Choose the word whose main stress pattern is different from the others.




A.compulsory
B.application
C.economics
D.unexpected

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word(s) for each of the blanks from 35 to 39.
Around the age of eighteen, you must make one of the biggest decisions of your life. “Do I stay on at school and hopefully go on to university later? Do I have and start work or beginning a training (35)_____ ?”
The decision is yours, but it may be (36) _____ remembering two things: there is more unemployment among people who haven’t been to university, and people who have the right skills will have a big advantage in the competition for jobs. If you decide to go (37)______ into a job, there are many opportunities for training. Getting qualifications will help you to get on more quickly in many careers, and evening classes allow you to learn (38) _____ you earn. Starting work and taking a break to study when you are older is another possibility. This way, you can save up money for your student days, as well as (39)______ practical work experience.
(38)




A.where
B.while
C.when
D.what

Jane’s eyes are red. She ………




A.cried
B.is crying
C.has been crying
D.had cried

Michael, it is true that you ………… married next week?




A.get
B.are getting
C.got
D.have got

By the time Alfonso finally graduated from high school, he...........seven different schools because his parents moved frequently.




A.attended
B.was attending
C.had attended
D.had been attending

The last time I ..................in Athens, the weather was hot and humid.




A.had been
B.was
C.am
D.will have been

I really believe that you should let your son __________ his own decisions; he is certainly old enough _______ so.




A.to be making – done
B.making - being done
C.to make – for doing
D.make – to do

If you ‘ve finished ________ the dictionary, I ‘d like _________ it.




A.to have used – having borrowed
B.to use – borrowing
C.using – to borrow
D.having used – borrow

The medical authorities warned everyone _______ the water without first _____ it




A.had drunk – being boiled
B.not to drink - boiling
C.to drink – having boiled
D.drinking – having to boil

I found it difficult to follow what was _______ because of the noise from the engine room.




A.being said
B.talked
C.being told
D.spoken