Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
Question 1: A. authentic
B. through
C. tablecloth
D. although
Question 2: A. hide
B. find
C. drive
D. miss
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions.
Question 3: A. confirm
B. achieve
C. apply
D. shorten
Question 4: A. justify
B. determine
C. advertise
D. dedicate
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Question 5: When the boss came into the office yesterday, his secretary ______ the document.
A. is typing
B. was typing
C. has typed
D. typed
Question 6: Everyone needs to join hands to build a better ______ .
A. publicity
B. diversity
C. charity
D. community
Question 7: The parcel ______ by the postman when she returns home.
A. delivers
B. will deliver
C. will be delivered
D. was delivering
Question 8: Carol's father works as ______ electrician.
A. an
B. ∅ (no article)
C. the
D. a
Question 9: A news _______ is broadcasting over a television in the waiting room about natural disasters occurring nation-wide.
A. journalist
B. anchor
C. columnist
D. correspondent
Question 10: Teenagers nowadays are fascinated ______ computer games.
A. about
B. for
C. with
D. in
Question 11: Henry is thinking of ______ golf but the equipment is too expensive.
A. turning up
B. running up
C. looking up
D. taking up
Question 12: The coffee at this cafe is ______ than the coffee at the one down the street.
A. as delicious
B. delicious more
C. most delicious
D. more delicious
Question 13: He was offered the job thanks to his ______ performance during his job interview.
A. impression
B. impress
C. impressive
D. impressively
Question 14: I can't pretend ______ this complicated math problem.
A. understanding
B. to understand
C. understand
D. to understanding
Question 15: Your second essay ______ improvements on the first one.
A. showed
B. made
C. presented
D. cast
Question 16: We’re having milk for our breakfast, ______ ?
A. were we
B. do we
C. aren’t we
D. can we
Question 17: He will book the movie ticket ______ .
A. after she has accepted his invitation
B. when she had accepted his invitation
C. while she was accepting his invitation
D. once she accepted his invitation
Question 18: My cousin really seems to land on his ______ having won the lottery. He’s never bought any lottery tickets before.
A. feet
B. face
C. finger
D. hand
Question 19: The book, first ______ in 1970, has sold over a million copies.
A. was publishing
B. publishing
C. published
D. was published
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the option that best completes each of the following exchanges.
Question 20: Peter is giving compliments on Bill’s new hairstyle.
- Peter: “You look so cool with this hairstyle.”
- Bill: “______”
A. Oh, please say it again!
B. I can’t agree with you.
C. Thanks. I had it done yesterday.
D. Well, never mind.
Question 21: Sophie and Peter are talking about social distancing.
- Sophie: “I think social distancing helps to reduce and slow the transmission of disease."
- Peter: “______ . Everyone stays at home, so there will be less contact to get infected.”
1. D
2. A
3. C
4. D
5. B
6. D
7. C
8. C
9. B
10. C
11. D
12. D
13. A
14. C
15. B
16. C
17. D
18. A
19. D
20. C
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
Question 1: A. authentic
B. through
C. tablecloth
D. although
Question 2: A. hide
B. find
C. drive
D. miss
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions.
Question 3: A. confirm
B. achieve
C. apply
D. shorten
Question 4: A. justify
B. determine
C. advertise
D. dedicate
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Question 5: When the boss came into the office yesterday, his secretary ______ the document.
A. is typing
B. was typing
C. has typed
D. typed
Question 6: Everyone needs to join hands to build a better ______ .
A. publicity
B. diversity
C. charity
D. community
Question 7: The parcel ______ by the postman when she returns home.
A. delivers
B. will deliver
C. will be delivered
D. was delivering
Question 8: Carol's father works as ______ electrician.
A. an
B. ∅ (no article)
C. the
D. a
Question 9: A news _______ is broadcasting over a television in the waiting room about natural disasters occurring nation-wide.
A. journalist
B. anchor
C. columnist
D. correspondent
Question 10: Teenagers nowadays are fascinated ______ computer games.
A. about
B. for
C. with
D. in
Question 11: Henry is thinking of ______ golf but the equipment is too expensive.
A. turning up
B. running up
C. looking up
D. taking up
Question 12: The coffee at this cafe is ______ than the coffee at the one down the street.
A. as delicious
B. delicious more
C. most delicious
D. more delicious
Question 13: He was offered the job thanks to his ______ performance during his job interview.
A. impression
B. impress
C. impressive
D. impressively
Question 14: I can't pretend ______ this complicated math problem.
A. understanding
B. to understand
C. understand
D. to understanding
Question 15: Your second essay ______ improvements on the first one.
A. showed
B. made
C. presented
D. cast
Question 16: We’re having milk for our breakfast, ______ ?
A. were we
B. do we
C. aren’t we
D. can we
Question 17: He will book the movie ticket ______ .
A. after she has accepted his invitation
B. when she had accepted his invitation
C. while she was accepting his invitation
D. once she accepted his invitation
Question 18: My cousin really seems to land on his ______ having won the lottery. He’s never bought any lottery tickets before.
A. feet
B. face
C. finger
D. hand
Question 19: The book, first ______ in 1970, has sold over a million copies.
A. was publishing
B. publishing
C. published
D. was published
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the option that best completes each of the following exchanges.
Question 20: Peter is giving compliments on Bill’s new hairstyle.
- Peter: “You look so cool with this hairstyle.”
- Bill: “______”
A. Oh, please say it again!
B. I can’t agree with you.
C. Thanks. I had it done yesterday.
D. Well, never mind.
Question 21: Sophie and Peter are talking about social distancing.
- Sophie: “I think social distancing helps to reduce and slow the transmission of disease."
- Peter: “______ . Everyone stays at home, so there will be less contact to get infected.”
