Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Her grandfather’s illness was                 we thought at first.
A.more seriously as
B.as seriously as
C.more serious than
D.as serious than

Exercise 1. Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest.

A.gold                                    
B.region                     
C.organize                  
D.game

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.

A.partnership
B.counterpart
C.worthwhile
D.oversea

VII. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.
            Although I left university with a good degree, I suddenly found that it was actually quite hard to find a job. After being unemployed for a few months, I realized I had to take the first thing that came along or I'd be in serious financial difficulties. And so, for six very long months, I became a market research telephone interviewer.
I knew it wasn't the best company in the world when they told me that I'd have to undergo three days of training before starting work, and that I wouldn't get paid for any of it. Still, I knew that the hourly rate when I actually did start full time would be a lot better than unemployment benefit, and I could work up to twelve hours a day, seven days a week if I wanted. So, I thought of the money I’d earn and put up with three days of unpaid training.
Whatever those three days taught me - and I can't really remember anything about them today - I wasn't prepared for the way I would be treated by the supervisors. It was worse than being at school. There were about twenty interviewers like myself, each sitting in a small, dark booth with an ancient computer and a dirty telephone. The booths were around the walls of the fifth floor of a concrete office block, and the supervisors sat in the middle of the room, listening in to all of our telephone interviews. We weren't allowed to talk to each other, and if we took more than about two seconds from ending one phone call and starting another, they would shout at us to hurry up and get on with our jobs. We even had to ask for permission to go to the toilet. I was amazed how slowly the day went.
Our first break of the day came at eleven o'clock, two hours after we started. I'll always remember that feeling of despair when I would look at my watch thinking, 'It's must be nearly time for the break', only to find that it was quarter to ten and that there was another hour and a quarter to go. My next thought was always, 'I can't believe I'm going to be here until nine o'clock tonight.'
The most frightening aspect of the job was that I was actually quite good at it. 'Oh, no!' I thought 'Maybe I'm destined to be a market-researcher for the rest of my life.' My boss certainly seemed to think so. One day - during a break, of course - she ordered me into her office. 'Simon,' she said, 'I'm promotimg you. From tomorrow, you're off telecoms and onto credit card complaints. I'm sure you can handle it. There's no extra pay, but it is a very responsible position.'
Three weeks later, I quit. It was one of the best decisions I've ever made.
What was unusual about Simon's promotion?
A.It showed how good he was at his job.      
B.It meant he would be phoning different people.
C.It involved greater responsibility. 
D.There was no increase in salary.

Read the following passage, then choose the item (A, B, C or D)that best answer each of the question about it:
Every four years people all over the world watch the Olympic Games. It is a time for all kinds of people to unite in peace. Some of them join together to compete for gold medals. Millions of other people watch them on television.
Why do we have the Olympic? How did they begin?
The first Olympic Games were inGreecein 776 B.C. There was only one event. People ran a nice the length of the stadium. The Games lasted one day.
Slowly people added more events. The Games were only for men, and women could not even watch them. Only Greeks competed. They came from all parts of the Greek world. The time of the Games way; a time of peace, and government let everyone travel safely. The winners became national heroes.
The first modem Games were in 1896 inAthens. The Greeks built a new stadium for the competition. Athletes from several countries competed. Then there were Olympics every four years in different cities in Europe and theUnited Statesuntil 1952. After that they were inMelbourne,Tokyo,MexicoCity, andMontrealbesides in European cities. Each year there were athletes from more nations. The first Winter Olympics were in 1924. The athletes compete in skiing and other winter sports.
How long after the founding of the modern Olympics were the Winter Olympics introduced? 
A.20 years                
B.24 years               
C.28 years                
D.32 years

IV. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others in the same group

A.interviewed
B.travelled
C.concentrated
D.considered

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
To protect ________ hackers, security experts advise longer passwords_______ combinations of upper and lowercase letters, as well as numbers.
A.from/to
B.on/between
C.against/in
D.against/with

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.
Psychological experiment is indicated that people remember more math problems that they can’t solve than those they are able to solve.
A.is indicated
B.more
C.those
D.to solve

A.optimist
B.immediate
C.fabulous
D.accuracy

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.

A.critical                     
B.solution                   
C.perform                   
D.reaction