25. The committee ________the depth of his knowledge in linguistics, given that he was just an undergraduate student.
(A) was amazed at
(B) amazed at
(C) was amazed
(D) amazed

26. According to the excerpt, what is considered the author's "travel addiction"?(A) The desire to fill an inner emptiness.(B) The need to create good memories.(C) The feeling of being isolated by the world.(D) The courage to leave one's own homeland.

27. According to Daniel Kahneman, how long does the "psychological present" of the "experiencing self" last on average?(A) More than 600 million seconds per day.(B) 10 times more than one can remember.(C) Around 600 seconds per year.(D) Less than 10 seconds each time.

28. What might the word "metabolise" mean here?(A) To process nutrition in food.(B) To digest the past memories.(C) To increase chemical reactions.(D) To erase images from the past.

29. What kind of metaphor does Kahneman use to refer to the behavior of the "remembering self"?(A) Dictatorship.(B) Gardening.(C) Stewardship.(D) Companionship.

30. What might be the main insight the author gains from Kahneman's theory of happiness?(A) That life satisfaction becomes true happiness when one travels alone.(B) That one can never trust other's memories unless the memories are shared.(C) That how one experiences life is never the same as how one remembers it.(D) That memory will only be stored in our brain if we try to turn it into narrative.

31. According to Linda Stone in the passage, which of the following may be considered "continuous partial attention"?(A) Listening to the music while studying for an examination.(B) Having emailed the professor, you put a few lines into a report.(C) Sitting in the bus while watching your favorite drama on Netflix.(D) Constantly checking LINE messages while dining with your family.

32. What is the "paradox" discussed in the essay?(A) Multitasking is supposed to hurt productivity but real-world practices have shown otherwise.(B) Multitasking means doing many things simultaneously but research shows that only one thing can be done well at the same time.(C) Multitasking is supposed to mean switching rapidly among tasks but research shows that speed does not matter.(D) Multitasking divides the attention but research shows that this process takes place in the anterior prefrontal cortex.

33. According to the passage, which of the following is one example that shows rapidly switching between different projects at work can be valuable?(A) It immediately cuts down on the need of digital devices at work.(B) It quickly raises the employee's overall sense of job satisfaction.(C) It allows the client's need to be attended to promptly.(D) It encourages the contributions of knowledgeable workers.

34. Why is it necessary for the authors to refer to the Hong Kong study and the survival of our species? Their point is that___________.(A) multitasking is not just about natural science.(B) multitasking is not just part of human nature.(C) multitasking is not just happening in Hong Kong.(D) multitasking is not just about digital technology.

35. Which of the following best represents the authors' attitude toward multitasking?(A) It hurts productivity and should be banned right away.(B) It came with digital technologies through our own effort.(C) Doing more than one thing at the same time is impossible.(D) Knowing what to attend to at any given moment is critical.

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