Task 1. Mark the letter A, B, C, D to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation.

A.lays                         
B.says                         
C.stays                       
D.plays

Mark the letter A,B,C,or D on your answer sheet to indicate the following questions.
- “Edwards seems like a dog with two tails this morning.”
- “Have you heard the news? His wife gave birth to a baby boy early this morning.”
A.very proud
B.exhausted
C.extremely dissapointed
D.extremely pleased

Choose the best answer to each of the following questions.
This credit card is accepted____.
A.where do you go         
B.you go wherever
C.when you go wherever   
D.wherever you go

According to the passage, the fire began__________.
A.on the ninth floor        
B.when a worker dropped a cigarette     
C.when some rags started burning
D.when a pile of fabric rotted

The word “ them ” in line 5 refers to ______________.
A.parks
B.visitors 
C.park keepers
D.animals

According to the passage, all of the followings are TRUE except  ________.
A.There are  online jobs available for workers with minimal computer skills
B.Webmasters must have knowledge of the latest computer applications.
C. Online workers can not free themselves from the office.
D.“New media” is not easy to define.

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.
It is automobiles that provide millions of people with transportation.
A.supply                     
B.submit                     
C.bring                       
D.cause

It is generally believed that “men build the ________ and women make it home”.  
A.school          
B. bridge    
C. hospital 
D.house

I. Choose the word whose underlined part has a different pronunciation from the others in each group:

A.established           

B.talented                  
C.educated              
D.needed

Not until recently has interest of tidal electric power plants been revived
A.recently
B.interest of
C.tidal electric power
D.revived