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.retail
B.vacancy
C.interview
D.fantastic

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
I'm going to an interview. I hope I’ll get the job. Please………… for me. 
A.keep your fingers 
B.hold your fingers crossed 
C.hold your fingers 
D.keep your fingers crossed

Choose the one word or phrase that best completes the sentence or substitutes for the underlined word or phrase.
I work from Tuesday to Saturday, and Sunday and Monday are my...............
A.working days 
B.days out  
C.breaks                       
D.days off

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.facilities                  
B.particular                 
C.inhabitant                
D.governmental

It is such a pity that your sister can't come as well.
A. lf only your sister could come as well.
B. I wish your sister can come as well.
C.But for your sister can come as well.
D. Your sister not coming as well is such a pity.

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 24 to 28.
Experiments have proved that children can be instructed in swimming at a very early age. At a special swimming pool in Los Angeles, children become expert at holding their (24)___  under water even before they can walk. Babies of two months old do not appear to be reluctant to enter the water. It is not long before they are so accustomed to swimming (25)_____  they can pick up weights from the floor of the pool. A game that is very popular (26) _____ these young swimmers is the underwater tricycle race. Tricycles are lined up on the floor of the pool seven feet under (27) ___. The children compete against each other to reach the other end of the pool. Many pedal their tricycles, but most of them prefer to push or drag them. Some children can cover the whole length of the pool without coming up for breath even once. Whether they will ever become future Olympic champions, only time will tell. Meanwhile, they should (28)_____ those among us who cannot swim five yards before they are gasping for air.
(27) 
A.age                          
B.ground                    
C.water                      
D.sun

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Event organisers should plan everything carefully so as to leave nothing to ______. 
A.possibility
B.mistake
C.opportunity
D.chance

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.
The White House, the official home of the United States president, was not built in time for George Washington to live in it. It was begun in 1792 and was ready for its first inhabitants. President and Mrs. John Adams, who moved in on November 1, 1800.When the Adamses moved in, the White House was not yet complete, and the Adamses suffered many inconveniences; for example, the main staircase was incomplete, which hindered movement from floor to floor, and the future laundry yard was merely a pool of mud, so wet laundry was hung in the unfinished East Room to dry. Thomas Jefferson, the third president, improved the comfort of the White House in many respects and added new architectural features such as the terraces on the east and west ends.When the British forces burned the White House on August 24, 1814, President Madison was forced to leave. All the remained after the fire was the exterior walls, the interior was completely destroyed. It was not until December of 1817 that the following president, James Monroe, was able to move into a rebuilt residence. Since then, the White House has continued to be modified but has been continuously occupied by each succeeding U.S president.
It can be inferred from the passage that John Adams was:
A.The first president of the United States. 
B.The second president of the United States.
C.The third president of the United States . 
D.The fourth president of the United States.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined bold word(s) in each of the following questions.
It would be unfair to judge Jacob on such a brief acquaintanceship with him.
A.pleasant conversation         
B. slight friendship
C.quick companionship    
D.mild similarity

TV advertising in the late afternoon tends to _________ young children.
A.target
B.point
C.focus
D.aim