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7. (I) Mysterious discoveries found in a Mexican cave provide 10. (I) When Italy’s Sulmona-Carpinone train opened for service
insight into ancient Maya rites. (II) The cave’s walls are in 1897, it was considered an engineering masterpiece as it
covered in dozens of black and red handprints. (III) Thousands could climb up steep slopes. (II) Its 73-mile route still remains
of Maya people still reside in villages in Southeast Mexico, the second-highest in the country. (III) The historic train shut
Guatemala, and Belize. (IV) According to archaeologists, down in 2010 with the rise of the automobile and a mass
these two colours have a meaning and might be connected migration from the countryside to cities. (IV) The train’s closure
to coming-of-age rituals in ancient Maya. (V) The handprints, caused more than transportation troubles; it also blocked a
which were largely done by youngsters, date back over 1,200 vital connection to the past. (V) For daily transportation, buses
years, when Maya civilisation was at its pinnacle. gradually replaced trains.

A) I B) II C) III D) IV E) V A) I B) II C) III D) IV E) V

8. (I) Naim Süleymanoğlu, nicknamed ‘Pocket Hercules’, started 11. (I) The Great Depression was the longest and deepest
weightlifting in 1977 when he was nine years old. (II) At the downturn in the history of the United States and the
age of fifteen, he became the champion by winning two gold modern industrial economy. (II) Most economic historians
medals at the World Junior Weightlifting Championships held characterised it as a disaster because of its length, depth,
in Brazil. (III) The name of the national weightlifter, Naim and consequences. (III) It lasted slightly more than a decade,
Süleymanoğlu, was given to a street in Edirne. (IV) At the age beginning in 1929 and ending during World War II. (IV)
of sixteen, he broke the world record and became champion Throughout these years, industrial production came to a halt,
again. (V) Thus, he became the youngest world record holder unemployment soared, families suffered, and marriage rates
in weightlifting history. fell dramatically. (V) This economic disaster began in the
United States and spread around the globe.
A) I B) II C) III D) IV E) V
A) I B) II C) III D) IV E) V

9. (I) The efficiency of an organisation depends on the 12. (I) In November, when there are discount days at real and
qualities of its leader. (II) Leadership can be defined as the online markets, spending doubles. (II) Waiting at the cashier
process of influencing others in a group, gathering them due to not having enough cash or forgetting the wallet is
around certain goals, and mobilising them to achieve set an annoying situation that has happened to many people.
goals. (III) A leader is one who creates visions and goals, (III) However, carrying cash or having a physical wallet is no
encourages business employees or group members to longer a necessity thanks to the digital revolution we have
share, and work towards achieving them. (IV) The word experienced in the last decade. (IV) Instead, it is possible
‘charisma’ is originally a Greek word and means ‘bestowed to pay securely, quickly, and easily with payments carried
divine ability to inspire’. (V) Leaders are concerned with to smartphones and ‘mobile wallets’. (V) Digital payment
motivating their team to make change happen and applications and mobile wallets have become widely preferred
supporting the members’ vision for change. in a very short time as they greatly facilitate life and shopping.
A) I B) II C) III D) IV E) V A) I B) II C) III D) IV E) V

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