Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.
1. A. magnificent B. delay C. bank D. travel
2. A. checkout B. erode C. exotic D. decision
3. A. reasonable B. resort C. season D. excursion
4. A. safari B. stalagmite C. lag D. package
5. A. explore B. environment C. establishment D. expedition
6. A. psychological B. stir-fry C. pyramid D. hyphen

1.                   Do you know how __________ the CD player?                                                                                                  A. operate                    B. to operate                 C. operating                 D. operates

2.                  It's not good to avoid ________ the teacher's questions in class.                                                                      A. answering                B. answer                     C. answered                 D. to answer

3.                   When they saw the fire, they ________                                                                                                              A. screamed in danger   B. scream on panic       C. screamed in panic     D. screaming in panic

4.                   After some experiences, Jack became ________and more responsible with his actions.                                        A. insensitive               B. mature                     C. careless                    D. adult

5.                    He asked everyone _________ in his office.                                                                                                      A. not smoke                B. not smoking              C. not to smoke            D. didn’t smoke

6.                   The hairstyle makes her __________ much older than she really is.                                                                     A. look                         B. looking                    C. to look                     D. looks

7.                   I have met John twice ______ we left school.                                                                                                     A. while                       B. after                         C. before                      D. since

8.                   Marie Curie _______the position that her husband had obtained at the Sorbonne.                                                 A. took off                   B. took up                    C. went on                    D. went off

9.                   Playing computer games for 12 hours every day _________ him exhausted.                                                        A. make                       B. making                    C. makes                      D. made

10.               Marie Curie _____________ a Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1911.                                                                       A. was awarded            B. awarded                   C. had awarded            D. had been awarded

11.               _____ did it take them to record their songs? - One or two days.

A. When                      B. How far                   C. How long                 D. How many

1.                   Do you know how __________ the CD player?                                                                                                  A. operate                    B. to operate                 C. operating                 D. operates

2.                  It's not good to avoid ________ the teacher's questions in class.                                                                      A. answering                B. answer                     C. answered                 D. to answer

3.                   When they saw the fire, they ________                                                                                                              A. screamed in danger   B. scream on panic       C. screamed in panic     D. screaming in panic

4.                   After some experiences, Jack became ________and more responsible with his actions.                                        A. insensitive               B. mature                     C. careless                    D. adult

5.                    He asked everyone _________ in his office.                                                                                                      A. not smoke                B. not smoking              C. not to smoke            D. didn’t smoke

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

Over a long time, customs can erode. They are gradually replaced by newer customs.

A. grow stronger

B. grow weaker

C. develop rapidly

D. disappear completely

Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.

13. A. continent B. openness C. operate D. dominant

14. A. fluency B. punctual C rusty D. multinational

15. A. creation B. decision C. immersion D. translation

16. A. Chinese B. speech C. technical D. touchdown

17. A. simplified B. varied C. mastered D. immersed

18. A. bilingual B. dialect C. derivative D. profile