I. Circle 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. foot                B. cook                  C. book                  D. flood
2. A. reused            B. washed              C. watched             D. mixed
3. A. postcard         B. motorhome        C. contact               D. local
 
II. Circle 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.
1. A. design           B. planet                C. awful                 D. symbol
2. A. computer       B. important           C. recognize           D. apartment
 
B. USE OF LANGUAGE
I. Circle the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
1. More cars might run ____________ solar energy in the future.
A. into                   B. on                      C. out                     D. of
2. My future house will be ___________ by a lot of tall trees.
A. surround            B. surrounds C. surrounding       D. surrounded
3. Some robots can even ____________ words.
A. look                   B. feel                    C. recognize D. see
4. Will robots make our lives better or ____________?
A. badly                 B. worse                 C. more badly        D. badder
5. Is Europe the biggest ______________ in the world?
A. continent           B. ocean                 C. country              D. city
6. It’s not safe to swim here because the water is heavily ___________.
A. pollute               B. polluting            C. pollution            D. polluted
7. Pho is the _____________ food I’ve ever eaten.
A. most delicious   B. delicious            C. deliciousest       D. more delicious
8. The Big Ben is the biggest ___________ in England.
A. square                B. tower                 C. bridge                D. house
9. The Sydney Opera House was designed __________ a famous Australian architect.
A. by                      B. under                 C. with                   D. in
10. Hanoi is located in ____________ center of Northern Vietnam.
A. a                        B. an                      C. the                     D. x