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Which caption best describes the picture above?

• Prince Akihito married a commoner in 1959, ending a 1,500-year-old tradition

• Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko have three children and four grandchildren

• Japan's Emperor Akihito, flanked by Empress Michiko, delivers a speech to well-wishers

• Japanese Emperor Hirohito (center) poses with the Imperial family, including his wife, Empress Nagako (seated at left)

• With the sakura season representing a fresh start, it's appropriate that April marks the beginning of the Japanese fiscal and school year.

Which caption best describes the picture?

• The People's Republic of China (PRC or PR China), is a country in East Asia and the world's most populous country, with a population of around 1.404 billion in 2017.

• Many Chinese students and scholars in the US have been subjected to lengthy investigation known as “administrative processing”

• China's political system was based on hereditary monarchies, or dynasties, beginning with the semi-legendary Xia dynasty in 21st century BCE

• Dragon dancers at Chinese New Year celebrations in London

• The collection of fortifications known as the Great Wall of China has historically had a number of different names in both Chinese and English

The table above shows us …

• the forecast visits to four European cities, London, Paris, Madrid and Istanbul, from three countries the United States, Canada and Mexico

• the gross earnings of fiction books in five categories (Young Adults, Classics, Mystery, Romance and Sci-Fi and Fantasy).

• the expenditure of two countries on consumer goods in 2002.

• information on the size of the workforce for three years.

• percentages of consumer expenditure for three categories of products and services in five countries in 2002.

What does the chart tell you?

• The bar chart shows the number of social networking sites visited by internet users in Canada in 2014 and in 2015

• The charts summarise the weight measurements of people living in Charlestown in 1955 and 2015.

• The bar chart illustrates the performance of Someland's primary exports in 2005 and 2015. It also indicates future projections for 2025

• The graph above shows population figures for India and China since the year 2000 and predicted population growth up until 2050

• The bar chart illustrates the percentage of people who hold a science qualification in Singapore and Malaysia

According to the data, it seems likely that international tourism …

• will become the dominant industry, although dairy exports will remain strong

• fell slightly in 2015.

• was the leading exporter behind dairy products in 2014 and 2015.

• was the third key industry in Someland.

• was the lowest exports earner of the three industries.

The government will restrict foreign currency purchases following a sharp drop in the peso.

Firms will have to seek central bank permission to sell pesos to buy foreign currency and to make transfers abroad.

Argentina is also seeking to defer debt payments to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to deal with the crisis.

In an official bulletin issued on Sunday, the government said that it was necessary to adopt "a series of extraordinary measures to ensure the normal functioning of the economy, to sustain the level of activity and employment and protect the consumers".

The central bank said the measures were necessary to "maintain currency stability".

It also said while individuals can continue to buy US dollars, they will need to seek permission to purchase more than $10,000 (£8,223.50) a month.

(Source: https://www.bbc.com/news/business-49547189)

According to the text, we can conclude that ….

• the government will protect people from US dollars.

• individuals can no longer continue to buy US dollars.

• Argentina is making new regulations to strengthen peso.

• Firms will have to seek president’s permission to make transfers abroad.

• Argentina refuses International Monetary Fund’s help

Dad : Let us pray before we start our dinner.

Son : Sure, dad.

Dad : …. Amen.

Son : Amen.

What is the best expression to fill in the blank?

• I'm very determined, and I believe in myself. My family brought me up that way. Thank God for that.

• I thank God every day for good health. Because without it, you've got nothing going on.

• Thank you God for this great world, for trees and fields and bees.

• Thank you God for the meals, for fruit and bread and cheese. Please bless it to our turn!

• I thank God for families, for laughter and for fun.

Mia: Let’s go now, shall we?

Susi: I … for Gina. She is still on the way.

• were waiting

• waited

• has been waiting

• still wait

• am still waiting