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

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word in each of the following questions.

Question 22: She was brought up in a well-off family. She can't understand the problems we are facing.

A. wealthy B. kind C. br

Question 23: Father has lost his job, so we'll have to tighten our belt to avoid getting into debt.

A. earn money B. spend money C. sit still D. economize

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

Question 24: Although it's a long day for us, we feel we are contented with what we do.

A. dissatisfied B. excited C. shocked D. interested

Question 25: Fruit and vegetables grew in abundance on the island. The islanders even exported the surplus.

A. large quantity B. excess C. small quantity D. sufficiency

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

Question 26: We have run out of the items you want.

A. We have to run out to buy the items you want.

B. The items you want are out of our shop.

C. For the items you want, we must run out.

D. The items you want have been out of stock.

Question 27: She had only just begun to speak when people started interrupting.

A. She hardly had begun to speak when people started interrupting.

B. Hardly she had begun to speak when people started interrupting.

C. Hardly had she begun to speak when people started interrupting.

D. She hadn't begun to speak when people started interrupting.

Question 28: "Leave my house now or I'll call the police!"shouted the lady to the man.

A. The lady threatened to call the police if the man didn't leave her house.

B. The lady said that she would call the police if the man didn't leave her house.

C. The lady told the man that she would call the police if he didn't leave her house.

D. The lady informed the man that she would call the police if he didn't leave her house.

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

Question 29: Marry loved her stuffed animal when she was young. She couldn't sleep without it.

A. When Marry was young, she loved her stuffed animal so as not to sleep with it.

B. As Marry couldn't sleep without her stuffed animal when she was young, she loved it.

C. When Marry was young, she loved her stuffed animal though she couldn't sleep without it.

D. When Marry was young, she loved her stuffed animal so much that she couldn't sleep without it.

Question 30: The fire-fighters made every effort to put off the flames. The building burned down completely.

A. The building burned down completely though the fire-fighters made every effort to put off the flames.

B. Had it not been for the fire-fighters' every effort, the building would have burned down completely.

C. Making every effort to put off the flames, the fire-fighters completely burned down the building.

D. Since the fire-fighters made every effort to put off the flames, the building burned down completely.

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 31 to 35.

The threat to the Environment

Nowadays people are more aware that wildlife all over the world is in danger. Many species of animals will become (31) if we do not make an effort to protect them.

There are many reasons for this. In some cases, animals are (32) for their fur or for other valuable parts of their bodies. Some birds, such as parrots, are caught alive and sold as pets. For many animals and birds the problem is that their habitat - the place where they live - is (33). More land is used for farms, for houses or industry, and there are fewer open spaces than there once were. Farmers use powerful chemicals to help them grow better crops, but these chemicals pollute the environment and (34) wildlife. The most successful animals on earth - human beings - will soon be the only ones (35) _, unless we can solve this problem