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.initiate
B.participate
C.adventurous
D.organizer

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.spirit
B.appeal
C.injured
D.finish

Choose A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions.
Don't be concerned about your mother's illness; she'll recover soon.
A.surprised at
B.worried about
C.embarrassed at
D.angry with

Choose A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions.
A special exhibition of Indian art will be opened at the National Museum next month.
A.painting
B.music
C.programme
D.show

Choose A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions.
These were the people who advocated using force to stop school violence.
A.openly criticized
B.strongly condemned
C.publicly said
D.publicly supported

It’s obviously high time countries all over the world discuss the problem of population explosion.
A.all over the world
B.high time
C.discuss
D.population explosion

Teachers prefer well-behaved children. It seems easier for them to work with children with self-controlled
A.easier for
B.well-behaved
C.self-controlled
D.work with

What is the author's main purpose?
A.To describe the art scene in New York in the late eighteenth century
B.To discuss the life and work of an American painter.
C.To compare the art of Ralph Earl and Thomas Gainsborough
D.To trace Ralph Earl's artistic influences

According to the passage, Benjamin West was Ralph Earl ________.
A.teacher
B.rival
C.subject
D.student

The word itinerant is closest in meaning to which of the following?
A.successful
B.talented
C.traveling
D.innovative