* Circle the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others. 1. A. weather       B. together       C. mother       D. author 2. A. the                      B. weather                       C. there                D. three 3. A. three       B. there       C. these       D. they 4. A. stops                  B. bags                       C. cleans              D. has 5. A. thank                  B. thing                       C. this                             D. think 6. A. towel       B. over       C. postcard       D. photo 7. A. hill       B. hiking       C. hour       D. highland 8. A. bins                    B. trees                       C. papers  D. cups Choose the word that has a different stressed syllable from the rest. 9. A. statue       B. downtown       C. palace       D. landmark 10. A. future                            B. machine                     C. helper                        D. robot 11. A. expensive       B. vacation       C. attraction       D. capital 12. A. waterfall       B. October       C. sandcastle       D. snorkeling 13. A. island       B. flashlight       C. mountain       D. hotel III. LANGUAGE FOCUS: 14.  Astronauts _______ their sleeping bags to the walls so they dont floats. A. take                        B. tie                                   C. buy                        D. lie 15. The astronauts cannot have showers because there is no _______. A. float                       B. astronaut                     C. space station             D. gravity 16. We might have _______ food machines in the future. A. machine                       B. 3D printer             C. automatic                   D. pet 17. The astronauts have to use soap and _______. A. wet towels                       B. towels             C. float                                       D. space station 18. _______ in this lake. Its very deep and dangerous. A. Swim                         B. Swimming      C. Dont swim                      D. You can swim 19. You should recycle empty cans and bottles. Dont just _______. A. throw it                        B. reuse them                  C. throw them away     D. donate it 20. I think people in Brazil are ________ people in the UK.             A. the friendliest        B. more friendly C. friendlier than              D. the most friendly 21. The weather here is __________ than in my hometown. Its too cold here. A. worse                        B. better                           C. worst                                    D. best 22. I think the British Museum is __________ museum in London. A. the more popular            B. more popular   C. popular                        D. the most popular 23. I think the British Museum is __________ museum in London. A. the more popular            B. more popular   C. the most popular             D. popular