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Mid-termEnglishExam

PartOne:Readingcomprehension(30points)

Directions:Readthefollowingpassagesandchoosethebestanswerfromtheoptionsbelow.

Passage1:

Throughouttheyears,theworldoftechnologyhasbeenconstantlyevolvingtomeetsociety'sneeds.However,it'snotjusttechnologyitselfthathasundergonesignificantchanges,buttheroleofthosewhoutilizeit.Associetybecomesmoredependentontechnology,theskillsrequiredbytechprofessionalsareshifting.

Whatisdrivingthischange?Foronething,thenatureoftechnologyjobsthemselvesisrapidlychanging.Whileinthepast,beingcompetentinafewprogramminglanguages,algorithms,andserversetupwassufficient,today'stechnologyprofessionalsarerequiredtomasterabroadarrayofskills.Thisincludesthingslikecloudcomputing,virtualization,bigdata,andmore.

Anotherfactorcontributingtothischangeistheubiquityoftechnologyinsociety.Thankstosmartphonesandtablets,technologyisnowclosertousthanever.Asaresult,thereisanincreasingdemandfortechnologyprofessionalswhonotonlypossesstechnicalskills,butalsounderstandthingslikeuserinterfacedesign,userexperience,andmobileapplicationdevelopment.

Yetanothermajorfactorinthechangingroleoftechprofessionalsistheneedforinterdisciplinarycollaboration.Inorderfortechnologysolutionstobeeffective,theymustbealignedwithbroaderbusinessstrategies.Inordertoachievethis,technologyprofessionalsmustnowbeabletocommunicateeffectivelywithnon-technicalstakeholders,understandtheirneeds,andworkcollaborativelywiththem.

1.Whatisdrivingthechangeintheskillsrequiredbytechprofessionals?

A.Thenatureoftechnologyjobs.

B.Theubiquityoftechnologyinsociety.

C.Theneedforinterdisciplinarycollaboration.

D.Alloftheabove.

2.Whataresomeexamplesofskillsthattoday'stechprofessionalsarerequiredtomaster?

A.Programminglanguagesandalgorithms.

B.Cloudcomputingandvirtualization.

C.Userinterfacedesignandmobileapplicationdevelopment.

D.Alloftheabove.

3.Whyisinterdisciplinarycollaborationessentialforeffectivetechnologysolutions?

A.Technologysolutionsmustbealignedwithbroaderbusinessstrategies.

B.Technologyprofessionalsmustcommunicateeffectivelywithnon-technicalstakeholders.

C.Technologyprofessionalsmustunderstandtheneedsofnon-technicalstakeholders.

D.Alloftheabove.

Passage2:

DearMr.Smith,

IamsorrytoinformyouthatyourapplicationforthepositionofMarketingManagerhasbeenunsuccessful.Wehadahighnumberofwell-qualifiedapplicants,andalthoughyourqualificationsandexperiencewereimpressive,weregrettosaythatwehavedecidedtoofferthepositiontoanothercandidate.

Wewouldliketotakethisopportunitytothankyouforyourinterestinourcompanyandfortakingthetimetoapplyfortheposition.Pleasedonotbediscouraged,aswehavenodoubtthatyourskillsandexperiencewillbeanassettoanothercompany.

Wewishyouallthebestinyourfutureendeavorsandhopethatyouwillconsiderapplyingforotherpositionswithourcompanyinthefuture.

Sincerely,

AmyGreen

HumanResourcesManager

ABCCompany

4.WhywasMr.Smith'sapplicationunsuccessful?

A.Hedidnothavethenecessaryqualificationsandexperience.

B.Anothercandidatewasmorequalifiedfortheposition.

C.Thecompanydidnothaveanyopenpositions.

D.ThecompanydidnotlikeMr.Smith'sapplication.

5.WhatdoesthecompanywanttoconveytoMr.Smith?

A.Thattheyregrethisdecisiontoapplyfortheposition.

B.Thattheyappreciatehisinterestinthecompany.

C.Thattheydonotthinkheisagoodfitforthecompany.

D.Noneoftheabove.

6.WhatdoesthecompanyhopeforMr.Smith?

A.Thathefindsajobatanothercompany.

B.Thatheneverappliesforanotherpositionwiththeircompany.

C.Thathebecomesabetterjobcandidate.

D.Noneoftheabove.

PartTwo:Vocabularyandgrammar(30points)

7.Choosethebestwordtocompletethesentence:

Idon'tusually______tobedbeforemidnight.

A.go

B.went

C.gone

D.going

8.Choosethebestwordtocompletethesentence:

Mysisterisavegetarian,soshedoesn'teat_____meat.

A.any

B.some

C.no

D.many

9.Choosethebestwordtocompletethesentence:

I____mykeysathomethismorning,soIhadtocallmyroommatetoletmein.

A.forget

B.forgot

C.forgotten

D.forgetting

10.Choosethebestwordtocompletethesentence:

Thiscoffeeis_______hot.Ican'tdrinkityet.

A.enough

B.very

C.too

D.so

11.Choosethebestwordtocompletethesentence:

MaryamandAhmedare_______tothepartytonight.

A.coming

B.came

C.come

D.havecome

12.Choosethesentencethatiswrittencorrectly:

A.Shedon'tlikehimjustbecausehe'srich.

B.Hedon'twanttogotothepartytonight.

C.Theyisn'tgoingtobeheretomorrow.

D.Iamgoingtothestoretobuysomegroceries.

PartThree:Writing(40points)

13.Writealettertoyou