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.adjacent
B.separate
C.predominant
D.convert

This passage has probably been taken from__________.
A.an advertisement
B.a science review
C.a political journal
D.fashion magazine

It can be inferred from the fourth paragraph that______________ .
A.employees have more freedom to decide what time they start and finish work
B.employers are more demanding and have efficient means to monitor employees
C.life is more relaxing with cell phones and other technological devices
D.it is compulsory that employees go to the office, even on days off

With the phrase "at a predictable time", the author implies that__________________.
A.people were unable to foresee their working hours
B.people had to predict the time they were allowed to leave offices
C.people wanted to be completely disconnected from their work
D.people used to have more time and privacy after work

Which of the following is true, according to the passage?
A.Students used to have to study more about technological advances.
B.People have more opportunities to get access to technological applications.
C.Employees were supposed to make technology do what they expected.
D.People now enjoy greater freedom thanks to the technological boom.

Choose the phrase that best completes the sentence.
____________, Harry S.Truman was our nation’s thirty-third President.
A.To be born and raised in Missouri
B.Born and raised in Missouri
C.Because he was born and raised in Missouri
D.That he was born and raised in Missouri

Choose the phrase that best completes the sentence.
In Australia, where fertile farmland is limited, crops____________.
A.are on the sides of mountains often grown
B.often are on the sides of mountains grown
C.are grown on the sides often of mountains
D.are often grown on the sides of mountains

Choose the phrase that best completes the sentence.
Firstborn children in a family seem to have a stronger desire to succeed________________.
A.than do later born children
B.but later-born children do
C.as children born later
D.if later-born children do

______ (51)
A.cope
B.stay
C.fight
D.do

According to the first three paragraphs, technological tools that were designed to make our lives easier_________.
A.have not interfered with our privacy
B.have turned out to do us more harm than good
C.have brought us complete happiness
D.have fully met our expectations