48 What does the word “inestimable” in this passage most likely mean?
(A) Without a name.
(B) Too old to be useful.
(C) Without any value.
(D) Too many to be counted.

44 (A) truly (B) rarely (C) hardly (D) healthily

45 (A) play (B) make (C) achieve (D) exercise

46 What is the purpose of this passage? (A) To reveal what really motivates Fujiko F. Fujio to create Doraemon. (B) To describe important features and qualities that are typical of Doraemon. (C) To explain how Doraemon’s fourth-dimensional pocket may work step by step. (D) To argue why Doraemon is more popular than many other Japanese comic books.

47 Which of the following statements is true according to this passage? (A) Doraemon travels back in time in order to create a fourth-dimensional pocket. (B) Some of Doraemon’s gadgets have come into existence and become actual facts. (C) Doraemon behaves like other robot cats except that he eats a treat named dorayaki. (D) One of Doraemon’s chief tasks is to teach Nobita how to handle “Anywhere Door” well.

49 Which of the following is NOT discussed in this passage? (A) Why Doraemon has developed a blue body. (B) When and by whom Doraemon was first created. (C) How Doraemon tries to help Nobita gain control over life. (D) Which of Doraemon’s gadgets is more powerful than the others.

50 Which of the following words best describes the overall tone of this passage? (A) Uneasy. (B) Factual. (C) Negative. (D) Accusing.

26 The _____ shooting in the shopping mall resulted in 5 deaths. (A) fatal (B) annual (C) leisurely (D) memorial

27 The fire broke out during the busiest office hours; luckily, the staff was well trained for such _____. (A) practices (B) drills (C) emergencies (D) developments

28 Firefighters _____ the children through the windows of the burning apartment. (A) fled (B) exited (C) rescued (D) transported

29 The earthquake warning system will _____ you before the strongest shaking arrives. (A) devise (B) impose (C) urge (D) alert