product of the time and place of his (28) ________. Jobs was adopted and raised in San Francisco Bay Area during the 1960s. In 1972, Jobs attended Reed College from which he dropped out in next to no time. Jobs co-founded Apple in 1976 in order to sell Apple I personal computer. At that moment, he might hardly imagine that only a year later the company tasted impressive victory with Apple II, one of the first highly successful (29) _______ personal computers. Unfortunately, in 1985, following a long power struggle, Jobs was forced out of Apple. After leaving Apple, Jobs took a few of its members with him to found NeXT, a computer development company which was then bought by Apple. The purchase (30) _______ Jobs to become the company’s CEO once again.

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The government is trying not to ____________ the money they are spending on vocational training.

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Smart robots have replaced humans in stressful and hazardous jobs and in assembly lines.

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Tim: “My life’s got stuck these days. I am so depressed and unable to think of anything.” - Henry: “__________________.”

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Hoa: “Mom, I’ve got the first rank in class this semester!” - Mom: “____________”

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In this throw-away society, (A) instead of having an old (B) electronics device (C) fixed, people (D) tend to toss it away and buy a new one.

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Before the invention of e-mail and the Internet in 1972, (A) it took people (B) at least one day to (C) cause hand-written letters sent to the (D) recipients’ homes.

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I _________ a new alarm clock the other day when I actually __________ somebody shoplifting.

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Whoever ___________ up with the new idea will win the prize.

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The more carefully humans mind their daily activities, _____________ on the environment.

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By the end of this year, the Wildlife Conservation Network _____________ $50 thousand dollars.

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In less developed countries, _______ slums form both on the edges and within the largest cities.

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He is credited for helping numerous endangered species recover _____________ certain extinction.

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We admitted her _________ to the cause of humanity.

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I’d rather not ____________ about it in such an unfavorable circumstance.

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Many elephants are poached. Their tusks are used to make valuable ivory objects.