Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that is OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions from 18 to 19.

Fruit and vegetables grew in abundance on the island. The islanders even exported the surplus.

Reading the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 23 to 27.

Recently, a study in the USA showed that 75% of high school students (23)___________ in tests and exams. If we include copying homework, the number is 90 %. Many students don’t even realize that (24)__________ they’re doing is wrong. They think that cheating is OK now because it’s common .

 In the past, weaker students cheated but now cheats are often clever kids who need higher grades. There is more competition today.

 One high school student says, “There’s big (25)_________ to get into a good university. You have to get good marks, and to get good marks some teens think they have to cheat.”

In the American study, 50% of teens agreed with the opinion “ People sometimes have to lie and cheat to be succeed.” It seems that cheating has become normal for some people. There are a lot of cheats. We see more and more cheats in sport and in business. Unfortunately, adults don’t always set a good example.

   Cheating is easier with new technology. There are websites where you can download exams and essays. You can pay people online to write an essay for you. Students are instant messaging homework answers and they can send text messages to friends (26)__________ exams or put answers into their MP3 players.

   Teachers can (27)_________ cell phones and camera and use special software to detect copying in homework. School principles can suspend or expel students who cheat. But really it’s more important for people to know that they don’t have to cheat to be successful – cheats never win and winner never cheat.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the rest in the pronunciation of the underlined part in each of the following questions from 1 to 2.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the rest in the pronunciation of the underlined part in each of the following questions from 1 to 2.

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 the following questions  from 3 to 4.

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 28 to 32.

Education is another area of social life in which information technology is changing the way we communicate. Today’s college students may not simply sit in a lecture or a library to learn about their field. Through their computers and the wonders of virtual reality they can participate in lifelike simulated experiences and consider the following scenario of the future of education made possible through developments in information technology.

For children over the age of 10, daily attendance at schools is not compulsory. Yet, some of the older children attend school only once or twice weekly to get tutoriol support or instruction from a teacher. For the most part, pupils are encouraged to work online from home. Students must complete a minimum number of study hours per years; however, they may make up these hours by studying at home at times that suit their family schedule. They can log on early or late in the day and even join live classes in other countries. In order to ensure that each student is learning adequately, computer software will automatically monitor the number of hours a week each student studies online as well as that students’ learning materials and assessment activities. Reports will be available for parents and teachers. The software can then identify the best learning activities and condition for each invidual student and generate similar activities. It can also identify areas of weak achievement and produce special programs adjusted to the students’ needs.

What is the topic of the passage?

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 the following questions  from 3 to 4.