Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
According to World Bank figures, 41 per cent of Brazilians live in absolute _______.
A.poor
B.poorer
C.poorly
D.poverty

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
If a defender _______ with a free throw, holds or sinks an attacker, he is excluded from the game for twenty seconds.
A.punches
B.passes
C.plays
D.interferes

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions.
A.conference
B.tsunami
C.poverty
D.festival

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions.
A.typical
B.outstanding
C.intensive
D.defensive

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
A.treatment
B.struggle
C.initiate
D.total

Who, among the four following persons, will probably enjoy the play?
A.“I don’t care much for serious subjects. I like comedies, especially about theyoung. Norman Jones is great, so young and lively. I like the way he jumpsabout the stage. He can never stand still.”
B.“I only like going to the theatre when there is something on with a lot ofsongs. Simon Fry is a good singer. I saw him in a show last year. I hopehe’ll be singing again when I next go to the theater.”
C.“I really prefer plays with a good story. I like to wonder about what tohappen in the end. I’m a great fan of James Smith.”
D.“I prefer modern plays. This director did one that I liked last year. Therewere a group of actors on abare stage without any scenery. It showed whatis wrong with modern society.”

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
A.scratched
B.splashed
C.laughed
D.fastened

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Do you know who the first to be in ______ space was?
A.an
B.no article
C.a
D.the

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
I think the ______ thing to do is to phone before you go and ask for directions.
A.sensible
B.sensibility
C.sensibly
D.sense

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
We're ______ you to advise us on how to proceed.
A.making with
B.coming up
C.looking to
D.taking on