I. MULTIPLE CHOICE (8.0 points) Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the rest in each of the following questions. 1. A. amaze B. decade C. average D. arrange 2. A. window B. flow C. tow D. nowadays 3. A. church B. chemistry C. charitable D. recharge 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. 4. A. abroad B. volume C. compose D. reduce 5. A. dynamite B. institute C. hamburger D. opinion 6. A. miraculous B. considerate C. gymnasium D. comfortable Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions. 7. I wish I__________English as well as a native speaker. A. spoke B. can speak C. am speaking D. will speak 8. __________if he knew the answer. A. He is helping me B. He would help me C. He will help me D. He has helped me 9. To stop the light coming in the window we need some__________. A. cloths B. locks C. shelves D. curtains 10. When Tom__________, everyone said “Bless you!” A. fell B. sneezed C. hurt D. coughed 11. You must__________that your safety belt is fastened. A. secure B. guarantee C. check D. examine 12. From the hotel there is a good__________of the distant hills. A. picture B. sight C. vision D. view 13. The light went out while I__________dinner. A. am having B. was having C. had D. have had 14. Nowadays it is not easy__________a well-paid job. A. find B. finding C. found D. to find 15. Peter has to study this afternoon, __________? A. has he B. does he C. doesn’t he D. hasn’t he 16. That’s the__________difficult textbook I’ve ever used. A. more B. most C. very D. too 17. There was__________useful information in the newspaper report. A. a lot of B. any C. many D. few 18. The band is currently on a nine-day__________of Japan. A. tour B. travel C. trip D. excursion 19. What__________milk shake do you want – strawberry, chocolate or orange? A. taste B. kind C. flavour D. type Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions. 20. I will call my parents as soon as I will get the news about my brother. A B C D 21. He decided doing the job himself as the cost of repairs to his car was so high. A B C D 22. Since erecting in 1886, the Statue of Liberty has served as a symbol of freedom. A B C D 23. Biologists say that they had never seen that species of lizard before. A B C D 24. When I arrived at her house, “I found that she has been out with her new friend without leaving me A B C D