Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.
Despite his brilliance, he couldn’t solve the math puzzle.
A.(1) He couldn’t solve the math puzzle, so he was brilliant.
B.(3) He couldn’t solve the math puzzle, though he wasn’t brilliant.
C.(2) He was brilliant, but he couldn’t solve the math puzzle.
D.(4) He wasn’t brilliant, but he could solve the math puzzle.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.
People who are unhappy sometimes try to compensate by eating too much.
A.For some people, eating too much is a reason to be miserable.
B.Eating too much occasionally makes people unhappy and depressed.
C.When depressed, people occasionally attempt to offset their misery by overeating.
D.Unhappy people are usually overweight because they tend to eat too much.

Choose the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in the following question.
A.brother
B.brainstorm
C.crash
D.brown

Choose the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in the following question.
A.traffic
B.trouble
C.tree
D.crazy

Choose the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in the following question.
A.ice-cream
B.create
C.breakfast
D.crane

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.
While I strongly disapproved of your behavior, I will help you this time.
A.Although I strongly disapproved of your behavior, but I will help you this time.
B.Despite my strong disapproval of your behavior, I will help you this time.
C.Despite of my strong disapproval of your behavior, I will help you this time
D.Because of your behavior, I will help you this time.

Choose the best answer to complete the sentence.
The church ………………… about 100 years ago.
A.has been built
B.will be built
C.is built
D.was built

Choose the best answer to complete the sentence.
They are living in a house that......................in 1930.
A.was building
B.is built
C.built
D.B. was built

Choose the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in the following question.
A.earn
B.learn
C.heard
D.pear

Choose the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in the following question.
A.attitude
B.traffic
C.matter
D.hard