Which of the following is NOT true, according to the passage?
A.The only source of stress in our modern life is the media.
B.The news that is reported to us is not good news.
C.Many TV channels supply the public with breaking news.
D.Many people are under stress caused by the media.

According to the passage, our continual exposure to bad news without perspective is obviously ______.
A.a source of defects in human brain
B.the result of an overabundance of good news
C.the result of human brain’s switch to alarm mode
D.a source of chronic stress

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Solar heat penetrates more deeply into water than……………..
A.it is penetration into the soil
B.it does into soil
C.does it into soil
D.that it does into soil

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Houses in big cities are expensive because land is in…………..supply
A.brief
B.slight
C.little
D.short

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
The Internet has enabled people to ……………..with each other more quickly.
A.interact
B.interlink
C.intervene
D.interconnect

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
The movie is……..Shakespeare’s Hamlet in a number of ways.
A.like to
B.alike with
C.similar to
D.same as

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
These shoes won’t …………………your trousers.
A.suit
B.fit
C.match
D.consistent

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the rest in the position of the main stress in each of the following questions.

A.comparative
B.competitive
C.horizontal
D.activity

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the rest in the position of the main stress in each of the following questions.

A.dormitory
B.introductory
C.voluntary
D.commentary

These shoes won’t …………………your trousers.
A.suit
B.fit
C.match
D.consistent