Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from that of the others.

Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.

Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.

Listen to Tyrone calling the staff at his local swimming pool and decide if the following sentences are True (T) or False (F).

Question 36: There are four different age groups that play water polo. ________

Question 37: The under 16s water polo team train three times a week. ________

Question 38: Water polo matches are played on Saturdays. ________

Question 39: You need to bring a photo to register at the swimming pool. ________

Question 40: Training for the water polo team starts this week. ________

The north west of Britain has more rain each year than the southeast.

=> The annual rainfall ............................................................................................................

These young men became doctors after six years training.

=> After these young men ....................................................................................................

When he stops smoking, he'll feel better.

=> The sooner .......................................................................................................................

A new flu vaccine has been on trial since the beginning of the year.

=> They have ........................................................................................................................

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.

Clean, Convenient, and Cheap

Big cities like New York and London have a lot of great things. They have museums, parks, shopping centres, and a huge variety of restaurants. However, there are a lot of annoying things in big cities. The most common problems are air pollution and noise.

Traffic is the main cause of air pollution and noise. For example, drivers in New York are famous for honking their horns and shouting. That noise drives many visitors crazy - it even drives a lot of the locals crazy, too. Other big cities have similar problems with their traffic.

City governments have a lot of pressure to solve these problems. The most common solution is public transportation. Public transportation is a form of travel provided by the government. For example, New York’s biggest form of public transportation is the subway.

Public transportation helps reduce these problems, but it is not enough. Another solution is bicycle sharing. This is a system that provides cheap bicycles. In cities that have bicycle sharing programmes, there are spots that have parked public bikes. People borrow the bikes and use them. They can drop off the bike at the same spot where they borrowed it, or they can drop it off at another spot.

Bicycle sharing programmes are different in each city. In some cities, the bikes are completely free. They are not even locked. In other cities, you have to pay a small deposit. You get the deposit back when you return the bike. In still other cities, you need to have a membership with the bicycle sharing programme. Once you have a membership with the bicycle sharing programme, you can use a bike at any time you want.

Bicycle sharing is hugely popular all over the world. People love this system because it is cheap, clean, and easy to use. There are bicycle sharing systems in dozens of countries and hundreds of cities. In total, there are more than 530 bicycle sharing systems around the world, and that number is going up all the time.

Which statement is true according to the passage?

Read the following passage and choose the best answer (A, B, C, or D) to complete the passage.

Mobile phones emit microwave radio emissions. Researchers are questioning whether exposure to these radio waves might (21) _____ to brain cancer. So far, the data are not conclusive. The scientific evidence does not enable us to say with certainty that mobile phones are categorically safe. On the other hand, current research has not yet (22) _____ clear adverse effect associated with the prolonged use of mobile phones.

Numerous studies are now going on in various countries. Some of the results are contradictory but others have shown an association between mobile phone use and cancer. (23) _____, these studies are preliminary and the issue needs further, long - term investigation. Until the scientific data is more definite, it is prudent for people to try not to use mobile phone for long (24) _____ of time. Don't think that hands free phones are any safer either. At the moment, research is in fact showing the (25) _____ and they may be just as dangerous. It is also thought that young people whose bodies are still growing may be at particular risk.