UTBK-SNBT ENG.LIT PART 2

The writer's intention in writing the passage is to ....

• disseminate the information about the impacts loneliness and social isolation in the elderly

• encourage people to be more concerned about the elderly who are lonely and socially isolated

• tell about the loneliness and unhappiness felt by the elderly who are socially isolated, as well as research findings

• convey the pain and sadness experienced by lonely and socially isolated elderly based on research

• prove that the elderly experiencing loneliness and social isolation actually exist in the United States

To whom is the text likely addressed?

• Families staying with elderly

• People living around elderly

• Pensioners who have just left their jobs

• Senior citizens living alone in the suburbs

• Employers having old workers in their companies

From the last paragraph, we can infer that …

• Those who experience loneliness may develop heart disease.

• Loneliness and social isolation that people experience makes them unable to survive.

• Heart disease is the worst ailment that a lonely older person will suffer from.

• The older people get, the more lonely they will feel.

• Feeling lonely aggravates the heart condition of the elderly.

Who needs to see the passage?

• Online customer

• Businessperson

• Manufacturer

• Importer

• Distributor

Which of the following statements is correct?

Stores of the future are trying to achieve the ultimate goal that is to attract more visitors.

• Customers demanded stores with cutting-edge infrastructure to be user-friendly.

• The more advanced the technology is, the more successful the retailers will be.

• Each customer will receive a better and more unique experience in online shopping. 

• Providing a one-of-a-kind shopping experience will require a combination of formats.

• Stores of the future are trying to achieve the ultimate goal that is to attract more visitors.

What is the subject of the passage?

• The emerging technology-specific change in retail industries

• Digital transformation strategies and initiatives for retail organizations

• The digitalization of retail business to push towards its improvements

• The qualities of retailers in succeeding their digital transformation plans

• Different ways of digital transformation in redefining retail stores

The purpose of the passage is to ....

• warn the readers how vulnerable online shopping can be for them

• let the public know the IPR's latest effort to combat counterfeit goods

• inform the problems that can result from purchasing counterfeit products

• explain why counterfeit products are risky and should be avoided by the IP

• raise awareness of the dangers of fake goods that harm consumers

The word nefarious in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to ....

• evil

• virtuous

• irritating

• damaging

• troublesome

With ideas in paragraph 3, it can be predicted that …

• The number of people addicted to counterfeit goods will dwindle.

• Americans will be able to shop wisely on online shopping platforms.

• The perpetrators of buying and selling fake products will be arrested.

• More people would place a higher value on intellectual property.

• Counterfeit items will be less widely distributed in the USA.

The ideas in the passage may be best summarized that …

• The IPR Center publishes a new holiday shopping kit in the US.

• The IPR Center released a new holiday shopping toolkit intended to protect Americans from purchasing counterfeit goods.

• A new holiday shopping kit has been released in the USA by the IPR Center to fight global intellectual property theft.

• The IPR Center prevents counterfeit goods from entering the United States.

• The IPR's new holiday shopping kit campaign seeks to encourage American to actively combat counterfeit items.