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. signal                        B.   microwave       C. tighten                 D. compromise

2.       A. county                      B.   mount               C. found                   D. should

3.       A. receipt                     B.   process             C. concrete              D. cancel

Mark the letter A, B, C_y 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. inquire	B. instant	C. glorious	D. wonder
5. A. accessible	B. celebration	C. development	D. congratulate
6. A. metal	B. thorough	C. thunder	D. abrupt
Mark the letter Ay By	Cy or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the
following questions.
7. Fortunately the machine was not		when it caught fire.
A. in order	B. in use	C. in progress	D. in ruins
8. If you wish to take photographs you'll have to have			.
A. an application	B. a permit	C. an allowance	D. an admission
9. Phone me before ten; I'll be too busy to talk to you.
A. unless	B. whether	C. otherwise	D. if
10. The cat was afraid when it saw its		in the mirror.
A. picture	B. look	C. sight	D. reflection
11. The doctors say it may take him a long time to get			the shock.
A. past	B. above	C. through	D. over
12. Do you think there	less conflict in the world if all people the

same language?

A. would be/ spoke                                    B. were/ would speak

C. were/ spoke                                             D. would be/ would speak

13.1     met some old friends____ I was on holiday in Malaysia.

A. when                      B. since                     C. because               D. until

14. Before entering the room you'd better____ your shoes.

A. carry on                B. take off                C. take in                  D. put on

15. The______ ot the air has certainly brought great benefits to man.

A. conquer                  B. conquest C. conqueror D. conquering

16.1     will_____ you this book if you promise to return it next week.

A. offer                         B. borrow                 C.     lend                   D.     allow

17.    It is almost impossible for young people______ school today to get a job.

A. to leave                      B. leave                       C.     left                      D.     leaving

17.    He seldom goes to the cinema,__________ ?

A. doesn't he                  B. is he                        C.     does  he              D.     isn't he

18.     ______ for bamboo seeds to grow into plants that can be used for commercial

purposes.

A. It takes several years                                     B. Several years to be taken

C. By taking several years                                 D. Although taking several years

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

19.      Sandra has not rarely missed a play or a concert since she was 17 years old.

A                            B                                  C                               D

20.      The governor has not decided how to deal with the problems already.

A                         B                                       C                                            D

21.      There is some scissors in the desk drawer in the bedroom if you need them.

A                    B                                            C                                                  D

22.      Robots in the home might not be enough creative to do the cooking, plan the

A                                               B                                 C

meal and so on.

D

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23.      It is becoming extremely difficult to grow enough to feed the world’s rapidly

A                                       B                                                      C

increased population.

D

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

24.      - “Could you pass me the salt, please?” - “_____________ ”

A. Certainly, here you are.                                B. It can't be passed.

C. The salt? Why's that?                                     D. No, I couldn't.

25.     - “I was worried about chemistry, but Mr Brown gave me an A!”

41                            9?

A.     Don't worry about it.

B.      Congratulations! That's a difficult course.

C.      Mr Brown is a very good teacher.

D.     Good luck to you!

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.

17.     No matter what happens, I assure you that I will not forget how hard you have worked on this project.

A. dare                          B. promise                C. persuade                   D. insure

18.     Most animals can communicate with members of their own species, but not with other groups.

A. specialized researchers                              B. kind of plant

C. geographical areas                                    D. type of animal

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.

19.     Whenever he returns to this place he is happy and contented.

A. discouraged B. displeased                          C. satisfied                   D. serious

20.     “Mary, of course you're overweight. You eat too much junk food. Even worse, you exercise infrequently.”

A. nearly every day B. at a gym                     C. in the open               D. quite often