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. uniform      
2. situation               
3. unemployment    
4. amusing

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.  benefit      
2.  every                    
3.  bed                        
4.  enjoy

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.

1. suspicion   
2. telephone             
3. relation                 
4. direction 

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.

1.  reduction   
2.  popular                 
3.  financial               
4.  romantic 

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.

Dictionaries frequently explain the origin of the defined word, state its part of speech and  indication its correct use.

1. frequently
2. the origin 
3. defined
4. indication

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.

Tom said that if he had to do another homework tonight, he would not be able to attend the concert.                              

1. if he had
2. another
3. would not be able
4. to attend

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.

The children forgot picking up the note from the office and now they are worried.

1. picking
2. note
3. now
4. are

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

His health would be improved________.

1. if he continued to smoke heavily    
2. unless he stopped smoking heavily
3. if he gave up smoking                            
4. if only he doesn't smoke any more. 

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

Several deserts are a quite vast and uninhabited ________.

1.  plain                     
2.  territory                
3.  corridor                 
4.  shrub

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Many tall and wide mountain ranges do not let much rain get ________ the desert.

1. into                       
2.  away                     
3.  out                          
4.  from

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I wanted to go a more ________ route across Montana.

1.  north                     
2.  northerly              
3.  northerner             
4.  northernmost

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Toxic chemicals from factories are one of the serious factors that leads wildlife to the _______ of extinction.

1.  wall                       
2.  fence                     
3.  verge                      
4.  bridge

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Migrant workers are________ to exploitation.

1.  eager                     
2.  vulnerable           
3.  available                
4.  considerate

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________ she could not say anything.

1.  So upset was she that                             
2.  So upset was she
3.  However upset was she that                 
4.  Therefore upset was she that

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

Internationally, 189 countries have signed _______ accord agreeing to create Biodiversity Action Plans to protect endangered and other threatened species.

1. a                            
2. an                          
3. the                          
4. Ø

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Carl ________ studied harder; he failed the test again.

1.  must have            
2.  should have         
3.  could have            
4.  needn't have

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________ to the skin, they eventually got to the station.

1. Soaked                  
2. Soaking                 
3. To soak                   
4. Having soaked 

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It's no good________ to him; he never answers letters.

1.  write                     
2.  to write                 
3.  writing                   
4.  for writing

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

When old Mr. Barnaby died, several people________ their claim to the substantial legacy that he left.

1.  placed                  
2.  drew                      
3.  assumed                 
4.  laid

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to complett each of the following exchanges.

Would you mind closing the window please?

1.  Yes of course. Are you cold?
2. No, not at all. I will close it now
3. Yes I do. You can close it
4. Yes of course you can do it

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to complett each of the following exchanges.

Do you have the time please?

1.  I am very sorry. I am already late.       
2.  I am busy right now. I am afraid.
3.  I am sorry I don’t have a watch here.  
4.  Yes I have some time for you.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

 The people of the province wanted to become a sovereign state.

1.  rich                           
2.  self-ruling              
3.  new                         
4.  colonized

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.

 They decided to go for a picnic though it was very cold.

1.  Because it was very cold, they decided to go for a picnic.
2.  However cold it was, they decided to go for a picnic.
3.  If it had been cold, they would not have gone for a picnic.
4.  It was very cold so they decided to go for a picnic.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

His career in the illicit drug trade ended with the police raid this morning . 

1.  elicited                 
2.  irregular               
3.  secret                    
4.  legal 

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

Because Jack defaulted on his loan, the bank took him to court. 

1.  failed to pay                                            
2.  paid in full           
3.  had a bad personality                            
4.  was paid much money 

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

The prince was next in the order of succession.

1.  death                         
2.  eating                     
3.  height                     
4.  replacement

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.

Slippery as the roads were, they managed to complete the race.

1. The roads were so slippery that they could hardly complete the race.
2. The roads were slippery but they managed to complete the race.
3. The roads were slippery so they could hardly complete the race.
4. The roads were so slippery; therefore, they could hardly complete the race.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.

Both Peter and Mary enjoy scientific expedition.

1.  It is not Peter, but Mary, that enjoys scientific expedition.
2.  Peter enjoys scientific expedition. Therefore, does Mary.
3.  However Peter enjoys scientific expedition and Mary does.
4.  Peter enjoys scientific expedition, and so does Mary.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions.

 Henry should have done his homework last night, but he watched TV instead.

1.  Henry did not do his homework last night because he was busy with the television set.
2.  Henry watched TV last night instead of doing his homework.
3.  Henry did not watch TV last night because he had to do his homework.
4.  Henry did his homework while watching TV.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions.

Seeing that he was angry, she left the office.

1.  She didn't want to make him angry, so she left.
2.  He wouldn't have been so angry if she hadn't been there.
3.  He grew very angry when he saw her leaving the office.
4.  She left the office when she saw how angry he was.