Mark the letter A, B, 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. explored	B. patented	C. improved	D. puzzled
2.	A. failure	B. injure	C. nature	D. pleasure
3.	A. conscious	B. frosty	C. exotic	D. telescope
Mark the letter A> B,		Cy 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. orphanage	B. description	C. inspector	D. amendment
5.	A. suppose	B. enroll	C. career	D. purpose
6.	A. signature	B. versatile	C. attendance	D. operate

 

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

7.       The new factory must be finished______ as the profitability of the company

depends on it.

A.      on time                  B. in times                 C. at time                    D. for a time

7.       He played an active__________ in politics until he was well over 80.

A. scene                         B.job                          C. position                   D. part

8.       I didn't really want to play football on Saturday, but since there was no one

else to take my place I couldn't really___________ it.

A. go over                      B. get out of              C. turn down               D. take off

9.         He retired early_________ ill health.

A. on behalf of              B. ahead of                C. on account         of   D. in front of

10.    I had no________ that the unemployment rate was so high in this country.

A. knowledge B. idea ⁴ C. question                                                     D. understanding

11.    He_______ being given a receipt for the bill he had paid.

A. asked to                    B.     demanded         C. insisted on              D. required

12.    Children with________ diseases should not be allowed to go to school.

A. contacted                  B.     infectious           C. constant                  D. influential

13.    Mr and Mrs Hudson are always___________ with each other about how to bring up

their children.

A. annoying                   B.     arguing              C. explaining               D. shouting

14.    He was very upset by the_________ of his English examination.

A. result                         B.    failure                C. effect                      D. success

15.    The noise of the traffic stopped me__________ to sleep.

A. falling                        B.    starting              C. coming                   D. going

16.    The train will be leaving in five minutes so you____________ better hurry up.

A. had                            B.    should                C. will                          D. would

17.    Not only________ us light, but it also gives us heat.

A. the sun gives                                               B. the sun has given

C.     has the sun given                ⁴                    D. does the sun give

18.    Neptune is______ any planet except Pluto.

A. to be far from the Sun                                B. far from the Sun being

C. farther than the Sun is                                D. farther from the Sun than

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

19.     According to a team of scientists, there are evidence that Mount Everest is

A                                                           BC

still rising.

A

20.     The average temperature of rocks on the surface of the earth are 55 degrees F.

A                                                               BCD

21.     Only seventeen on one hundred business calls get through to the correct person on

ABC                                                                                                           D

the first attempt.

22.     There are more potatoes cultivated than any the other vegetable crop worldwide.

ABC                                                                                                                     D

23.     Some metals such gold, silver, copper, and tin occur naturally, and are easy to work.

A          B          CD

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

7.           - “I'm going to the beach with my parents this Saturday!”

a

A. It's quite normal.                                      B.   Lucky you! I'm having       a   karate lesson.

C. Good luck, and take care!                        D.   I'm waiting for your news.

8.           - “Do you think I could borrow your dictionary?”

it

A. Yes, you may borrow.                              B.    Yes, come on.

C. Yes, help yourself                                     D.    It doesn't matter!

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.

9.        It hasn't rained for a long time. If the crops are not irrigated soon, the harvest will be affected.

A. plowed                       B. watered                  C. planted                     D. fertilized

10.   In the 1920s, amateur theater performances benefited poor families and other charitable causes.

A. untrained                   B. inexperienced C. non-profit                        D, nonprofessiona

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.

11.  Later that evening, when I was almost asleep, the sound of a crowd brought me back to full consciousness.

A.      afraid                      B. tired                        C. awake                    D. aware

12.  Your poster is very good. I think that you could enhance it by adding some more color. That will tend to attract everyone's attention.

A.      draw again ^v B. throw away C. make better                                D. make worse