A country cannot be prosperous if it’s not quite independent.

=> Only ..................................................................................................................................

His arrival was completely unexpected. (took)

=> ...........................................................................................................................................

The minister was interrupted just after starting his speech.

=> Hardly ..............................................................................................................................

The car burst into ....................... but the driver managed to escape.

As I think about the problem more, I become more worried about it.

=> The more ...........................................................................................................................

Listen to a small talk about Hacking and decide if the following sentences are True (T) or False (F).

Question 36: Now we don’t need to be aware of hacking. ______

Question 37: Hacking has turned into a major crime. ______

Question 38: Hackers cannot break into top secret government computers to steal classified information. ________

Question 39: Many spies are using hackers to get the information they want. ______

Question 40: It’s not really important to keep your security up to date on your computer. ______

Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.

Of all the paintings in the gallery, it was this one that really ................ my eye.

Read the following passage and choose the best answer (A, B, C, or D) to complete the passage.

In most capital cities, which were built long before the heyday of the private car, there is rarely enough (21) ................... for moving traffic, and certainly not enough for parked vehicles. Buses move slowly because of the volume of traffic thus encouraging more commuters to abandon public. Banning traffic (22) .................. some areas may help, but such a solution may not actually diminish the number of cars coming into the city. What has happened in effect is that the needs of the private car have become the number one priority, (23) ............... the older functions of the city center as meeting place and focus for social life have been lost. The new city cannot survive without a series of ring roads. Giant car parks are its new palaces. During the working hours of the day, there is the constant din of traffic, but at night the center is (24) .................... empty, apart from a few homeless in doorways. Most people have commuted back to the suburbs, and very few of those who live in the center have cars, for often there is nowhere to park them. The old city, with its narrow streets, may still retain a (25) ................. air but that may be because it exists as an island, where no cars are permitted. Unless the local authorities have not yet (26)...................the courage to ban most traffic from the streets, in which case the city center is congested by day, and a gigantic car park by night.