Question

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.”

Answer 1

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