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1. Movie studio Mega Pictures is threatening to sever ties with Pine Province. Provincial legislators are currently working on a bill that would allow businesses to refuse services to certain groups and individuals. Mega, which brings an estimated $200 million to the province each year while making films there, has released a statement opposing the bill, which the studio believes sanctions discrimination. Mega says that as an inclusive company that embraces diversity, it cannot continue to film in Pine Province should the bill pass. Overall, Mega emphasized that the proposed legislation (?).
Opt:
- a) is a covert form of corporate taxation
- b) is at odds with the company's principles
- c) would put local businesses at a disadvantage
- d) would limet the sudio's profits in the province
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답은 b).
sever ties with~ :~와 관계를 끊다.
province: 주, 지방.
bill : 법안
be at odds with : ~과 상충되다.
2. In George Lucas's original Star Wars series, the theme of family bonds is fundamental. The film's villain, Darth Vader, battles his own son, the here Luke Skywalker. Darth Vader is a complex characterㅡa good man who turned to "the Dark Side." Despite Darth Vader's wickedness, Luke feels unconditional love for his father, sparing his life in their duel. This action reawakens Darth Vader's own fatherly devotion, whick allows him to betray the Dark Side, sacrificing his own life to save Luke. In this climactic scene, Lucas shows that (?).
Opt:
- a) devotion to a cause can lead one badly astray
- b) evil corrodes even the strongest family bonds
- c) family loyalty can compromise good judgement
- d) love can reddem those who have lost their way
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답은 d).
prostate: 전립선
opt = choose = elect
surveillance: 감시
radiation: 방사능 치료
hardship: 고난
spare = avoid
wickedness: 사악함
forgo : 포기하다.
invasive treatment = surgery
fundamental : 기본적인
corrode: 침식시키다.
astray: 길을 잃은, 타락한
redeem = save
3. The Battle of Salamis in 480 BC was a major naval conflict between the Greeks and Persians. The Greeks had withdrawn their navy to Salamis island after a series of crushing defeats. Eager for a decisive victory, the Persian king Xerxes sailed into the Straits of Salamis with a gigantic fleet. So narrow was the waterway, however, that his vessels could not maneuver effectively. Seeing the Persians' predicament, the Greek general Themistocles led a well-organized and highly maneuverable Greek naval force to victory. Within a year of the battle, the remaining Persian forces in Greece had been soundly defeated in battle, and the Persians would never again threaten the Greek mainland.
Opt:
- a) The Persians retreated to Salamis after several major defeats.
- b) Xerxes was reluctant to engage the Greeks in battle at Salamis.
- c) Themistocles had difficulty navigating the Straits of Salamis.
- d) The Persians' defeat at Salamis did not end the war in Greece.
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답은 d).
brass: 놋쇠, 황동
admittedly: 인정하건데,
alternatively: 대안으로, 또한
naval : 해양의
withdraw: 후퇴하다.
eager for : ~을 열망하여
sail : 항해하다.
fleet : 함대
vessel: 배
maneuver: 작전적으로 행동하게 하다.
soundly : 철저히
controversial : 논쟁될 만한
depict : 묘사하다.
monarch : 군주
portrait : 초상화
formality : 관습
taint = contamination
culprit : 주범
prompt : 즉각적인, 유도하다.
bear : 감당하다.
coming off = recover from
part way with : ~와 작별하다
obscure : 인기없는, 존재감없는
intentional : 의도적인
stool : 의자
slump down : 주저 앉다.
favorite : 특출난 (heavy favorite : 우승후보)
