Our form teacher couldn't come to the party’, _______was a pity.

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.

          Will robots change our lives in the future? It's a funny question to ask when they're changing our lives now in so many ways and they have been for years. From the first time you saw a toaster (23) - “_______” by itself, we've casually accepted that machines can be trusted to do things for us.

          Right now all modern technology is designed to (24) - “_______” the world to you: phone, radio, television, internet, but if trends continue, robots will soon bring you to the world, everywhere, and at the (25) - “_______” of thought.

          It's a future goal - something we know we (26) - “_______” do. Robots won't just change our lives in the future, they'll expand them. Not just for fun. but for necessity. We've taken the first steps into welcoming them (27) - “_______” our homes, we just have to wait a bit to proctor them into making US more human. Do you agree?

Mark the letter A, B, c, or D to indicate the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the rest in each of the following questions.

- “I learned that you won the 100-meter race this morning. Congratulations!”

The average_______ of pocket money received by teenagers fell to £4 a week this year.

The secretary to_______ I talked didn't know where the meeting was.

- “Would you like to come to dinner next Friday?”

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