영어 모의고사 (자동 편성)

Many people throw away items ①that they no longer need. However, some students have started ②to buy and sell used goods instead of throwing them away. This practice, often ③called secondhand trading, takes place at flea markets or through simple online apps. When you buy a secondhand book or a used bicycle, you save money and reduce waste at the same time. For example, a jacket that no longer ④fit your older sibling can become a treasure for someone else. Giving an old item to a new owner is like giving a toy a second life. In contrast, throwing away useful items increases the amount of trash that ends up in landfills. Therefore, secondhand trading, ⑤which requires little effort, protects both your wallet and the environment. Small choices like this can make a big difference for our planet.

For many years, comic books and graphic novels were seen as a ① lazy alternative to real reading. Parents and teachers often worried that pictures did the work that words should do, leaving young readers with ② weaker vocabulary and imagination. Recent research, however, tells a more ③ complicated story. Graphic novels actually require readers to combine written text with visual clues, inferring emotion from a character's expression or understanding time gaps between panels. This combination can build a ④ different but equally valuable set of reading skills. Teachers who once banned comics from their classrooms are now using them to reach students who struggled with traditional novels, finding that many reluctant readers finish an entire graphic novel and then move on to longer books with new confidence. Rather than replacing traditional reading, graphic novels appear to work best as an ⑤ obstacle that leads students toward it.

Our class field trip to the national art museum began with a worksheet that I initially found ① annoying, since it asked us to stand in front of a single painting for a full five minutes before moving on. Five minutes felt unbearably long for one picture, and I nearly skipped ahead to the next room. Forcing myself to stay, however, I began noticing details that a quick glance would have missed entirely: a faint second figure hidden in the shadows, brushstrokes that grew ② rougher toward the edges of the canvas, a color repeated in three unrelated corners. My initial impression of the painting as simply pleasant slowly became something closer to ③ fascination. Our teacher later explained that most museum visitors spend under fifteen seconds per artwork on average, which means they experience galleries as a ④ sharp, detailed collection of individual works. That single afternoon taught me that patience, not expertise, is often the only thing separating a bored visitor from an amazed one.

Around elementary schools, bright yellow signs mark what is known as a school zone, an area where drivers are required to slow down to reduce the risk of striking a child who might dart into the street without warning. Some drivers complain that the reduced speed limit wastes their time, especially when no children happen to be visible at that moment. This complaint misses an important fact about how children behave near traffic: _______________. A car traveling even ten kilometers per hour slower gives a driver several extra seconds to brake, often the exact difference between a frightening near miss and a tragedy.

Our school is starting a new campaign called 'Bring Your Own Bag,' and starting next Monday, the school store will no longer offer free plastic bags. (A) Instead, we encourage everyone to bring a reusable shopping bag from home, since plastic bags are made from petroleum and take hundreds of years to break down. (B) Therefore, using a reusable bag is a simple habit that protects sea animals and reduces pollution, and students who bring their own bags will receive a small sticker as a reward. (C) However, students who forget their bags may still purchase a paper bag for a small fee, so we hope every student will join this easy and meaningful campaign.

Last Saturday, Jimin visited the recycling center near her apartment with her science class. (A) She had expected the place to be dirty and unpleasant, but the center looked clean and well organized. A worker named Mr. Park guided the students through each area, explaining how bottles, cans, and paper were sorted. (B) He showed them a machine that crushed plastic bottles into small pieces before they were sent to factories. Jimin was surprised to learn that mixed trash, thrown into the wrong bin, often ruined an entire batch of recyclables. (C) For example, one greasy pizza box could contaminate a whole pile of clean paper. However, when items were sorted correctly, they could be reused many times, almost like ingredients in a favorite recipe. Walking home, Jimin realized that her small effort at home truly mattered. She decided to sort her family's trash more carefully.

She explained that sitting in a cold, air-conditioned room for too long can make people feel weak and achy. Last week, I started feeling tired and had a mild headache every afternoon at school. ( ① ) At first, I thought I was just stressed about exams, but my mother told me it might be air-conditioning sickness. ( ② ) After doing some research, I learned a few simple ways to prevent it. ( ③ ) First, I began carrying a light jacket to wear indoors, and I made sure to drink warm water instead of only cold drinks. ( ④ ) I also started stretching and walking around every hour instead of sitting still all day. ( ⑤ ) Within a few days, my headaches disappeared, and I felt much more energetic.

주어진 문장: These habits include the way we use light, water, and electronic devices every day. Every day, we leave behind marks of the gases that warm our planet, much like footprints left in wet sand. ① These marks, often called our carbon footprint, come from small choices such as driving, eating, and using electricity. ② Many students think that only large factories create these marks, but ordinary habits at home also matter greatly. ③ For example, turning off lights when leaving a room reduces the energy that power plants must produce. ④ Walking or biking to school instead of riding in a car also lowers the amount of gas released into the air. In contrast, leaving devices plugged in all night quietly increases our footprint without our notice. ⑤ Therefore, students who practice these simple habits regularly can shrink their footprint significantly. Small daily choices, repeated over time, become powerful tools for protecting the environment we all share.

주어진 문장: This step matters because greasy or wet waste attracts insects during collection. Dear residents, we are writing to explain how to separate food waste correctly in our building. Many people still throw food waste into the general trash, which causes bad smells. ① Therefore, this notice describes the exact steps you should follow every day. First, please use the special yellow bin near the parking lot for all food scraps. ② Fruit peels, vegetable ends, and leftover rice belong in this bin, not in a plastic bag. However, hard items such as eggshells and bones must go into the general trash instead. ③ In addition, please drain excess liquid from your food waste before throwing it away. ④ This simple habit, which only takes a few seconds, keeps the area clean and dry. For example, tea bags should never be placed in the food waste bin. ⑤ Thank you for helping our neighborhood stay pleasant.

주어진 문장: Despite his doubts, he refused to give up on his dream. Every January, our school invites a graduate to share advice, and last week a former student named Minho visited our class. ( ① ) Three years ago, he was a shy sophomore who dreamed of becoming a science teacher but doubted his own grades. ( ② ) He wrote down this single goal in his notebook and read it every morning before class. ( ③ ) Instead of studying everything at once, he focused on one weak subject each month and asked his teachers for extra help. ( ④ ) He also found a study partner who shared the same goal, and they checked each other's progress every week. ( ⑤ ) Today, Minho is studying to become a science teacher at university, proving that steady effort truly pays off.