I. Multiple choice (8.0 points)
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the rest in each of the following questions.
1. A. hire B. horror C. heir D. hair
2. A. about B. account C. sound D. cousin
3. A. enough B. although C. laugh D. cough
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.
4. A. amazing B. apartment C. compliment D. delicious
5. A. capture B. sistance C. finish D. invite
6. A. deception B. recipient C. effective D. recipe
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
7. Before you begin the exam paper, always read thecarefully.
A. orders B. redulations C. rules D. instructions
8. The child was told to eat all his food orhe would get no ice-cream.
A. else B. in case C. nstead D. otherwise
9. The ticketone person to the show.
A. includes B. delivers C. admits D. enters
10. Could you pleasean appointment for me to see Mr. Smith?
A. do B. take C. make D. get
11. We have had the roof of our house.
A. replace B. replced C. to replace D. been replaced
12. If everyone of usthe traffic rules, the road will be much safer.
A. obey B. obeys C. obeyed D. will obey
13. There are farstudents in this school than in that school.
A. fewer B. less C. fewest D. least
14. Susan rarely stays up late,?
A. is ghe B. isn't she C. does she D. doesn't she
15. - "Tom wasn't there last night?"
- "No,."
A. I wasn't either B. either was I C. I wasn't too D. neither I was
16. Unexpectedly the lightsout and we were left in darkness.
A. tuned B. got C. went D. gave
17. James is very interested in mathematics and is.
A. appliance B. use C. practice D. application
18. The children shouldn't watch the film tonight. Theyto bed before 9 p.m
A. can go B. are to go C. may go D. need go
19. The film "King Lear" wason a play by Shakespeare.
A. founded B. built C. based D. constructed