Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.

She has known how to play the piano for 5 years.

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 31 to 35.

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People attitude to money has changed in recent years. When my mother was younger, she never (31)______from anyone and she always paid her bills on time. Things like cars, TVs and washing machines cost a huge amount of money and there weren’t so many different makes to choose from.

Nowadays, the number of mobile phones on the market is unbelievable. Some of my friends change their mobile every few months (32)_____the expense. There is also huge choice in clothes and shoes, especially on the Internet. I ordered some jeans once but they were very disappointing because they didn’t fit me very well – they were much too big. I prefer to try things (33)_____before I buy them. I think I know what looks good on me and I quite often get great (34)____in the sales. Some shops charge a fortune but the style of clothes that they sell is awful. They persuade people to buy things (35) _____don’t suit them, just because they have a designer label. I don’t have to pay high prices in shops in order to feel good about the way I look.

When my mother was younger, she never (31)______from anyone and she always paid her bills on time.

I prefer to try things (33)_____before I buy them.

They have made a lot of progress until the country became independent.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of the primary stress in each of the following questions.

He refused to comment before he had seen all the relevant informations.

The word "screenings" is closest in meaning to "_____".

He told me that he ______.

It is reported that the prisoners escaped by means of a helicopter.

Which of the following is not mentioned as a producer of sound to accompany movies?

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of the primary stress in each of the following questions.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

I received housing benefit when I was unemployed.

Some modern couples organize their marriage and work out the tasks and duties, which may gradually turn their marriage into a business or ____relationship.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.

Jane offered Jim some more chicken; however, Jim was full and seemed not to have another serving.

Jane: “Would you like some more chicken?” Jim: “ _______. I’m full.”