I.         MULTIPLE CHOICE (8.0 points)

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. transit	B. resort	C. desert	D. conserve
2. A. near	B. fear	C. pear	D. dear
3. A. further	B. bury	C. occur	D. excursion

 

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. order B.receive C. complain D. enjoy 5. A. delightful B. calendar C. encourage D. linguistics 6. A. uniform B. favorite C. chemistry D. expensive

 

Mark the letter A_y B_y C_y or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

7.      Thanks to TV, people can get the latest information and enjoy interesting

programmes in_________ inexpensive and convenient way.

A. a                                 B. an                          C. the                           D. o (no article)

8.      Although everybody says the film is boring,_____________ .

A. I want to see it                                             B. but I want to see it

C. I will never dislike it                                     D. and I will go and watch it

me your calculator for my examination this afternoon?’

B.      lend                           C. allow                       D. permit

10.    

9. “Will you A. borrow

What should we do to reduce the level of environmental_____________ ?

A. pollution                    B. pollute                      C. polluted                   D. polluting

11 • ______ I hadn't spoken English for many years, I picked it up again after a

few weeks. ,

C. Even though   D. Because C. Mostly            D. Each

A. Since                          B. In spite

12.                             people like that exhibition.

A. Almost                       B. Most

13.  

B.  the reviewers are nice D. my friends suggested it with what you have done. C.  interested D. satisfied

I will watch the film only if A. the reviews are good

C.      they review it better

14.1    suggest that you be____

A. humorous                  B. joyful

15.                                                    If we      enough time, we would study this lesson more carefully.

A. will have                     B.   have                      C.    would hae            D. had

16.    How________ do you have, Mrs. Parker?

A. many luggage B. much luggage C. many luggages D. much luggages

17.    Please don't_________ to put stamps on the letters I gave you to post.

A. forget                          B.   remind                  C.    realize                                     D. remember

18.    Her mother asked her to_________ the table for the evening meal.

A. place                           B.   put out                  C.    serve                     D. lay

19.    “You won't find kangaroos anywhere else on____________ ,” said the Australian.

A. planet                         B.    world                    C.    earth                      D. ground

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

20.     The park keeper told us not walk on the grass or we would be fined.

A                         B                       C                          D

21.     John used to smoking cigarettes when he was a young man.

A                              BCD

22.     Tom didn't drive a car since he had an accident two years ago.

A                                     BCD

23.     One of the worse diseases mankind has ever faced is cancer.

A                B                            C                             D

24.1     could easily convince him not to become too excited for all the media attention. A                                   BCD

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

25.     - “Do they like Mary?” - “___________ ”

A. Yes, they like to see her.                              B. Sure, she's such a nice girl.

C. Certainly. They're like her.                           D. No. They're not alike.

26.     - “Wow! What an amazing study you have!” - “_______________ ”

A. I don't study here.                                         B. What a comment!

C. No. It's not always clean.                              D. Yes. It's very convenient.

Mark the letter A_y B_y C_y or D to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

27.  Everything seems to be very complicated, and the police have promised to look into the problem.

A. discover                         B. examine             C. investigate                  D. communicate

28.     The new camera didn't work, so she took it back to the shop.

A. was out of date                                             B. was out of order

C. didn't break down                                         D. became too old

Mark the letter A_y B_y C_y or D to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

29.     Conversations you strike up with traveling acquaintances usually tend to be trivial.

A. helpful                        B. unimportant          C. insufficient               D. noteworthy

30.     The world's population keeps increasing during the past few years.

A. coming up                    B. getting on            C. going down                  D. taking off