Mark the letter A, B, 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. Question 1: A. laughed B. explaned C. cooked D. sacrificed Question 2: A. plough B. route C. loud D. shoulder Mark the letter A, 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. Question 3: A. desert B. harbor C. cartoon D. nation Question 4: A. ultimate B. graduate C. optional D. abundant Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions. Question 5: How do we know what _______ universe is supposed to look like? A. a B. an C. the D. no article Question 6: I am flying to the States tonight. I ______ you a ring if I can find a phone. A. will give B. would give C. could give D. have given Question 7: I saw a terrible accident while I _______ on the beach. A. am walking B. was walking C. walked D. were walking Question 8: Many people do not like scuba diving _______. A. because it is dangerous B. because of it is dangerous C. because its danger D. due to it is dangerous Question 9: Microblogging can promote laziness and poor writing skills because students tend to post very short messages and rely heavily ________ the Internet as their source of information A. on B. to C. under D. over Question 10:______, everyone was chatting and eating. A. He had arrived at the party B. To have attended the party C. On his arrival at the party D. Just attended the party Question 11: Since____ his MBA studies, Fred has secured a great job as a finance manager of a major corporation in Canada. A. he finishing B. finished C. he finish D. finishing Question 12: If we want to develop inner tranquility, we have to stop ______ by every little thing. A. being bothered B. bothering C. to bother D. to be bothered Question 13: He is such a __________ writer. Many people respect and admire him. A. distinction B. distinguishing C. distinctive D. distinguished Question 14: Parts of the country are suffering water ______ after the unusually dry summer. A. thirst B. shortage C. supply D. hunger Question 15: I haven’t had a ________ week. I seem to have done nothing at all. A. productive B. extensive C. enthusiastic D. economic Question 16: A university is an -institution of higher education and research, which grants _______ degrees at all levels in a variety of subjects. A. secondary B. optional C. academic D. vocational Question 17. Nowadays, lifelong learning is _______by e-learning platforms. A. insisted B. facilitated C. assessed D. accessed Question 18: I’m not keen on _____ control of the project to a relatively newcomer. A. undertaking B. charging C. allotting D. entrusting