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

Question 1: A. approached B. established  C. sacrificed D. interfered

Question 2: A. transfer B. variety C. afraid D. career

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions.

Question 3: A. excitement B. emphasis C. document D. property

Question 4: A. workforce B. bamboo C. exist D. survive

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

Question 5: All nations should _______ hands to work out a plan to solve the problem of global warming.

A. shake B. join C. lend D. hold

Question 6: He asked me _______ that film the night before.

A. if had I seen B. that I saw C. had I seen D. if I had seen

Question 7: Paul has just sold his ________ car and intends to buy a new one.

A. black old Japanese B. Japanese old black C. old black Japanese D. old Japanese black

Question 8: I know we had an argument, but now I’d quite like to _______.

A. fall out B. make up (for) C. look down (on) D. bring up

Question 9: In many families the important decisions are _______ by women.

A. done B. made C. arrived D. given

Question 10: Air pollution is getting ________ serious in big cities in the world.

A. more and more B. the most and the most

C. most and most D. the more and the more

Question 11: If I ______ that there was a test yesterday, I would not be punished now.

A. knew B. have known C. had known D. would know

Question 12: He lost the race because he _______ petrol on the last lap.

A. put out of B. got out of C. run out of D. made out of

Question 13: The students don’t know how to do the exercises _______ by the teacher yesterday.

A. who given B. is giving C. which given D. given

Question 14: Many educationalists feel that continue _______ is fairer than formal examinations.

A. judgement B. assignment C. assessment D. cramming

Question 15: Scarcely had he stepped out of the room ______ he heard a loud laughter within.

A. until B. then C. than D. when

Question 16: Anne hoped ________ to join the private club. She could make important business contact here.

A. to be invited B. to invite C. being invited D. inviting

Question 17: Don’t be late for the class often, _______ people will think you are a disobedient student.

A. otherwise B. if not C. or so D. unless

Question 18: _______ man suffering from _____ shock should not be given anything to drink.

A. A/the B. The/ a C. Ø/ a D. A/ Ø