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

1. A. hates                   B. works                      C. stops                       D. lives

2. A. school                 B. food                                    C. flood                       D. boots

Mark the letter A, 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.

3. A. recent                 B. suggest                   C. apply                       D. divide

4. A. expensive           B. official                    C. important                D. beautiful

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

5. David is considered as mosthard-working staff in my department.

A. is considered          B. hard-working          C.most             D. in

6. I have studied French since I have started high school in my area.

A. have studied           B. since                       C.have started D. my

7. This church builtby a group of Christians inthe 19th century.

A. built                                    B. in                            C. by                           D. the

8. If you get up early, you wouldn't be late for your first day at work.

A. early                       B. wouldn’t                 C. for                           D. at work

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

9. Peter suggests that his sister ____________ to the seaside in the summer.

A. going                      B. to go                       C. went                       D. should go

10. It took them at least two months____________ how to pronounce these words.

A. to learn                   B. learning                   C. learnt                      D. learn

11. Let’s go to the library, ____________?

A. shall we                  B. will we                    C. would we               D. should we

12. It’s very hot today. I wish I____________ on the beach now.

A. am                          B. was                         C. were                        D. had been

13. When he lived in the city, he ____________ to the theater twice a week.

A. uses to go               B. has gone                 C. used to go               D. was going

14. Lucia cannot remember the name of the restaurant____________ she ate her favorite roasted duck.

A. which                     B. whose                     C.whom                      D. where

15. ____________ the heavy rain, we all enjoyed the excursion.

A. Although                B. Despite                   C.In spite                    D. Because

16. Boys often enjoy doing things in a ____________ way.

A. create                      B. creative                   C.creativity                 D. creatively

17.____________ you give me a lift to the bus station, John?

A. Will                                    B. Should                    C.Shall                        D. May

18. There weren’t____________ eggs left for the people who had breakfast at 9.30 a.m!

A. some                       B. much                       C.any                           D. a little

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.

19. It’s really important to limit the amount of fat in your diet.

A. allow                      B. restrict                    C.encourage                D. ban

20. We arranged to meet at 7.30, but one hour later, she turned up.

A. disappeared            B. contacted                C.left                           D. arrived

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.

21. Tom admitted that he had broken the fence in front of my house.

A. agreed                    B. denied                    C.promised                  D. reminded

22. After Laura won the scholarship, her parents were satisfied with her achievement.

A. disappointed          B. pleased                   C. happy                      D. worried

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

23. Peter: “Would you like some more tea?” - John: “____________”

A. Yes, please             B. Yes, you would      C. No, I won’t                        D. No, please

24. Sally: “What about collecting used paper every day?” - Jenny: “”

A. Yes, you must.                                           B. Well done.             

C.That’s a good idea.                                      D. Thanks, it’s nice of you.