L MULTIPLE CHOICE (8.0 points)

Mark the letter A, B_y C, or D to indicate the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the rest in each of the following questions.

1.	A. tomb	B. remote	C. comb	D. stone
2.	A. concerned	B. perceived	C. designed	D. detached
3.	A. festival	B. capture	C. quantity	D. standard
Mark the letter Ay B,		C, or D to indicate the word that differs from the other
three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions.
4.	A. slavery	B. satellite	C. mysterious	D. regular
5.	A. miraculous	B. supervisor	C. environment	D. alternative
6.	A. poisonous	B. attraction	C. possession	D. percentage
Mark the letter Ay By		C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the
following questions.		•
7.	many times I tell him, he always forgets to pass			on phone messages.
	A. Wherever	B. Whatever	C. However	D. Whenever
8.	I disapprove	people smoking	in public places.
	A. with	B. on	C. at	D. of
9.	Our flight from Amsterdam to London was delayed			the heavy fog.
	A. as a result	B. on account	C. because	D. due to

 

10.    It is_______ to translate each lesson into your language. This is not a good

way to study English.

A. productive            B. unproductive     C. producing            D. unproducing

11.    A good clock always keeps______ time.

A. certain                   B.     accurate           C.     true                      D. serious

12.    It seems that the world record for this event is almost impossible to____ .

A. meet                       B.     compare          C.    beat                     D. balance

13.    The soldier was punished for____ to obey his commanding officer's order.

A. refusing                 B.     regretting         C.    objecting          D. resisting

14.    It is believed that she'll be a billionaire by the time she____ forty.

A. is                              B.    was                     C.    will be              D. would be

15.    Some of the passengers spoke to reporters about their_ in the burning bus.

A. occasion                B.    happening        C.    event                                      D. experience

16.                the rise in unemployment, people still seem to be spending more.

A. Nevertheless B. Meanwhile                          C.    Despite                  D. Although

10.    Their flat is decorated in a_________ combination of colours.

A. tasteful                     B.     sweet                    C.    delicious                D. tasty

18.1    wish you_______ stop interrupting me whenever I speak.

A. will                            B.     would                    C.    could                   D. might

19.   The earthworm is a worm_______ in moist, warm soil in many geographical areas.

A. where is it found                                          B. is found

C. and found it                                                 D. which is found

Mark the letter A, B_y C, or D to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.

20.    Now that the stress of examinations are over, we can go somewhere for our holiday.

A                                          B                       C                                     D

21.     If we would have a large garden, we would plant a lot of flowers in it.

A                                                   BCD

22.     The English summer course will start in May 29th and finish in August.

ABC                                                                                         D

23.     There were so a lot of people trying to leave the burning building that the police

A                      B                                                     C

had a great deal of trouble controlling them.

D

24.     The fire started in the fifth floor of the hotel, but it soon spread to adjacent floors.

ABC                                                              D

Mark the letter A, B> C, or D to indicate the most suitable response to complete each of the following exchanges.

19.      - “I think you've taken my bag by mistake.” - “_______________ ”

A. What a shame! B. Pardon.                            C. I'm so sorry. D. Have I?

20.      - “May I have something to drink, please?” - “_______________ ”

A. Yes, of course. Help yourself.                        B. Of course you may.

C. Why do you have to ask?                               D. You must help others too.

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.

21.      The Internet is available only in cities and town, so we cannot easily get access to it in the countryside.

A. visiting                       B.     existing               C.     safe                      D.     helpful

22.      The naughty boy was scolded for breaking the neighbour's window yesterday.

A. told off                       B.     complimented     C. caught                     D.    taken care of

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.      The Ministry of Health is carrying out a health project for the poor in mountainous regions and rural areas.

A. urban                         B.      mountainous       C. suburban                 D. coastal

24.      Our children must attend some acceptable school during the years of compulsory education.

A. advisory                     B.      inspirational       C. commercial             D. voluntary