4. Hunting for food was one way to reduce stress for people in the past. Similarly / Nevertheless / Thus, people in today’s world do exercise to relax themselves.
5. There are many benefits of replacing human workers with robots; eventually / however / in short, some problems with technical error can be found.
6. Forest destruction is becoming a serious problem; likewise / on the other hand / therefore, the government encourages people to plant more trees.
B. Instructions: Fill each blank with the most suitable transitional word or phrase. (2%)
1. Machinery is very expensive.____________, farmers in developing countries cannot buy it.
2. Nuclear energy can be a good alternative energy resource. ____________, it has many advantages.
C. Instructions: Express your opinions on the following questions. (2%)
Do you agree with the development of smart phones? Give 2 reasons. (The use of giving opinion expressions 0.5 mark and each reason 0.75 mark)
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1. ________________________________________________________________________
2. ________________________________________________________________________
D. Instructions: Evaluate the author’s arguments in the following passage. (3%)
Nanotechnology can bring dangers to the environment and human life. First of all, wastes from nanoproducts can cause pollution in the sea and affect the life cycle of marine animals. For example, a fisherman in southern Thailand found that some fish species have disappeared from the sea. Moreover, products made by nanotechnology can cause health hazards. A customer believed that a nano t-shirt he wore to play sports was the cause of skin rashes (ผื่นผิวหนัง).
1. What is a main idea of the passage? Use your own words(1 mark)
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2. Do you think the author’s evidence is convincing? (0.5 mark) Why or why not? (1 mark) Also, provide an example from the passage to support your claim. (0.5 mark)