I. MULTIPLE CHOICE: (8 points) Mark the letter A, By 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. A. problem B. love C. box D. hobby 2. A. shops B. speeds C. sports D. sticks Mark the letter Ay 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. 3. A. Chocolate B. structural C. important D. national 4. A. Cinema B. position C. family D.popular 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. 5. I met a lot of interested people while I was studying at City University. ABC D 6. If I were you, I didn’t buy that expensive car. ABC D 7. A shoemaker in the village felt sorry for her and made her a pair of red shoe. ABC D Mark the letter Ay By c or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions. 8. If we______ enough time, we’ll study this exercise more carefully. A. will have B. have C. had 9. The gentleman to______ we spoke yesterday is making a speech. A. who B. whose C. whom D. that 10. ______I was really tired, I couldn’t sleep. A. Even though B. So C. Therefore D. Because of 11. I suggest ______some money for poor children. 12. After graduation, Lan works as an______ assistant in an organisation. A. administration B. administering C. administrative D. administrator 13. Consumers are warned if their______ bill is unpaid after due date. A. electronic B. electric C. electrical D. electricity 14. The film was______ any of the others. A. much better than B. much better C. so better as D. so better 15. There were a number of cottages scattered______ acrossthe hillside. A. now and then B. here and there C. here and now D. thereand here 16. I hope you know that you can always confide ______me. A. on B. in C. with D. to