Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the rest in each of the following questions. 
 

A.peace 
B.great 
C.increase           
D.team

V. Read the following passage carefully, and then select the best option A, B, C or D to complete it.
Approximately one-third of the Arctic Ocean is underlain by continental shelf, which includes a broad shelf north of Eurasia and the narrower shelves of North America and Greenland. Seaward of the continental shelves lies the Arctic Basin proper, which is subdivided (26) _______ a set of three parallel ridges and four basins (also known as deeps). These features were discovered and explored (27) _______ in the late 1940s. The Lomonosov Ridge, the major ridge, cuts the Arctic Basin (28) _______ in half, extending as a submarine bridge 1,800 km (1,100 mi) from Siberia to the northwestern tip of Greenland. Parallel to it are two shorter ridges: the Alpha Ridge on the North American side, defining the Canada and Makarov basins, (29) _______ the Arctic Mid-Ocean Ridge on the Eurasian side, defining the Nansen and Amundsen basins. The average depth of the Arctic Ocean is only 1,300 m (4,300 ft) because of the vast shallow expanses on the continental shelves. The deepest (30) _______ in the Arctic Ocean is 5,450 m (17,880 ft).
(27) 
A.starting        
B.beginning    
C.appearance 
D.creation

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
The eyewitness said that she had seen _______ the scene of the crime.
A.leaving a tall man
B.a tall man to leave
C.a tall man leaving
D.leave a tall man

______(31)
A.a
B.an
C.the
D.

(20)
A.ambitious
B.required
C.expectant
D.demanding

Read the passage and write your answers to the questions given. (5 pts)
     Uri Geller was born in 1946. When he was only three, he was aware that he had an amazing ability. In 1969, he gave his first performance in a school. He gently rubbed a spoon with his fingers, and it began to bend. Three years later, he drove a car blindfolded through the crowded streets of Munich. Later Uri Geller appeared on television in Britain in front of a small studio audience of scientists. He bent spoons and broke metal objects simply by touching them gently with his fingers. He also drew pictures of hidden objects. After the programme, however. there were hundreds of telephone calls. People reported that spoons in their homes bent during the programme. Metal objects broke, and watches which had stopped many years before suddenly started to go again.
What could he do with his amazing ability when he appeared on television in Britain?
A.He could break metal objects by touching them gently with his fingers and also draw pictures of hidden objects
B.He could bend spoons and break metal objects by touching them gently with his fingers and also draw pictures of hidden objects
C.He could bend spoons and break metal objects by touching them.
D.He could not bend spoons and break metal objects by touching them gently with his fingers and also draw pictures of hidden objects

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best completes each of the following exchanges.
 
Jane and John are talking about the speech contest next week. Jane: “Will Ann enter for the speech contest?” - John: “______________”
A.Possibly not                       
B.Not possibly          
C.Not possible         
D.Possible not

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 23 to 27.
SOCIAL NETWORK
A 16-year-old girl from Essex has been sacked after describing her job as boring on the social networking website, Facebook. The teenager, who had been working (23) _____ an administrative assistant at a marketing company for just three weeks, didn’t feel very enthusiastic about the duties she was asked to do. (24) _____ of moaning to her friends she decided to express her thoughts on her Facebook page to a colleague, who (25) _____ the boss’s attention to it. He immediately fired her on the (26) _____ that her public display of dissatisfaction made it impossible for her to continue working for the company. She later told newspapers she had been treated totally unfairly, especially as she hadn’t even mentioned the company’s name. She claimed she’s been perfectly happy with her job and that her light-hearted comments shouldn’t (27) _____ taken seriously. A spokesperson from a workers’ union said the incident demonstrated two things: firstly, that people need to protect their privacy online and secondly, that employers should be less sensitive to criticism.
(24)
A.Due       
B.Regardless        
C.Instead 
D. In spite

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.
(A) Having finished his term paper (B) before the deadline, (C) it was delivered to the (D) professor before the class.
A.Having finished
B.before the
C.it was delivered
D.professor before

Hoa is asking Hai, who is sitting at a corner of the room, seeming too shy. - Hoa: "Why aren't you taking part in our activities? ________ .” - Hai: "Yes, I can. Certainly."
A.Shall I take your hat off?
B.Can you help me with this decorations?
C.Can I help you?
D.Could you please show me how to get the nearest post office?