I. Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from that of the others by circling A, B, C or D. (0.5 p) 1. A. justice B. admit C. adopt D. improve 2. A. deny B. legal C. women D. limit 3. A. human B. mother C. belief D. struggle 4. A. service B. rural C. region D. include 5. A. status B. against C. basis D. argue II Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others by circling A, B, C or D. (0.5 p) 1. A. chemical B. which C. change D. each 2. A. protect B. commercial C. construction D. climate 3. A. picture B. action C. question D. future 4. A. swallow B. below C. slowly D. allow 5. A. enough B. loud C. about D. amount PART II. GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY (3.0 points) I. Choose the best word or phrase to complete the following sentences by circling A, B, C or D. There is an example at the beginning. (1.0 p) 1. Mike always keeps his promise, so you can rely ______ him. A. to B. for C. on D. at 2. They asked me ______ I had read “ Moby Dick” by Herman. A. what B. if C. whether D. B and C 3. I will have your bicycle ______ before returning it to you. A. repaired B. to repair C. repairing D. repair 4. Only when you are old enough ______ the truth. A. do you know B. you do know C. will you know D. you know 5. We are ______ listening to her advice. A. interested with B. bored in C. tired in D. tired of 6. I’ll send you the ticket ______ I get it. A. because B. as soon as C. since D. although 7. ______ people go to football matches now than twenty years ago. A. Fewer B. Few C. Less D. Lesser 8. The air of the hill is cooler than ______. A. one of the plains B. of the plains C. that of the plains D. the plains 9. I wish I had a car ______ yours. A. alike B. as C. look like D. like 10 Do you ______ my smoking in here. A. want B. worry C. concern D. mind