Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest:  
likes                  ends                  gets                    walks
A. likes                  
B. ends                  
C. gets                    
D. walks

Choose a word that has different stress pattern:
polite                      problem                       arrive                       guitar
A. polite                      
B. problem                       
C. arrive                       
D. guitar

Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest:
ambitious                  background                     tragic                      humane
A. ambitious                  
B. background                     
C. tragic                      
D. humane

Choose one sentence that has the nearest meaning to the root one:
 My brother always drives to work.
A. My brother always goes to work in my car.
B. My brother always gets to work by car.
C. My brother always repairs cars at work.
D. My brother’s driver is always off work.

Choose the best answer for the following sentence:
The sea ______________ the sun’s warmth longer than the land 
A. develops                     
B. retains                     
C. ranks                   
D. fascinates

Choose one sentence that has the same meaning as the root one:
Without Jack's help, I wouldn't have been able to move the table.
A. Jack hadn't helped, but I could move the table.
B. Jack didn't help, so I hadn't been able to move the table.
C. If Jack hadn't helped, I wouldn't have been able to move the table.
D. Had Jack helped, I wouldn't have been able to move the table.

Choose a word that has different stress pattern:
spread                         dream                         teacher                       really
A. spread                         
B. dream                         
C. teacher                       
D. really

Choose one sentence that has the same meaning as the root one:
My brother and I went to that school.
A. I went to that school and so did my brother.
B. I went to that school, so my brother went with me.
C. I went to that school and my brother went with me.
D. I and my brother agreed to go to that school.

Choose the best answer for the following sentence:
With its ____________ climate, the country attracts both winter and summer sports enthusiasts. 
A. vary
B. varied
C. variation
D. variety

Choose the best answer for the following sentence:
There ______________ traffic in my city nowadays.
A. are a lot of 
B. are many 
C. is many 
D. is much