I/ Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently.

A.sun         
B.sure                      
C.success                   
D.sort

..........hearing those air-planes over your house everyday?
A.Are you use to
B.Are you used for
C.Are you accustom to
D.Are you accustomed to

When we ...........to the Town Hall, people .............calmly.
A.got / are waiting
B.got / were waiting
C.got / waited
D.get/ wait

Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word or phrase.
What is the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and what is its purpose? The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is a multilateral organization which was created to give Southeast Asian states a forum to communicate (26) _____ each other. Since the region had a long colonial past and a history of endemic warfare, there has never been much peaceful and constructive interactions between kings, presidents and other officials. A neutral forum was, (27) _____, a very useful development for all of those countries.
ASEAN was formed as a result of the Bangkok Declaration of 1967 and initially had five members: Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, (28) _____ Philippines and Singapore. Brunei subsequently  joined in 1984 after it had won independence from Britain. Vietnam became the seventh member of the group, officially joining in 1995. (29) _____ several years of negotiation, Myanmar and Laos joined in 1997 and the final member of the ten, Cambodia, joined in 1999. The only (30)             state in Southeast Asia which is not a member of ASEAN is now East Timor. It is still too vulnerable and fragile to be able to participate for the foreseeable future.
(27) 
A.nevertheless                        
B.moreover                
C.therefore                 
D.however

I didn't have time to study................ I failed the exam.
A.since
B.because
C.so
D.so that

Error Identification.
Singapore is a popularity  (A) travel destination, making  (B) tourism one of its largest industries (C). About 9.7 million tourists visited  (D) Singapore in 2006.
A.popularity  
B.making  
C.industries 
D.visited

Choose the best answer to complete each unfinished sentence, substitutes the underlined part, or has a close meaning to the original one.
The Governments of ASEAN have paid special attention _______ trade.
A.to  
B.on                           
C.for                           
D.with

Choose the best answer to complete each unfinished sentence, substitutes the underlined part, or has a close meaning to the original one.
The aims of the Association of Southeast Asia include the evolvement of economic growth, social progress, cultural development among its members, and the promotion of regional peace.
A.goals                       
B.organizations          
C.missions                  
D.plans

VI. 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. 
The government decided to pull down the old building after asking for the ideas from the local residents.
A.demolish                             
B.renovate                              
C.maintain                       
D.purchase

IV. Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions. 
It was advisable that he ________ there alone. It was too dangerous.
A.hadn’t gone  
B.didn’t go
C.doesn’t go
D.not go