TEXT A — FUKUSHIMA WATER. A1. Answer the following questions using your own words but taking into account the information in the text. (2 points: 1 point each) a. How will the release be done? b. Why are fishing unions against the release?

A2. Are the following statements true (T) or false (F)? Identify the part of the text that supports your answer by copying the exact passage on the answer sheet. (1.5 points: 0.5 each) a. Tritium may sometimes be a dangerous radioactive material. b. Fukushima nuclear plant is the only one that processes wastewater containing tritium. c. Most Pacific peoples live on what they get from the ocean.

A3. Find a synonym for each of the four words below from these six options. All words are underlined in the text (1 point: 0.25 each). Options: release, remove, dispose, concern, hold off, ban. a. extract b. prohibition c. postpone d. worry

A4. Choose a, b, or c, in each question below. Only one choice is correct. (1.5 points: 0.5 each) 1. The Fukushima water treatment will be done by... a) Tokyo Electric Power. b) the International Atomic Energy Agency. c) both Tokyo Electric Power and the International Atomic Energy Agency. 2. South Korea and China want Japan to... a) explain the effects of the release on the environment. b) release the wastewater into Pacific coastal areas. c) refrain from the release into the Pacific Ocean. 3. South Koreans are… a) allowed to eat Fukushima seafood. b) not allowed to eat Fukushima fish. c) sure Fukushima seafood is safe to eat.

Part II. Composition (130 to 150 words approximately) (4 points). A5. Do you think green energy is the energy source for the future? Give reasons.

TEXT B — FINE, I ADMIT IT – I AM A "DRY TEXTER". B1. Answer the following questions using your own words but taking into account the information in the text. (2 points: 1 point each) a. What is "dry texting"? b. Why does the author use that kind of text?

B2. Are the following statements true (T) or false (F)? Identify the part of the text that supports your answer by copying the exact passage on the answer sheet. (1.5 points: 0.5 each) a. The author opens all the messages that she receives on her mobile. b. The author's typing ability adds to her tendency to dry texting. c. The author always prefers her husband to dry text her.

B3. Find a synonym for each of the four words below from these six options. All words are underlined in the text (1 point: 0.25 each). Options: hurtful, maintain, bring, fix, extensive, thrill. a. persuade b. considerable c. upsetting d. keep

B4. Choose a, b, or c, in each question below. Only one choice is correct. (1.5 points: 0.5 each) 1. Something that causes the author's dry texting is her... a) habit of never replying to substantial messages. b) mental exhaustion after writing in her job. c) inability to use emojis alongside typed texts. 2. Autocorrect… a) gets in the way of the author's typing. b) suggests more words than the author is willing to type. c) makes the author consider using emojis. 3. The author's conversations with her husband are… a) only extensive when typing about feelings. b) managed with an exchange of a lot of words. c) sometimes special when he is not dry texting.

Part II. Composition (130 to 150 words approximately) (4 points). B5. Are you a regular dry texter? Give reasons.