Q1 목적 다음 글의 목적으로 가장 적절한 것은?

• ① to suggest making detailed plans for success
• ② to explain why people fear the future
• ③ to request donations for a planning workshop
• ④ to criticize the use of ink pens
• ⑤ to encourage accepting uncertainty in daily life

정답 ⑤

해설 글쓴이는 우리가 통제할 수 없는 불확실성을 인정하고 그 상황을 받아들이는 마음가짐을 갖자고 권유하고 있으므로 'to encourage accepting uncertainty in daily life'가 정답이다.

Q5 제목 다음 글의 제목으로 가장 적절한 것은?

• ① Why We Should Always Make Detailed Plans
• ② The Importance of Staying Flexible With Uncertainty
• ③ How to Achieve Success Through Better Planning
• ④ The Hidden Meaning of Our Daily Lives
• ⑤ Different Ways to Organize Your Personal Calendar

정답 ②

해설 'The Importance of Staying Flexible With Uncertainty'는 불확실성을 받아들이고 계획에 집착하지 않는 유연한 태도가 필요하다는 글의 핵심 내용을 포괄적으로 담고 있다.

Q7 어법1 다음 글의 밑줄 친 부분 중, 어법상 틀린 것은?

Letting go of our need for control, being aware, ① is a lot about gathering the courage to face uncertainty. Human beings want to know. When we don't know, when things are uncertain, we often feel frightened and become inflexible. So we pretend that things are more predictable than they really are, ② even though we actually live with enormous uncertainty all the time. We cling to our plans and ideas about how things should be and turn out ever so ③ desperately. And there's nothing wrong with having plans. I think ④ that's a beautiful thing. But there's a difference between planning and thinking all your plans have to come to fruition. American president Eisenhower once said: 'Plans are worthless, but planning is everything.' Imagine if we all used pencil instead of ink to write in our calendars and planners. Both figuratively and literally. Imagine if we could bear in mind that ⑤ what we write down, what we think is going to happen, might not be what actually happens. And if we could try our best to be all right with that.

정답 ④

해설 가주어 it을 묻는 문제로, 문맥상 지칭하는 대상이 없으므로 가주어 it이 적절합니다.

Q14 순서배열 주어진 글 다음에 이어질 글의 순서로 가장 적절한 것을 고르시오.

[주어진 글]
Letting go of our need for control, being aware, is a lot about gathering the courage to face uncertainty. Human beings want to know. When we don't know, when things are uncertain, we often feel frightened and become inflexible. So we pretend that things are more predictable than they really are, even though we actually live with enormous uncertainty all the time.

(A) But there's a difference between planning and thinking all your plans have to come to fruition. American president Eisenhower once said: 'Plans are worthless, but planning is everything.' Imagine if we all used pencil instead of ink to write in our calendars and planners.

(B) We cling to our plans and ideas about how things should be and turn out ever so desperately. And there's nothing wrong with having plans. I think it's a beautiful thing.

(C) Both figuratively and literally. Imagine if we could bear in mind that what we write down, what we think is going to happen, might not be what actually happens. And if we could try our best to be all right with that.

• ① (A) - (B) - (C)
• ② (B) - (A) - (C)
• ③ (B) - (C) - (A)
• ④ (C) - (A) - (B)
• ⑤ (C) - (B) - (A)

정답 ②

해설 정답 순서: (B) → (A) → (C)

Q15 요약문빈칸 다음 글을 아래와 같이 요약하고자 한다. 빈칸에 들어갈 알맞은 어휘를 주어진 철자로 시작하여 각 한 단어로 답안을 작성하시오.

Embracing (a)u____________ requires the courage to abandon our rigid need for control in an unpredictable world. While making plans is a valuable human endeavor, we must avoid the mistake of assuming these outcomes are guaranteed. Instead of clinging desperately to fixed (b)e____________, we should remain flexible and accept that reality often deviates from our intentions. By adopting a more (c)a____________ mindset, we can better navigate the inherent unpredictability of life without succumbing to fear or unnecessary (d)i____________.

정답
(a) uncertainty [불확실성] - Embracing uncertainty requires the courage to abandon our rigid need for control in an unpredictable world.
(b) expectations [기대; 예상] - Instead of clinging desperately to fixed expectations, we should remain flexible and accept that reality often deviates from our intentions.
(c) adaptable [적응 가능한; 적응 능력이 있는] - By adopting a more adaptable mindset, we can better navigate the inherent unpredictability of life without succumbing to fear or unnecessary inflexibility.
(d) inflexibility - By adopting a more adaptable mindset, we can better navigate the inherent unpredictability of life without succumbing to fear or unnecessary inflexibility.