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.gymnastics              
B.excellent                 
C.stadium                   
D.restaurant

Nobody helped him with his homework yesterday.
          
A.He was helped with his homework yesterday.
B. He wasn't helped with his homework yesterday.
C. He is helped with his homework yesterday.
D.He isn't helped with his homework yesterday

It is undeniable that parents are_______ for their child's behavior.
 
A.involved  
B.responsible     
C.worried  
D. concerned

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions.
It isn't just that the level of education of this school is high. It's that it's also been consistent for years. 
A.The standard of education is not high in this school, but at least all the students are at the same level. 
B.Not only are the standards of education good in this school, but it has maintained those standards over the years. 
C.It isn't fair to deny that this school is successful, as it has had the same high standards for many years now. 
D.The level of education in this school, which is usually quite high, shows only slight variations from year to year.

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.
I am much more intelligent than he is.
A.He is much more intelligent than I am.    
B.He isn’t as intelligent as I am.
C.He is as intelligent as I am.     
D.He isn’t more intelligent than I am.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.
Ultrasonic is concerned with sound (A) vibrates or (B) waves of a frequency (C) above 20,000 cycles per second, the (D) upper range audible to the human ear.
A.vibrates 
B.waves 
C.above 
D.upper

(27) 
A.bring                       
B.cause                       
C.provide                   
D.result

Alcohol is a major cause of road traffic accidents in that ___.
A.most drivers who die in these accidents have been drinking
B.more young men die in drink-related accidents than in any other way
C.drinking affects people’s eyesight
D.one in three drivers drink heavily

___ the recent renovations to their kitchen, the value of the Spencer household remained the same.
A.Due to   
B.Even if 
C.Despite
D.Although

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.
“Do you watch television every evening, Jane?”, said Peter.
A.Peter asked Jane if she’d watched TV every evening.
B.Peter asked Jane if she watched TV every evening.
C.Peter asked Jane if she watch TV every evening.
D.Peter asked Jane did she watch TV every evening.