Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
He was pleased that things were going on _______.
A.satisfied
B.satisfactorily
C.satisfying
D.satisfaction

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Once ___________ in the UK, the book will definitely win a number of awards in regional book fairs.
A.is published
B.having published
C.published
D.publishing

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
____________________, the ancient place is still popular with modern tourists.
A.Building thousands of years ago
B.It was built thousands of years ago
C.To have built thousands of years ago
D.Built thousands of years ago

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
John has worked very late at night these days, ______ he is physically exhausted.
A.yet
B.hence
C.because
D.but

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.approval
B.applicant
C.energy
D.influence

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
More and more investors are pouring ________ money into food and beverage start-ups.
A.the
B.a
C.an
D.Ø

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Do you think there _____ less conflict in the world if all people spoke the same language?
A.were
B.will be
C.would be
D.are

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.hole
B.home
C.come
D.hold

Our coach gave us some news which seemed too good to be true.
A.We couldn’t easily believe the news our coach told us because it was very good.
B.Our coach told us that true news is always good news.
C.The news the coach gave us was good, but of course it wasn’t true.
D.It was excellent news, so we knew it must be true.

The game will be held, rain or shine.
A.There will be a game regardless of the weather.
B.The game is delayed because of the rain.
C.There will be no game if it rains or shines.
D.It rains or shines whenever there is a game.