Choose the best answer:

 _____________ so many people been out of work as today.

A. More than ever before 

B. Never before have

C. In the past, there have never          

D. Formerly, there never were

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions
 _________, the more terrible the terrorism will become

A. The more weapons are powerful

B. The more powerful weapons are

C. The weapons more powerful

D. Weapons are the more powerful

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

A. victim     

B. resource 

C. passport 

D. happen

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

A. environment 

B. situation 

C. development 

D. responsible

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions
I remembe _________ the letter a few days before going on holiday.

A. received

B. to have received

C. to receive

D. receiving

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions
The film__________by the time we________to the cinema

A. had already started/got

B. already started/ had gotten

C. had already started/had gotten

D. has already started/ got

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that bestfits each of the numbered blanks from 25 to 29. Fill in the appropriate word in question 28

WOMEN TAKING THE HUSBAND’S NAME

        Many women in Western society, aware of the power of names to influence identity, are aware that choosing how to identify themselves after marriage can be a significant decision. They may follow the tradition of taking their husband's last name, hyphenate their (25)_____ name and their husband's, or keep their birth name. One fascinating survey reveals that a woman's choice is (26)_____ to reveal a great deal about herself and her relationship with her husband. Women who take their husband's name place the most importance (27)_____ relationships. On the other hand, women who keep their birth names put their personal concerns ahead of relationships and social expectations. Female forms of address influence others'

perceptions as well. Research (28)_____ in the late 1980s showed that women who choose the title Ms. give the impression of being more achievement oriented, socially self-confident, and dynamic but less interpersonally warm than counterparts (29)_____ prefer the more traditional forms Miss or Mrs.

A. conduct

B. conducts

C. conducting

D. conducted