2) 파트 5 3문제 1. To resolve a customer complaint involving a refund, a representative had to ------- an archived record from three months ago. (A) retrieve (B) suspend (C) improve (D) nominate 해석 -- 환불과 관련된 고객 불만을 해결하기 위해서, 담당자는 3개월 전에 보관된 기록을 검색해야만 했다. 해설 -- 동사 어휘 문제 ‘담당자는 3개월 전에 보관된 기록을 검색해야만 했다’는 문맥이 되어야 하므로 ‘(정보를) 검색하다, (잃은 것을) 되찾다’의 뜻을 지닌 동사 (A) retrieve가 정답이다. 참고로 (B) suspend는 ‘매달다, 유예하다’, (C) improve는 ‘향상시키다’, 그리고 (D) nominate는 &lsqu

The female sea divers of Jeju are among the symbolic features of the southern island and admittedly its major tourist resource. The “haenyeo” and their age-old ocean harvesting skills are recognized by UNESCO as Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. Back in the 15th century, however, these stalwart women flabbergasted a new magistrate on his inspection tour by bravely jumping into the cold winter sea, wearing only outfits made of thin cotton. The tender-hearted magistrate hande

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Test your knowledge of Korea with our weekly quiz on the language, culture, history or anything K-related.  Answer: (a)  Koreans usually eat a bowl of miyeokguk (seaweed soup), typically for breakfast, on their birthday.  ------------------- Like in many cultures, Koreans mark special occasions and events by eating and sharing certain foods. They include Lunar New Year and Chuseok – the two biggest traditional holidays here. Koreans eat a bowl of tteokguk, rice cak

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In Korea, it is considered rude to look directly into someone’s eyes during a conversation, especially if you are being scolded or rebuked by your seniors or elders. In some cultures, making eye contact is a non-verbal part of communication; however, this is not the same in Korean culture. For example, when a Korean student is being scolded by their teacher, they usually look down at the floor. But this could be startling for foreign teachers working in Korea, interpreting it as a stude

It is yet another morning after. But as you stare at your bathroom mirror, on this Wednesday morning after Tuesday’s hearing, it somehow feels as if you are staring at just another news screen. And this one just keeps looping more bad news you can’t bear to see. Like one-third of Americans, you’ve always been proud to call yourself one of our 45th president’s MAGA Trumpers. You are, of course, the face and politics of that person in your mirror. It is you, a proud Trump

History is a mirror to the present. When something goes wrong in the present, we look back upon the past to see what went wrong earlier. Reading historical fiction, therefore, is a way of making a journey to the past to find out the origin of our present predicament. Oh Yoon-hee’s recently published historical novel, “The Eerie Story Club at Samgae Tavern & Inn, Book III” is a good example. Just like her previously published Book I and Book II of the same title, Book III

President Yoon Suk-yeol holds a baby doll in a sling from a woman-owned baby product maker on display at the Korean Federation of Small and Medium Business headquarters in Yeouido, Seoul, on Tuesday before attending a ceremony to encourage female entrepreneurs. The president and first lady Kim Keon-hee have no child. (Yonhap)

When it comes to the NATO summit and President Joe Biden‘s performance as global leader, there’s the good news and the bad news. Confronted with the dangerous ambitions of Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping, NATO appeared more unified than at any time since the Cold War. In fact, Russia‘s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine has effectively revived the Cold War. Most NATO members are upping their defense budgets and pledging to upgrade their forces. A new military doctrine will increase

A police search is underway for a woman in her 20s who has been missing for a week, after last being seen in western Seoul. The woman named Kim Ga-eul has been missing since the evening of June 27 after last being seen near the Line No. 9 Gayang Station in Gangseo-gu, western Seoul. Kim’s family reported her missing to police at around 11:30 p.m. the same day. Kim’s sister reportedly told the police that an ambulance came to Kim‘s home in Gangseo-gu at 11 p.m. upon a report f

In May, US President Joe Biden visited South Korea and Japan with the aim of reaffirming America’s commitment to the Asia-Pacific region after the uncertainties and doubts generated by Donald Trump’s presidency. In Tokyo, Biden launched the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity and participated in a summit of the Quad, an informal security grouping that also includes Japan, Australia, and India. The Quad aims to promote and secure a free, open, prosperous, and inclusive Ind