Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
The house felt terribly cold ______ the fact that the central heating had been on all day.
A.because of
B.in spite of
C.because
D.although

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Many companies are suffering ______ a shortage of skilled staff.
A.from
B.in
C.at
D.against

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Very people went to the show but it still started on time.
A.much
B.a few
C.little
D.few

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
This dictionary includes a few animations.
A.electricity
B.electric
C.electronic
D.electrical

(13)______
A.sorry
B.apologetic
C.displeased
D.regretful

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.religious
B.librarian
C.commercial
D.Japanese

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.species
B.specify
C.relative
D.letter

(11)______
A.spoken
B.said
C.called
D.told

(10)____
A.a little
B.little
C.a few
D.few

(3)________
A.watch
B.watched
C.to watch
D.watching