Choose the correct answer to complete each gap in the following passage:
When Netflix
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Explanation
Correct Answer:released
Because the sentence mentions a specific, finished time in the past (“in March this year”), we need to use the simple past tense, released.
Why others don’t fit:Releases is present tense. Has released is present perfect, which is not used with a specific finished past time. Had released is past perfect, which is only used when comparing two different past actions.
the 16-episode series When Life Gives You Tangerines in March this year, expectations were not high. Many people doubted that a family drama could get much attention compared to the fast-paced and exciting shows that we can
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Explanation
Correct Answer:usually
Usually means most of the time. It makes sense here because Netflix is well-known for having a lot of fast-paced shows on a regular basis.
Why others don’t fit:Never and hardly mean almost zero, which contradicts the fact that Netflix has many of these exciting shows. Whenever means “at whatever time” and does not fit grammatically between “can” and “find”.
find on Netflix. However, the series was far more successful than anyone
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Explanation
Correct Answer:had imagined
The success happened in the past (“was”), but people’s imaginations happened before that. We use the past perfect tense (had imagined) for an action that happened before another action in the past.
Why others don’t fit:Won’t imagine is future tense. Has imagined is present perfect. Didn’t imagined is grammatically incorrect (it should be “didn’t imagine”).
. The drama is surprisingly moving to viewers not only at home but around the world.
In one scene, young Ae-sun is voted class president but is forced to give the position to a rich boy and accept being vice president instead. Gwang-rye, Ae-sun’s mother, comforts her, saying, “I’m the poor one, not you. Don’t hold back. Live your life to the fullest.” Gwang-rye encourages her daughter to make the most of her life, even while she supports the family through her
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Explanation
Correct Answer:demanding
Demanding means requiring a lot of physical effort, skill, or hard work. Diving in the ocean to support a family is a very tough and demanding job.
Why others don’t fit:Repetitive means doing the exact same thing over and over. Uplifting means making someone feel happy. Creative means using imagination to make new things. These do not correctly describe the difficult physical nature of her survival work.
diving work. Sadly, she passes away at just twenty-nine. She represents a generation that was too busy surviving to have space for dreams or personal success – things that were considered luxuries they could not reach.
In a time of
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Explanation
Correct Answer:commercial
Commercial entertainment refers to shows or movies that are mostly made to earn a profit. The text contrasts this money-focused industry with the genuine, heartfelt story of the drama.
Why others don’t fit:Sufficient means “enough.” Unpopular means people don’t like it, which contradicts the reality of modern entertainment. Mastering means to become highly skilled at something and doesn’t fit grammatically here.
entertainment, creating content that can attract audiences around the world is not easy. However, the success of When Life Gives You Tangerines shows how family stories continue to
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Explanation
Correct Answer:play
In English, we use the set phrase “play a role” to mean having a significant effect, influence, or purpose in a situation.
Why others don’t fit: We do not say “hold a role,” “take a role,” or “make a role” when referring to a story’s impact or function in society.
a powerful role in the Korean entertainment industry.
