Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from others
A.machine
B.change
C.chalk
D.chocolate

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 questions
If you want to get to London from here in the shortest time, you should take the train.
A.You can only go to London by train from here.
B.The only way to get to London from here is by train.
C.It takes much time to travel by train to London.
D.The fastest way to get to London from here is by train.

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 questions
It’s widely believed that hard work makes success.
A.People think that success is when you work hard.
B.Believers of success think that we should work hard.
C.Many people think that success at work is hard.
D.Many people believe that if you want to succeed, you should work hard.

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 questions
I think Kathy is a very nice person.
A.Kathy is nice to know.
B.I find Kathy very nice.
C.It is very nice to know Kathy.
D.It’s nice for me to know Kathy.

A.breakfast
B.blackboard
C.bomb
D.boom

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.employer
B.reunite
C.understand
D.recommend

A.click
B.Tim
C.hide
D.bill

A.enough
B.tough
C.cough
D.hugh

A.thorough
B.thief
C.thumb
D.themselves

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.
Water is necessary for life. People can live only a few days (44)_____ it. Yet nearly 25 million people die each year because of it. Both industrial nations and less-developed countries are worried about the (45)______ and quantity of water in the world.
Even though people, animals, agriculture, and industry use a lot of water, there is more than enough on the Earth. Water covers about three-fourths of the Earth's surface. However, 97.4 percent of it is salt water. Three-fourths of the Earth's fresh water is frozen in glaciers and in the great polar ice caps. Most of the water we use (46)_____ from rivers, lakes, and the atmosphere. Less than one percent of the Earth's water is usable, and we use it over and over again.
One of the (47)______ about water is distribution. Water is not always distributed where the large (48)______ centers are. Some regions get enough rain, but it is all in one or two short rainy seasons.
(48)
A.population
B.men
C.women
D.people