IX. Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that is INCORRECT in each of the following questions.
At 7:00 p.m. last night John talked on the phone with his friend when I came in.
A.his friend
B.on the phone
C.came
D.talked

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the rest in the pronunciation of the underlined part in each of the following questions

A.breakfast
B.feature
C.peasant
D.pleasure

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that is OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions
Organized research may discourage novel approaches and inhibit creativity, so seminal discoveries are still likely to be made by inventors in the classic individualistic tradition.
A.common
B.coherent
C.varied
D.unbiased

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that is OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions
In the Egyptian calendar, the first practical calendar created, the advent of Sirius in the morning sky before sunrise marked the beginning of the annual flooding of the Nile.
A.functional
B.inefficient
C.accurate
D.standard

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions
In many places in the world, social or religious restrictions which prevent women from travelling freely.
A.in
B.religious
C.which
D.freely

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions
If you have some sufficient knowledge of English, you can make yourself understand almost everywhere.
A.some
B.of
C.understand
D.almost

According to the second paragraph, all of the following steps are mentioned in hunting jobs today EXCEPT _________.
A.learning about different professions
B.deciding on a profession
C.doing a Ph.D degree
D.getting information about necessary skills or degrees

The word “marketable” as used in the second paragraph could be best replaced by ________.
A.beneficial
B.profitable
C.wanted
D.well-paid

It can be inferred from the passage that what determine one's success in job hunting is ________.
A.discovery of his or her own dream job
B.his or her choices of employment agencies
C.his or her degrees or skills
D.his or her career counsellors

The word “them” in the second paragraph refers to _________.
A.skills
B.professions
C.areas
D.degrees