I. Find the word which has a different sound in the part underlined. 1. A. ago B. across C. about D. adult 2. A. language B. article C. partly D. hardly 3. A. but B. cut C. sun D. put 4. A. lake B. plane C. plan D. state 5. A. lecture B. medium C. inventor D. president II. Choose the word which has a different stress pattern from the others. 1. A. definition B. politician C. situation D. production 2. A. image B. purchase C. mislead D. deadline 3. A. extinction B. endangered C. business D. intention 4. A. cattle B. country C. canal D. cover 5. A. copy B. remove C. notice D. cancel 2.Fill the blank with a suitable word. In the USA, further education generally refers to education undertaken by adults of all ages after leaving full-time study. It doesn't include degree courses (1) ____________ at college or university directly after leaving high school, which come under (2) ____________ education. Further education includes everything from basic reading and writing skills for the illiterate to full-time professional and doctorate degrees at university. On many university (3) ______________, more students are enrolled in further education courses than in (4) ____________ degree programmes. Often adult education students don't need to be high school or degree graduates or take any tests or interviews, and they're generally (5) ____________ on a first-come, first served basis. A high school diploma is (6) ____________ for some courses, although General Educational Development (GED) tests allow students to (7) _____________ a high school equivalency diploma. Adult education courses may be full-time or part-time and are provided by two and four-year colleges, universities, community colleges, (8) ____________ schools, and elementary and high schools. Courses are also provided by private community organizations, government (9) ____________, and job training centres. More and more adult education programmes are becoming (10) ____________ on the Internet, including courses which offer university or continuing education credits for completion.