Question 1:

• A. delivery
• B. speciality
• C. preserve
• D. remind

Answer: B. speciality (the underlined part is pronounced differently as /ʃ/ while the others are pronounced as /d/)

Question 2:

• A. council
• B. biggas
• C. metro
• D. nose

Answer: B. biggas (the underlined part is pronounced differently as /ɪɡ/ while the others are pronounced as /ɒ/)

Question 3:

• A. home
• B. healthy
• C. happy
• D. hour

Answer: D. hour (the underlined part is pronounced differently as /aʊ/ while the others are pronounced as /ə/)

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word that differs from the other stress in each question.

Question 4:

• A. fragrance
• B. around
• C. function
• D. shorten

Answer: B. around (the stress is on the first syllable while the others are on the second syllable)

Question 5:

• A. commute
• B. bustling
• C. public
• D. jungle

Answer: C. public (the stress is on the first syllable while the others are on the second syllable)

Question 6:

• A. pickpocket
• B. amenity
• C. distraction
• D. priority

Answer: B. amenity (the stress is on the second syllable while the others are on the first syllable)

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to complete each of the sentences.

Question 7:

• Tourists often visit our community to buy local ___ as souvenirs like silk scarves, hats and so on.
• A. workshops
• B. artisans
• C. facilities
• D. handicrafts

Answer: D. handicrafts (handicrafts are handmade products, which fits the context of souvenirs)

Question 8:

• She felt excited when she learned ___ to make lanterns with silk and bamboo.
• A. what
• B. where
• C. when
• D. how

Answer: D. how (the sentence is asking about the method or process of making lanterns)

Question 9:

• Where can we ___ about events happening in our neighbourhood?
• A. check up
• B. find out
• C. pass down
• D. look around

Answer: B. find out (this phrase means to discover information)

Question 10:

• The ___ the road is, the ___ it is for me to go to school.
• A. congested/show
• B. most congested/slowest
• C. more congested/much slow
• D. more congested/slower

Answer: D. more congested/slower (this is a comparative sentence, so we need to use the comparative form of the adjectives)

Question 11:

• Hong Kong is becoming a concrete ___ with buildings towering over each other.
• A. jungle
• B. forest
• C. park
• D. garden

Answer: A. jungle (this metaphorically compares the dense buildings to a jungle)