Task 1: 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.

1. A. picture                          B. culture                   C. neighbour             D. tourist

2. A. dependent                    B. enjoy                     C. absent                    D. government

3. A. nurse                             B. surf                        C. picture                   D. return

4. A. hot                                 B. hour                       C. hotel                      D. hobby

5. A. although                       B. enough                  C. paragraph              D. cough

6. A. headache                      B. architect                C. chemical               D. children

7. A. aerobics                        B. calories                 C. cycling                  D. doctor

8. A. collection                     B. tradition                C. exhibition             D. question

9. A. essential                       B. traditional             C. picture                   D. audition

10. A. what                             B. water                      C. salt                         D. hat

11. A. tofu                              B. opera                     C. hot                          D. bottle

12. A. spicy                            B. fry                          C. shy                         D. try

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions

A. bull 

B. dull 

C. full 

D. put

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions

A. favour 

B. harbor 

C. flour 

D. vapor

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.

A. sweet

B. sword

C. answer

D. whole

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.

A. though

B. breath

C. arithmetic

D. threaten

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.

A. percent 

B. event

C. agent

D. prevent

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

A. daunted 

B. installed 

C. committed 

D. confided 

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

A. core 

B. more 

C. pause 

D. pot