Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.

Sally paid for her travel in advance, but it wasn't necessary.

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.

I bought my _______ camera from a friend of mine.

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 best fits each of the numbered blanks.

(26) _______ in technology have made a lot of changes to our everyday lifestyles, but one of the biggest has got to be how we read books. Since the invention of the e-book, there has been a significant change to our reading habits. Given the choice between taking a couple of heavy paperbacks on holiday or an e- book device like a Kindle, most of us, including our parents and grandparents, would unsurprisingly opt (27) ______ Kindle.

But what would our lives be like with no books at all? It's a (28) _______ question. Some educational specialists are making predictions that in the future we won't even see books in classrooms - everything will be done online! (29) _______ of the idea of getting rid of books say that there will always be a need for paper-based versions of materials. (30) _______, to be realistic, we have to accept that there is a remote chance that in a decade's time, schools and classrooms will be book-free! What do you think of that?

When searching for the buried treasure, we noticed a strange inhumane sound coming from a distant place, warning about an animal lurking somewhere.

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.

My boss doesn't mind what time I start or finish work.