Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions._____ hard he has worked, he hardly supports his family of ten people.
A.However
B.Although
C.Despite
D.In spite

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.The completion of the bridge has been held _____ owing to a strike.
A.off
B.up
C.on
D.over

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.various
B.integral
C.successful
D.popular

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.perform
B.invent
C.attempt
D.record

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.wait
B.train
C.said
D.paid

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.produced
B.explained
C.finished
D.laughed

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions.Anna and Mark did not decide to move to a bigger house until after the birth of their second child.
A.It was not until Anna and Mark had their second child did they decide to move to a bigger house.
B.Not until Anna and Mark had their second child, they decided to move to a bigger house.
C.Only when Anna and Mark had their second child did they decide to move to a bigger house.
D.Only when Anna and Mark had their second child, they decided to move to a bigger house.

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.I am very glad that you have done lots of progress this semester.
A.very glad
B.done
C.lots of progress
D.this

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.The older he grew, the more forgetful he became.
A.He grew older when he became more forgetful.
B.He became more forgetful and older.
C.As he grew older, he became more and more forgetful.
D.He grew older and less forgetful.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.The doctor said, “You really ought to rest for a few days, Jane.”
A.Jane’s doctor insisted that she rested for a few days.
B.The doctor suggested that Jane should take a short rest.
C.It is the doctor’s recommendation that Jane rested shortly.
D.The doctor strongly advised Jane to take a few day’s rest.