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1. 출처: 인사혁신처, 2025 9급 공개경쟁채용시험 영어 나책형 20번 선지 4

   밑줄 친 부분에 들어갈 말로 가장 적절한 것을 고르시오.

   The holiday season is a time to give thanks, reflect on the past year, and spend time with family and friends. However, if you’re not careful, it can also be a time you overspend on holiday purchases. People have an innate impulse to overspend, experts say. They are “wired” to be consumers. The short-term gratification of giving gifts to loved ones can eclipse the long-term focus that’s needed to be good with money. That’s where many people fall short. We can overspend because our long-term goals are much more abstract, and it actually requires us to do extra levels of cognitive processing to delay instant gratification. Additionally, consumers may feel ______________________________ because they don’t want to appear “cheap.” Many companies also promote deals during the holidays that can encourage people to spend more than usual.

   the social pressure to spend more than they might like

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2. 출처: 인사혁신처, 2024 제1회 지방직공무원 시험(시도교육청) 영어(지방9급) C책형 9번 선지 4

   밑줄 친 부분에 들어갈 말로 가장 적절한 것을 고르시오.

   A: Charles, I think we need more chairs for our upcoming event. B: Really? I thought we already had enough chairs. A: My manager told me that more than 350 people are coming. B: __________________________________________________ A: I agree. I am also a bit surprised. B: Looks like I’ll have to order more then. Thanks.

   That’s a lot more than I expected.

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3. 출처: 인사혁신처, 2024 제1회 지방직공무원 시험(시도교육청) 영어(지방9급) C책형 20번 선지 1

   밑줄 친 부분에 들어갈 말로 적절한 것을 고르시오.

   Cost pressures in liberalized markets have different effects on existing and future hydropower schemes. Because of the cost structure, existing hydropower plants will always be able to earn a profit. Because the planning and construction of future hydropower schemes is not a short-term process, it is not a popular investment, in spite of low electricity generation costs. Most private investors would prefer to finance ____________________________________________, leading to the paradoxical situation that although an existing hydropower plant seems to be a cash cow, nobody wants to invest in a new one. Where public shareholders/owners (states, cities, municipalities) are involved, the situation looks very different because they can see the importance of the security of supply and also appreciate long-term investments.

   more short-term technologies

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4. 출처: 인사혁신처, 2023 제1회 지방직공무원 시험(시도교육청) 영어(지방9급) B책형 10번 선지 3

   밑줄 친 부분에 들어갈 말로 가장 적절한 것을 고르시오.

   A: You were the last one who left the office, weren’t you? B: Yes. Is there any problem? A: I found the office lights and air conditioners on this morning. B: Really? Oh, no. Maybe I forgot to turn them off last night. A: Probably they were on all night. B: ________________________________________________

   I’m sorry. I promise I’ll be more careful from now on.

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5. 출처: 인사혁신처, 2022 제1회 지방직공무원 시험(시도교육청) 영어(지방9급) A책형 17번 선지 1

   다음 글의 요지로 가장 적절한 것은?

   In one study, done in the early 1970s when young people tended to dress in either “hippie” or “straight” fashion, experimenters donned hippie or straight attire and asked college students on campus for a dime to make a phone call. When the experimenter was dressed in the same way as the student, the request was granted in more than two-thirds of the instances; when the student and requester were dissimilarly dressed, the dime was provided less than half the time. Another experiment showed how automatic our positive response to similar others can be. Marchers in an antiwar demonstration were found to be more likely to sign the petition of a similarly dressed requester and to do so without bothering to read it first.

   People are more likely to help those who dress like themselves.

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6. 출처: 인사혁신처, 2026 9급 공개경쟁채용시험 영어 가책형 1번 지문 용례

   밑줄 친 부분에 들어갈 말로 가장 적절한 것을 고르시오.

   e makes some areas less hospitable than others, increasing numbers of people will move to the more __________ areas.

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