영어 모의고사 (자동 편성)

Last summer, our neighborhood association ① invited students to help paint a mural on the long wall beside the community center, and nearly forty volunteers with completely different painting abilities showed up on the first day. I worried that combining so many different skill levels would create an ugly, mismatched result, since some volunteers ② had painted for years while others, including me, had never held a large brush before. The project leader solved this by dividing the huge design into small, connected sections and ③ assign each volunteer a section matched to their comfort level, from simple solid-color backgrounds to detailed flowers. Beginners filled in wide open skies, while experienced painters ④ added fine details like veins on leaves or shadows under birds. When the plastic sheets finally came down, the mural looked remarkably unified, not despite the many different hands involved, but because each hand had ⑤ been given a task suited to what it could do well.

Summer vacation is a great time to go camping, but a safe trip requires ①careful preparation. First, pack enough water and snacks, since staying hydrated is ②essential in hot weather. Second, bring sunscreen and insect repellent, which will ③expose your skin to sunburn and bug bites. Check the weather forecast before you leave, and choose a campsite that is ④safe from flooding. A flashlight and extra batteries are also useful in case you need light after dark, and this small habit can make your trip much ⑤safer.

My cousin, who has never taken a single music lesson, recently used a composing app on her phone to write a short song for her friend's birthday video. Watching her work, I realized the app handled much of the technical difficulty that used to stop beginners from composing at all, automatically keeping her melody in key and suggesting chords that matched the mood she selected. What the app could not do, however, was _______________. She spent nearly an hour adjusting a single short phrase until it matched the feeling she wanted to capture, deleting and replaying it dozens of times. Watching her patient trial and error, I understood that these tools lower the technical barrier to making music, but they do not remove the very human task of deciding what a piece of music is actually trying to say.

Earthquakes strike without any warning, which is exactly why the seconds immediately after the shaking begins matter more than any other moment in an emergency. (A) Furniture that seems merely inconvenient during a fire drill, such as a heavy desk, becomes a lifesaving shield when the ceiling above begins to crack. (B) Safety experts consistently teach the same three steps: drop to the ground, take cover under sturdy furniture, and hold on until the shaking stops. (C) Many people instinctively want to run outside during a quake, imagining that open space is always safer than a building, but this instinct can be dangerous, since falling debris often causes more injuries near exits and windows.

Every summer, lifeguards repeat the same warnings to swimmers, yet drowning remains one of the most common causes of accidental death among teenagers. (A) Rip currents present a particularly deceptive threat, since the water's surface can appear calm even while a powerful current pulls a swimmer steadily away from shore. (B) Experts advise that anyone caught in such a current should swim parallel to the beach rather than struggling directly against it, since fighting the current head-on quickly exhausts even a strong swimmer. (C) Part of the problem is that danger in water rarely looks dramatic, since a swimmer in trouble often makes little noise and shows no obvious signs of panic.

Yet the more she corrected them, the quieter the room became. Last month, our class began practicing for the school choir contest, but rehearsals quickly turned tense. ( ① ) Minji, who had the loudest voice, kept correcting other members in the middle of songs. ( ② ) Several students felt hurt and began skipping practice, saying it felt more like criticism than teamwork. Our music teacher noticed the empty seats and asked what was happening. ( ③ ) Minji explained that she only wanted the group to sound perfect. However, Junho said her tone made people afraid to sing at all. ( ④ ) After an awkward silence, Minji admitted she had never noticed how her words affected others. So the class tried something new: each member shared one compliment before rehearsal began. ( ⑤ ) Slowly, the tension faded and attendance returned to normal. On the day of the contest, the choir sang together with real confidence and earned second place.

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.

My younger brother was especially excited to see the huge whale model hanging from the ceiling. Last Saturday, the temperature outside reached almost thirty-eight degrees, so my family decided to stay indoors for the entire day. ( ① ) At first, I worried that staying inside would be boring, but we found several fun activities to enjoy together. ( ② ) In the morning, we visited a nearby indoor climbing gym, where I learned some basic climbing techniques from an instructor. ( ③ ) After lunch, we went to a small museum near our house that had a special exhibition about ocean animals. ( ④ ) In the afternoon, we played board games at a cafe that offered dozens of different games. ( ⑤ ) By the time we got home, I realized that indoor activities could be just as exciting as outdoor ones.

This is precisely why traffic engineers insist that speed, not visibility, should determine how school zones are enforced. 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. ( ① ) Some drivers complain that the reduced speed limit wastes their time, especially when no children happen to be visible at that moment. ( ② ) This complaint misses an important fact about how children behave near traffic: young students often lack the judgment to predict how far a car will travel before it can stop. ( ③ ) They may step off the curb chasing a ball or a friend without checking either direction. ( ④ ) 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. ( ⑤ ) For this reason, cities have begun installing cameras that automatically fine drivers who ignore the posted limit near schools.

None of this, she reminded us, has anything to do with the words a character actually says. Before a single line of dialogue is written for many animated shows, a character designer has already spent weeks deciding how that character should look, move, and be recognized at a glance. ( ① ) A visiting illustrator who spoke at our school explained that a truly successful design should be identifiable even as a plain black silhouette, since audiences often notice a character's outline before they notice any facial detail. ( ② ) She showed us early sketches of a now-famous cartoon hero, in which the same personality had been tested through dozens of different body shapes, from short and round to tall and angular, before the final version was chosen. ( ③ ) Small choices, she added, carry surprising weight: rounded shapes tend to feel friendly and safe, while sharp angles suggest danger or power, even to viewers who have never studied design. ( ④ ) I left the talk realizing that a character's personality is communicated through its silhouette long before it ever speaks a single word. ( ⑤ )