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. hike                    B. shine                       C. design                     D. impress

2. A. novels                 B. cakes                       C. stands                     D. trains

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. mission               B. lightning                 C. remote                    D. program

4. A. collapse              B. explore                    C. describe                  D. central

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

5.The Homeless project will start in June 9th and finish in September.

A. The                         B. will                         C. in June 9th               D. in September

6.If you feel tired, we could stopworkingand take a rest.

A. tired                        B. could stop               C. working                  D. and

7.Jane is going to buymany flour to make a birthday cake for her mother.

A. many                      B. is going to buy        C. to make                   D. her

8.The old man whomis standing near the tree is my uncle.

A. is standing              B. my                          C. the                          D. whom

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

9. Tom ____________ the road when I ____________ out to him.

A. was crossing - was calling                          B. crossed - was calling

C. crossed - called                                           D. was crossing - called

10. The doctor advised him to stop working too hard ____________ it’s quite harmful to his health.

A. because of              B. because                   C. although                 D. however

11. After a hard-working study, John can relax in his bed ____________.

A. comfortably            B. comfortable            C. comfort                   D. uncomfortable

12. Williams used ____________ in a small village in the north of Canada.

A. to lives                    B. to living                  C. to live                     D. living

13. My father never lets ____________ borrow money from my friends.

A. me                          B. mine                        C. I                              D. my

14. Tom has given me ____________ amusing comic. Do you want to read it?

A. a                             B. an                            C. the                          D. x

15. My grandmother enjoys life in the countryside because it is ____________ than life in the city.

A. peacefuler               B. as peaceful as         C. more peaceful         D. more peacefuler

16. Up to now, we ____________ any information from the murder yet.

A. won’t get                B. didn’t get               C. hasn’t got               D. haven’t got

17. Lucia was at home last night, ____________?

A. was she                   B. wasn’t she              C.did she                     D. wasn’t Lucia

18. Because of the inflation crisis, the denominations of money are now in ____________ of losingtheir value.

A. warning                  B. worry                      C. threat                      D. danger

Mark the letter A, B, C orD to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

19. All students have to wear uniforms when going to school.

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

20. Doing exercise regularly is one of the best ways to prevent diseases.

A. avoid                      B. cure                         C.forbid                      D. reduce

Mark the letter A, B, C orD to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

21. We absolutely adore his music because of sweet melodies and meaningful lyrics.

A. fancy                      B. dislike                     C.love                          D. prefer

22. They want to live in the countryside because of the fresh air and the peaceful life there.

A. pure                                    B. clean                       C.clear                         D. polluted

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

23. - Jane: “Thank you very much for the lovely flowers!” - Ben: “____________”

A. You are welcome.                                      B. You don’t like flowers, do you?

C.Yeah, I didn’t buy those flowers.               D. It was an excellent choice.

24. - Jason: “Why don’t we go to Sapa by train?” - Kate: “____________”

A. OK. Thanks.                                                           B. That’s a good idea.

C. Yes, please.                                                            D. Yes, I’d love to.