Exercise 1. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.

1. A. amazing                                     B. charge                             C. female                             D. taste

2. A. break                                          B. breath                             C. thread                             D. tread

3. A. enough                                      B. plough                             C. rough                               D. tough

4. A. believes                                     B. dreams                            C. girls                                   D. parents

5. A. kissed                                         B. laughed                           C. looked                             D. loved

Exercise 2. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of the primary stress in each of the following questions.

6. A. campaign                   B. female                             C. humour                           D. partner

7. A. advice                                         B. contact                            C. mature                            D. maintain

8. A. favourite                                   B. recommend                  C. understand                   D. volunteer

9. A. argument                                  B. counsellor                      C. reconcile                         D. romantic

10. A. comfortable                           B. preservative C. relationship                   D. significant

Part II. VOCABULARY

Exercise 3. Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

11. I was shocked to find out my boyfriend had cheated on me.

A. angry                               B. pleased                           C. upset                               D. worried

12. He was furious with himself for letting things get out of control.

A. angry                               B. confused                        C. sad                                    D. surprised

13. Mary and John have a lot in common.

A. live together                                 B. spend lots of time together

C. share similar ideas                                      D. share accommodation

14. She felt unsafe and insecure in love.

A. anxious                           B. calm                  C. silly                                    D. unlucky

15. I am now reconciled with two of my estranged siblings - not just my older brother, but my sister, whom I hadn't spoken to for 17 years.

A. contactable   B. harmonised   C. opposed                         D. truthful

16. When couples encounter problems or issues, they may wonder when it is appropriate to visit a marriage counsellor.

A. advisor                            B. director                           C. professor                       D. trainer

17. He doesn't completely trust online partners, as they usually hide their real identity.

A. argument                       B. decision                          C. opinion                            D. personality

18. Sometimes, in order to get things done, you have to take the initiative.

A. make the last decision                              B. make important changes                                                                                         C. raise the first idea                                       D. sacrifice for others

19. From the moment they met, he was completely attracted by her.

A. accepted                        B. fascinated                      C. influenced                     D. rejected

20. She was so happy when he got down on bended knee and popped the question.

A. asked her out                                                               B. asked her to be on a date

C. asked her to give him some money    D. asked her to marry him

21. Gary didn't always see eye to eye with his father, and this is where the honesty shows through.

A. agree with                     B. be truthful with                           C. look up to                       D. take after

22. Some parents strongly oppose their children's romantic relationship.

A. assist                                B. forbid                               C. ignore                              D. preserve

Exercise 4. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

23. I was really depressed about his winning the election, like a lot of people.

A. fed up                             B. pessimistic                     C. satisfied                          D. unhappy

24. Miss Walker was a mature lady when she married.

A. annoyed                         B. childish                            C. energetic                        D. sensitive

25. Students are advised to tune out distractions and focus on study.

A. avoid                                B. forget                              C. neglect                            D. regard

26. Don't confess your love to your friends unless you know they feel the same way.

A. admit                               B. conceal                            C. declare                            D. expose

27. Among friends again, we may be happy to confide our innermost secrets.

A. admit                               B. conceal                            C. hint                                   D. reveal

28 Most of us, even with every communication option possible, drift apart from friends.

A. be independent          B. be associated               C. be isolated                     D. be separated

29. Then the strangest thing happens - Will and Marcus strike up an unusual friendship.

A. cover up                         B. give up                            C. make up                         D. remain

30. He'll give Joe a red rose and a lovey-dovey poem he wrote.

A. lovesick                           B. romantic                         C. tragic                                D. wild

31. Feel free to bring along your significant other to the party.

A. dear                 B. foe                                    C. mate                D. spouse

32. I look up to my father for my whole life.

A. depend on                    B. disapprove                    C. disrespect                      D. underestimate

33. He's a wonderful example of a kind-hearted person with good judgement.

A. inhuman                         B. tolerant                           C. generous                        D. sympathetic

34. The situation seemed hopeless and desperation filled them both with anger.

A. pessimistic                     B. pointless                         C. promising                       D. useless