Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
I didn’t go to work this morning. I stayed at home due to the morning rain.
A.thanks to
B.on account of
C.in spite of
D.in addition to

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 from 20 to 21.
A.manufacture
B.mature
C.pasture
D.agriculture

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.administrative
B.productivity
C.electricity
D.opportunity

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
_______ he hasn’t had any formal qualifications, he has managed to do very well.
A.Despite
B.Although
C.If
D.Whereas

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
We are considering having ______ for the coming lunar New Year.
A.redecorated our flat
B.our flat redecorated
C.to redecorate our flat
D.our flat to be redecorated

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Fire engines and ambulances have _______ over other traffic.
A.prior
B.priority
C.before
D.precedence

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Getting promotion also means getting more _______.
A.responsibility
B.ability
C.advisability
D.creativity

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Books are still a cheap _______ to get knowledge and entertainment.
A.means
B.way
C.method
D.measure

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
It is now over seventy years since Lindbergh _______ across the Atlantic.
A.has been flying
B.flew
C.had flown
D.has flown

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
This year, so far, we ________ 28,000 dollars and are still counting.
A.are raising
B.have been raised
C.have raised
D.raised