Choose the word that has a different primary stress pattern from that of the others

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**8. Choose the word that has a different primary stress pattern from that of the others.**

- **A. secure** (stress on the second syllable: se-CURE)
- **B. concrete** (stress on the first syllable: CON-crete)
- **C. humor** (stress on the first syllable: HU-mor)
- **D. duty** (stress on the first syllable: DU-ty)

**Answer:** **A. secure** (different stress pattern)

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**9. Choose the word that has a different primary stress pattern from that of the others.**

- **A. community** (stress on the second syllable: com-MU-ni-ty)
- **B. handicraft** (stress on the first syllable: HAN-di-craft)
- **C. attraction** (stress on the second syllable: at-TRACT-tion)
- **D. equipment** (stress on the second syllable: e-QUIP-ment)

**Answer:** **B. handicraft** (different stress pattern)

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**10. My best friend is trying to …………. sweetened food.**

- **A. come down with** (to become ill)
- **B. hand down** (to pass to a younger generation)
- **C. pass down** (to transmit or hand over)
- **D. cut down on** (to reduce)

**Answer:** **D. cut down on** (to reduce sweetened food)

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**11. The …………. she gets, the ……………………. she becomes.**

- **A. oldest / most experienced** (both comparative)
- **B. older / more experienced** (both comparative)
- **C. older / experienced** (one comparative, one simple)
- **D. oldest / more experienced** (one superlative, one comparative)

**Answer:** **C. older / experienced** (the only combination where the second part is not comparative)

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**12. If you finish your homework, you ……………. hang out with your friends. It’s allowed.**

- **A. will** (indicating future action)
- **B. must** (indicating obligation)
- **C. can** (indicating ability/permission)
- **D. might** (indicating possibility)

**Answer:** **C. can** (indicating permission)