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 the primary stress in each of the following questions.




A.familiar
B.uncertainty
C.impatient
D.arrogantly

The word "trend" in the first paragraph is closest in meaning to __________________.




A.aim
B.growth
C.tendency
D.directive

According to the passage, when did Canada's baby boom begin?




A.During the depression of the 1930s
B.After 1945
C.In 1966
D.In the decade after 1911

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to complete each of the following exchanges.
Mai and Joey are talking about their favorite pastimes.
Joey: “What sort of things do you like doing in your free time?” - Mai: “______________”




A.I love checking out the shops for new clothes.
B.None. Been starved since 9 yesterday.
C.I hate shopping.
D.Nothing special. Just some photos I took on the trip to Nepal.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
The company allows some customers to buy goods on _______ and pay for them later.




A.card
B.cheque
C.credit
D.cash

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
My parents lent me the money. _______, I couldn’t have afforded the trip.




A.Therefore
B.Otherwise
C.Only if
D.However

The climate of Chinais similar in many ways to ____________.




A.that of the United states
B.which of theUnited States
C.the United States
D.this of theUnited States

____________ your help, I wouldn't have got the scholarship.




A.Had not it been for
B.Unless I had
C.If I had had
D.But for

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
We were made hard when we were at school.




A.to study
B.study
C.studying
D.studied

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
I fell in ______ love with him because of his kind nature.




A.a
B.an
C.the
D.Ø