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.hope 
B.hour    
C.home    
D.holiday

Choose the best answer to complete the sentences.
Apple iPad               the single most popular tablet PC ever since 2010.
A.A. has existed             
B.B. has stayed            
C.   C. has remained       
D.   D. has continued

Choose the best answer to complete the sentences.
Paper was first               to make paper money, playing cards or the world’s oldest book – the Diamond Sutra – in the 2nd century by the Chinese.
A.A. to invent               
B.B. inventing          
C. C. being invented    
D.D. invented

A.emit
B.indeed
C.belong
D.private

The number of parents who want to teach their own children in the U.S. is _______.
A.remaining unchanged
B.remaining the same
C.going down
D.going up

Write the letter A, B, C or D on the top of the first page to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
The noise in the hall was terrible but he just _____ on speaking as if he couldn’t hear it.
A.went 
B.let
C.ran
D.set

Write the letter A, B, C or D on the top of the first page to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions. 
Willie liked the puppy he saw at the pet store. He plans on buying it tomorrow.
A.Willie liked the puppy that he doesn’t plan on buying at the pet store tomorrow.
B.Willie liked the puppy he saw at the pet store and plans on buying it tomorrow.
C.Willie liked the puppy he saw at the pet store, plans on buying it tomorrow.
D.Willie liked the puppy he saw at the pet store so much that he bought it immediately.

Write the letter A, B, C or D on the top of the first page to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions. 
I regret not booking the seats in advance.
A. I wish I book the seats in advance.
B.I wish I have booked the seats in advance.
C. If only I booked the seats in advance.
D.If only I had booked the seats in advance.

Write the letter A, B, C or D on the top of the first page to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions. 
It was really difficult to decide between the two candidates. 
A.steal   
B.think   
C.attempt        
D. choose

_______(47)
A.pressure
B.force
C.persuasion
D.encouragement