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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 the primary stress in each of the following questions.

Question 1: A. conventional B. preservative C. reliable D. intellectual

Question 2: A. environment B. superstition C. technology D. predominance

Question 3: A. computer B. customer C. property D. energy

Question 4: A. decisive B. popular C. impatient D. observant

Question 5: A. occur B. struggle C. enlarge D. survive

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

Question 6: I could hear voices but I couldn’t ______ what they were saying.

A. bring about B. turn up C. make out D. try out

Question 7: ______ he got top marks at high school, he never went to university.

A. Nevertheless B. Despite C. Although D. Meanwhile

Question 8: Applications _____ in after 30^th April will not be considered.

A. send B. sent C. which sent D. that is sent

Question 9: Sammy had worked in England for a year ______ moving to Scotland.

A. until B. once C. before D. while

Question 10: The girl was used ______ birthday presents from her brothers.

A. to being received B. to receiving C. to be receiving D. to receive

Question 11: ______ always gives me real pleasure.

A. While arranging flowers B. Arranging flowers

C. The flowers are arranged D. I arrange flowers

Question 12: The theory of relativity ______ by Einstein, who was a famous physicist.

A. was developed B. developed C. is developed D. develops

Question 13: ______ was the tea that we couldn’t drink it.

A. So strong B. No longer C. How strong D. Hardly ever

Question 14: Kay: “I wouldn’t do that if I were you. ”

John: “______”

A. Wouldn’t you? Why? B. It’s out of the question.

C. Would you, really? D. I’d rather you didn’t.

Question 15: The higher the content of carbon dioxide in the air is, ______.

A. the more heat it retains B. the heat it retains more

C. it retains the more heat D. more heat it retains

Question 16: Be sure not to rely too ______ on your mother tongue when you are learning a foreign language.

A. heavily B. numerously C. severely D. abundantly

Question 17: Mary: “The hat’s so beautiful. Thanks. "

Tony: “________”

A. The same to you! B. Great idea! C. Lucky you! D. I’m glad you like it.

Question 18: In our team, no person ______ John could finish this tough task in such a short time.

A. including B. other than C. outside D. rather than

Question 19: “It’s about time you ______ your homework, Mary. ”

A. will do B. do C. must do D. did

Question 20: ______ a few more minutes, we could have finished the task.

A. If we had B. Unless we had C. If we have D. If we had had

Question 21: Do you remember ______ to help us when we were in difficulty?

A. once offering B. to offer C. being offered D. you offer

Question 22: Lucy: “You look really nice in that red sweater!”

Sue: “______”

A. How dare you? B. I’m afraid so. C. Thank you. D. Don’t mention it.

Question 23: Communities in remote areas are extremely _____ to famine if crops fail.

A. vulnerable B. disappointed C. defenseless D. helpless

Question 24: Tom hasn't completed the work yet and Maria hasn't ______.

A. neither B. either C. also D. too

Question 25: We could have caught the last train, but we ______ five minutes late.

A. would be B. have been C. are D. were

Question 26: The superstar, accompanied by the other members of the band, ______ to visit our school next week.

A. are going B. has had C. are D. is going

Question 27: We received a call from the teacher ______ charge of our course.

A. to B. in C. at D. on

Question 28: In my apartment there are two rooms, ______ is used as the living-room.

A. the largest one B. the large one C. the largest of which D. the larger of which

Question 29: Mrs. Chau has managed the department ______ that she’ll be promoted next month.

A. very successful B. so successfully C. too successful D. too successfully

Question 30: We hoped ______ they would come and give us new lectures.

A. what B. that C. which D. when

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.

Question 31: Now many people who shop at a health food store instead of a local supermarket are much more likely to find a healthy, sugar-free beverage.

A. harmful to health B. full of preservatives C. beneficial to health D. convenient to prepare

Question 32: Thanks to the invention of the microscope, biologists can now gain insights into the nature of the human cell.

A. far-sighted views B. spectacular sightings C. in-depth studies D. deep understanding

Question 33: Dozens of applicants showed up for the vacant position, but only a handful of them were shortlisted for the interview.

A. small number B. class C. small amount D. hand

Question 34: Even though the mountain was very steep and the climb was hazardous, several adventurous

tourists managed to reach the top.

A. bringing excitement B. resulting in depression

C. costing a lot of money D. causing a lot of risks

Question 35: Just like hearing infants who start first with simple syllable babbling, then put more syllables together to sound like real sentences and questions, deaf babies follow the same pattern.

A. obedient to parents B. physically abnormal C. hard of hearing D. able to hear
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 Many of the things we do (26)……… on receiving information from other people. Catching a train, making a phone call and going to the cinema all involve information (27)……. stored, processed and communicated. In the past this information had to be kept on paper (28)……….., for example, books, newspapers and timetables. Now more and more information is put (29)………. computers.

 Computers play a role in our everyday lives, sometimes without us even realising it. (30) ….  the use of computers in both shops and offices. Big shops have to deal with very large (31)….. of information. They have to make sure that there are enough goods on the shelves for customers to buy, they need to be able to reorder before (32)…… run out. A lot of office work in the past involved information on paper. Once it had been dealt with by people, the paper was (33)…… for future reference. This way of working was never (34)….. easy or fast. A computer system is much more (35)……..