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.character
B.switch
C.chemical
D.christmas

A great deal (A) of money have (B) been spent (C) on the books (D).
A.A great deal
B.have
C.spent
D.on the books

How (A) you got (B) there do (C) not concern me (D).
A.How
B.got
C.do
D.me

Fifty (A) dollars seem (B) a reasonable (C) price to pay for (D) that.
A.Fifty
B.seem
C. reasonable
D.for

I don’t like the hot weather. Thirty degrees ____ too warm for me.
A.was
B.are
C.being
D.is

Not one of the women in my office ___ received a promotion in the past two years.
A.having
B.to have
C.has
D.have

What we need most ____ books.
A.is
B.were  
C. are                      
D.to be

Tom doesn’t agree but the rest of us ____.
A.does
B.done 
C.do 
D.doing

Mr. Thomson with his wife and his three children ____ abroad.
A.to be             
B.have been           
C.are
D.is

Imagine that you have recently visited a place of interest. In about 80 – 100 words, write a paragraph about your trip (1.0 point). Your paragraph may include:

sWhen and where you went


sHow you got there


sWho you went with


sWhat the place was like


sWhat you did there


……………………


……………………


sYour impression of the place
A.
B.
C.
D.