Choose the answer among A, B, C, D to complete each of the sentences below:
There was a gradual _______ in the number of both males and females who were literate in the Lowlands.
A.raise
B.rise
C.risen
D.arise

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
A. exploited
B. reserved
C. packaged
D. followed

Choose the answer among A, B, C, D to complete each of the sentences below:
I wouldn’t like to be a senior manager. You have to _____ a lot of responsibility.
A.Convey
B.Carry
C.Suggest
D.Bear

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.recorded
B.naked
C.formed
D.trusted

Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other words
A.laughed
B.stepped
C.moved
D.looked

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. ruins
B. nowadays
C. pesticides
D. dykes

Choose the answer among A, B, C, D to complete each of the sentences below:
Modem farming methods can have an adverse ______ on the environment.
A.effectively
B.effectiveness
C.effective
D.effect

Choose the answer among A, B, C, D to complete each of the sentences below:
Jim didn't break the vase on ______, but he was still punished for his carelessness.
A.purpose
B.chance
C.intention
D.occasion

Choose the answer among A, B, C, D to complete each of the sentences below:
The factory was fined for ______ chemicals into the river.
A.exposing
B.producing
C.dumping
D.discharging

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 the following question.
A.receives
B.develops
C.mends
D.values