Global Events & Social Trends: A Decade in Review
Posted on May 31, 2025 in Social sciences
June 2010 A: YouTube’s Five-Year Evolution: From Platform to Star
1. Key Points
- A. Publicity is now included on the site.
- B. By publishing videos which denounce anti-democratic abuses.
2. True/False Questions
3. Vocabulary Matching
- A. Ignored – Dismissed
- B. Selection – Choice
- C. Produce – Generated
- D. Chance – Accident
4. Multiple Choice Answers
September 2010 A: Store Brands: Adapting to Changing Times
1. Paragraph References
- A: Paragraph 1
- B: Paragraph 6
2. True/False Questions
3. Vocabulary Matching
- A. Merchants – Retailers
- B. Stay – Stick
- C. Drops – Plunges
- D. Basic – Staple
4. Multiple Choice Answers
June 2010 B: Shoppers Go Green: Impact on the Planet
1. Key Points
- A: (Paragraph 1) Consumers really buy eco-friendly products in order to impress other people, by showing them that they are concerned about the environment and can also pay for more expensive products.
- B: (Paragraph 5) Because it gives them a positive image.
2. True/False Questions
3. Vocabulary Matching
- A. Bought – Purchased
- B. Representative – Prime
- C. Intimacy – Privacy
- D. Preoccupied – Concerned
4. Multiple Choice Answers
June 2011 A: Chernobyl and Fukushima: Nuclear Aftermath
1. Paragraph References
- A: Paragraph 1
- B: Paragraph 3
2. True/False Questions
3. Vocabulary Matching
- A. Consequence – Aftermath
- B. Very Sad – Heartbroken
- C. Disintegrating – Crumbling
- D. Working Time – Lifespan
4. Multiple Choice Answers
September 2011 A: Scientists Call for Action on Disasters
1. Paragraph References
- A: Paragraph 1
- B: Paragraph 3
2. True/False Questions
3. Vocabulary Matching
- A. Probable – Likely
- B. Increase – Rise
- C. Connection – Link
- D. Far Away – Distant
4. Multiple Choice Answers
September 2011 B: Are Your Data Safe Online?
1. Paragraph References
- A: Paragraph 4
- B: Paragraph 5
2. True/False Questions
3. Vocabulary Matching
- A. Suspicions – Fears
- B. Compress – Pack
- C. Results – Findings
- D. Attached – Tethered
4. Multiple Choice Answers
June 2012 B: Cleaner Ruins, Dirty Secrets
1. Paragraph References
- A: Paragraph 2
- B: Paragraph 6
2. True/False Questions
3. Vocabulary Matching
- A. Eliminated – Removed
- B. Deteriorated – Damaged
- C. Rubbish – Litter
- D. Show – Display
4. Multiple Choice Answers
September 2012 A: Young People Turn to Free Content
1. Paragraph References
- A: Paragraph 3
- B: Paragraph 4
2. True/False Questions
3. Vocabulary Matching
- A. Monitor – Screens
- B. Pieces – Bits
- C. Connected – Linked
- D. Opportunities – Chances
4. Multiple Choice Answers
September 2012 B: Alert Pizza: A Lifesaving Initiative
1. Paragraph References
- A: Paragraph 2
- B: Paragraph 3
2. True/False Questions
3. Vocabulary Matching
- A. Old – Elderly
- B. Probably – Likely
- C. Variation – Break
- D. Knocked – Banged
4. Multiple Choice Answers
June 2013 A: Twitter and Facebook in Schools
1. Paragraph References
- A: Paragraph 3
- B: Paragraph 5
2. True/False Questions
- A: False. The internet and social media are part of the curriculum.
- B: True. The scheme began with lessons on basic internet safety.
- C: False. Anyone can be defamed.
3. Vocabulary Matching
- A. Chance – Opportunity
- B. Plan – Scheme
- C. Matter – Issue
- D. In Fact – Actually
4. Multiple Choice Answers
June 2013 B: Teen Spirit: What’s It Really Like to Be a Teenager?
1. Paragraph References
- A: Paragraph 3
- B: Paragraph 4
2. True/False Questions
- A: False. First, we blamed hormones for the period from 12 to 25 years.
- B: True. These results indicate development.
- C: False. The truth remains, it doesn’t get any easier.
3. Vocabulary Matching
- A. Shift – Transition
- B. Worried – Concerned
- C. Puzzled – Baffled
- D. Huge – Massive
4. Multiple Choice Answers
July 2013 A: Cigarettes: The Impact of Plain Packaging
1. Paragraph References
- A: Paragraph 2
- B: Paragraph 4
2. True/False Questions
- A: False. We are trying to arrive at a point where they have no business in this country.
- B: True. Cigarettes are full of toxins and cause fatal diseases; plain, standardized packaging makes this explicit.
- C: False. Lansley said that all levels of smoking are harmful.
3. Vocabulary Matching
- A. Prohibition – Ban
- B. Attractive – Appealing
- C. Generic – Plain
- D. Demanding – Requiring
4. Multiple Choice Answers
July 2013 B: Tablets Surpass Desktop Sales
1. Paragraph References
- A: Paragraph 2
- B: Paragraph 2
2. True/False Questions
- A: False. Millions are replacing their gadgets.
- B: True. People are using the money to buy their own tablet.
- C: False. Apple registered figures at a standstill.
3. Vocabulary Matching
- A. Machine – Device
- B. Start – Launch
- C. Estimated – Forecast
- D. Tendency – Trend
4. Multiple Choice Answers
June 2014 A: Antarctic Ice Traps Research Ship: Weather, Not Climate
1. Paragraph References
- A: Paragraph 2
- B: Paragraph 3
2. True/False Questions
- A: False. Arctic sea ice has been at its lowest in September.
- B: False. The reasons are debated.
- C: True. This pattern affects the West Antarctic.
3. Vocabulary Matching
- A. Indeed – Actually
- B. Force – Strength
- C. Effect – Impact
- D. Decreasing – Declining
4. Multiple Choice Answers
