Part I. Circle your choice (A, B, C or D) indicating the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the rest. (0,5 point)

Your answers:

Part II. Circle your choice (A, B, C or D) indicating the word that has a different stress pattern from the others in the group. (0,5 point)

Your answers:

1. I’d like to ................... a 3-minute call to London.

A. make                      B. set                          C. phone                    D. do

2. No one knows that he comes from ....................... Netherlands.

A. the                          B. Ø                            C. an                           D. a

3. Is this the address to ................... you want the package sent ?

A. where                    B. Ø                            C. which                     D. that

4.  Her father taught her ................ to cook when she was young.

A. what                       B. when                      C. where                     D. how

5. The Chinese often drink ...................

A. some tea                B. tea                          C. the tea                    D. lot of tea

6. I hope you don’t mind me ..................  so late at night.

A. telephoning                      B. to telephone         C. telephone              D. to telephone

7. ................. there be any news, please inform me at once.

A. Should                   B. If                             C. Unless                   D. When

8. They suggest that he ................... by bike or public transport.

A. might travel          B. travels                   C. traveled                 D. should travel

9. Machines make man’s work .........................

A. less easy               B. more easy             C. easier                     D. more difficult

10. Remember to come at eight, ...................... ?

A. will you                 B. don’t you              C. aren’t you             D. haven’t you

11.- Harry: " ......................."            - Kate: "Yes. I'd like to buy a computer."

A. Do you look for something?                              B. Good morning. Can I help you?

C. Excuse me. Do you want to buy it?                  D. Can you help me buy something?

12.- Peter:  “I’ve been awarded a scholarship to study in America.”

     - Daisy: “Uh, really? .........................!”

A. Take care of yourself                                         B. Lucky as you are    

C. You are always lucky                                         D. Congratulations

13. I met a................... girl at my friend’s birthday party last Sunday.

A. tall American pretty                    B. tall pretty American       

C. pretty American tall                    D. pretty tall American

14. Quite soon, the world is going to ................. energy resources.

A. get into                  B. run out of              C. keep up with                     D. come up against

15. People prefer watching films on TV these days ....................going to the cinema.

A. more than            B. to                             C. rather than                        D. than 

16. ................. the airport, I was very worried to find that no one ................. for me.

A. On arriving at/ had waited                                 B. On arriving at/ was waiting

C. On arriving in/ had waited                                 D. When arriving at/ was waiting

Mark  the  letter  to  indicate  the  word(s)  CLOSEST  in  meaning  to  the underlined  word(s)  in  each  of  the  following  questions.

17. She got up late and rushed to the bus stop.

A. came into              B. went leisurely                  C. dropped by                       D. went quickly

18. It will take more or less a month to prepare for the wedding.

A. approximately     B. simply                               C. generally                           D. frankly

Mark  the  letter to  indicate  the  word(s)  OPPOSITE  in  meaning  to  the  underlined word(s)  in  each  of  the  following  questions.

19. She was unhappy that she lost contact with a lot of her old friends when she went abroad to study.

A. lost control of        B. got in touch with            C. made room for             D. put in charge of

20. Basically, everything is the same; however, there may be some minor changes to the schedule.

A. big                          B. sudden                               C. gradual                              D. small

Your answers:

I. Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the   other words in each group by  circling A, B, C or D. (5.0 points)

1. A. ready                             B. study                      C. puppy                    D. occupy

2. A. compose                       B. wisdom                  C. resident                 D. island

3. A. measure                        B. treasure                 C. breathe                  D. instead

4. A. danced                          B. borrowed              C. arrived                   D. destroyed

5. A. headache                      B. stomach                 C. moustache                        D. chemist

Your answers:

II. Select A, B, C or D to indicate the word whose stress position is different from the rest. (5.0 points)    1. A. interesting                    B. surprising              C. amusing                 D. successful

2. A. paper                             B. tonight                   C. teacher                  D. story

3. A. writer                            B. baker                     C. builder                   D. career

4. A. mathematics                 B. biology                  C. experiment           D. mechanic

5. A. money                           B. personality           C. many                      D. mother

Your answers:

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1.  They were just as good as we had expected.

       They certainly lived ...............................................................................................................

2. Even though I admire his courage, I think he is foolish.

        Much .....................................................................................................................................

3. The brochure gives hardly any useful information.

        Precious .................................................................................................................................

4. If you were in the situation I’m in, you’d feel the same.

        If you put ..............................................................................................................................

5. As he grew older, he became more and more forgetful.

        The ........................................................................................................................................

6. Although Christopher was the stronger of the two, his attacker soon overpowered him.

        Despite his .............................................................................................................................

7. Regarding payment, most major credit cards are acceptable.

        As far as ................................................................................................................................

8. After seeing the film for himself, my father has stopped criticising it.

        Since .....................................................................................................................................

9. No sooner had the witness begun to speak than the judge interrupted her.

        The minute ............................................................................................................................

10. It is impossible to accept your explanation without a thorough investigation.

        Your explanation ...................................................................................................................