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. Question 1: A. cups B. coughs C. jobs D. plates Question 2: A. control B. comment C. proposal D. solution Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of the primary stress in each of the following questions. Question 3: A. preservation B. sympathetic C. individual D. television Question 4: A. respectful B. interesting C. forgetful D. successful Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions. Question 5: The environmental group hopes _____ the forest to its original condition by the end of the decade. A. to be restored B. to restore C. having restored D. to have been restored Question 6: No one knows where Sam is living now. The last time that I ______ on him was about four years ago. A. chanced B. ran C. came D. encountered Question 7: I can’t believe that you _____ three pizzas already! I ______ them in fifteen minutes ago! A. have eaten – only brought B. have eaten – have only brought C. ate – only brought D. have been eating – only brought Question 8: There are several habits that man takes from his childhood and continues to use even after he reaches and _____ maturity. A. accomplishes B. attains C. obtains D. comes Question 9: When are you going to get rid of these _______ trousers? A. short nylon dreadful French B. short dreadful French nylon C. dreadful French nylon short D. dreadful short French nylon Question 10: She said that if I ______ back the following day, she ______ able to help me. A. had come – would have been B. came – would be C. would be – were D. would have come – had been Question 11: What are you thinking about? A ______ for your thoughts. A. penny B. shilling C. pound D. dollar Question 12: As an adult, I’m independent ______ my parents financially. A. on B. with C. of D. from Question 13: He was especially interested in such ______ work, and had recently helped to organize the first Brazilian school for deaf-mutes at Rio de Janeiro. A. humanistic B. humanity C. human D. humanitarian Question 14: Necessity is the _______ of invention. A. father B. ancestor C. mother D. antecedents Question 15: It was last night _______ Sue borrowed my bike. A. when B. that C. at which D. which Question 16: Nuclear engines operate without air and consume ______ fuel than do other engines. A. much less B. much fewer C. a lot higher D. far more Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the most suitable response to complete each of the following exchanges. Question 17: Tom: - “Bill says that he’s going to start going to the gym”. Anna: -“_______.” A. That will be the day B. I’m keeping my fingers crossed C. I can’t agree more D. Sure thing Question 18: Peter: - “Help me with this!” Mary: - “_______.” A. I come at once. B. Just a minute! C. Moment! D. Wait on! Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) CLOSET in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions. Question 19: When the body is stressed or frightened, adrenaline travels throughout all parts of the body in the blood, keeping energy levels high. A. interprets B. originates C. blocks D. circulates Question 20: The reporter’s weekly review on Hollywood stars and gossip was the network’s most popular show. A. expenditure B. impetus C. commentary. D. revenue