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.

A.worship
B.grotto
C.dome
D.poetic

he/ not/ rich/ means/ never/ turn/ anyone/ need/ help.
A.He is not rich means he never turns away anyone needing help.
B. He wasn't rich by any means, but he never turned away anyone who needed help. 
C. He wasn't rich by no means, but he never turned away anyone who needed help.
D.He was not rich by means of turning off anyone who needed help.

Many plant and animal species will be in danger if we don't take any actions to protect them.
  
A.in advance 
B.at stake  
C.on purpose     
D.at ease

Choose the best answer from A, B, C or D.
Nam: Please_____ Ba to lock the door carefully if he goes out tomorrow.- Lan: OK.
A.say
B.talk
C.remember
D.remind

The word “scoured” is most similar to which of the following?
A.scraped away     
B.scratched over  
C. scramble around    
D.searched through

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.
When the police arrived the thieves took flight leaving all the stolen things behind.
A.did away
B.climbed on  
C.ran away   
D.took away

Exercise 5. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 21 to 25.
Many American customs will surprise you; the same thing happens to us when we (21)_______ another country. People from various cultures handle many small daily things differently. What a dull world it (22)_______ be if this were not true! Some differences are minor, and people soon become accustomed to them. At (23)_______ , for example, some foreign women may be startled at the idea of (24)_______ their hair cut or styled by men. Visitors maybe amazed to see men wearing wigs. People may find the transitory quality of much American life odd, for example, one (25)_______ rent art by the week or the entire furnishings of an apartment, from sofa and bed to the last spoon, on less than eight hours’ notice. “Package” living is part of today’s American scene.
(23)
A.first       
B.all                            
C.last                          
D.least

Task 2. Mark the letter A, B, C, D to indicate the word that differs from the rest in position of the main stress in each of the following questions.

A.politic                     
B.historic                    
C.electric                    
D.specific

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
He should have his visa _______ before it expires if he does not want to be deported.
A.extend
B.extending
C.extended
D.extension

Which of the following are NOT shown in satellite photographs?
A.The location of sea ice
B.A model of the ocean's movements
C.Cloud formations over the ocean 
D.The temperature of the ocean's surface