Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.The preparations _______ by the time the guests arrived.
A.have finished
B.have been finished
C.had finished
D.had been finished

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.He promised to telephone,_____________I have never heard from him again.
A.but
B.except
C.although
D.because

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.I think the company should inform its customers ______the improvements in their services.
A.on
B.about
C.to
D.with

The deadline for submission of ___ for the river cleaning project has been extended to the end of the month.
A.intentions
B.advice
C.indications
D.proposals

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.decided
B.appeared
C.threatened
D.engaged

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.shown
B.flown
C.grown
D.crown

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.confide
B.approach
C.install
D.enter

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.volunteer
B.protection
C.conclusion
D.attention

All persons who wish to register for the Skills in Marketing Workshop must sign up at the main office____possible.
A.as soon as
B.as long as
C.as much as
D.as many as

Stratos Airways takes every …. to ensure that your check-in baggage arrives at its final destination.
A.idea
B.regulation
C.precaution
D.offer