98C 18-35
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18 |
A |
Women need fewer cigarettes to suffer from lung cancer. Option B, want, is wrong as it is the figure done by the report, therefore must take a true figure. Options C and D mean the women smoke it, not need it. |
Collocation Context |
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19 |
B |
The report collocates with “said”. Options A and C mean the conversation between persons and it is not appropriate to use it. Option D is used for reference, but the passage does not quote something, as we cannot see the commas. |
Collocation |
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20 |
B |
“ Susceptible to” is the prepositional phrase. |
Prepositional phrase |
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21 |
C |
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22 |
D |
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23 |
C |
“ Claims” goes with “support”. Option A is wrong in the meaning and the tone. Options B and D are of same kind. Hence, option C is correct. |
Collocation |
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24 |
D |
“ Dying of a disease” is the common prepositional phrase. |
Prepositional phrase |
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25 |
A |
The answer should be in a passive voice. Option C and D must be wrong. For option B, ‘based’ should be followed by ‘on’, thus, A is the answer. |
Passive |
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26 |
B |
“ Suspect” shows a negative attitude of the speaker. It collocates with the phrase “a small scale study. |
Collocation |
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27 |
D |
‘ ...the reported results cannot be true.’ The reported result gives out the evidence. So D is correct. |
Context |
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28 |
A |
Here, ‘given’ means ‘presented’. As there is ‘any’ in front of the ‘age’, so we need ‘given’, it refers to defined time. The other three options mean at some particular ages. |
Context |
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29 |
B |
‘ smoking-induced’ means something caused by smoking. Here, the cancer is caused by smoking. |
Context |
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30. |
D |
Strength mean quality of being strong preference mean liking for something dominance mean most important advantage mean a condition that gives one superiority or success ‘ women appear to slightly less vulnerable than men to smoking-induced cancer’, this is a advantageso the answer is D |
Understanding the context |
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31. |
D |
Similarly mean in a similar way On the other hand mean on the other side Virtually mean in very important respect; almost Therefore mean for that reason ‘ they live longer is a reason of expose to more smoke’, there should use ‘therefore’ |
Understanding the context |
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32. |
C |
Slightly better at giving up …‘ at’ should follow slightly better |
Collocation |
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33. |
B |
Middle-aged should use to modify women, so the answer is B. Option D ‘middle-age’ is not a adjective |
tense |
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34. |
C |
In total mean totally Above all mean most important of all Overall mean including everything Finally mean in conclusion Q.34 there is needed a transition word to conclude the passage |
Discourse marker Understanding the context |
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35. |
A |
Distinguish mean recognize the different between people or thing Pick mean selecting, choice Favor mean liking, goodwill Decide mean give a judgement on something At the beginning of the essay, ‘women smokers, however, have a greater chance of developing lung cancer than men…’ After the analysis, it can prove that there is no different between men and women, so the answer is A |
Understanding the context |
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