John tried to eat a large piece of meat too fast and began to ______.
A.gauge
B.lash
C.exploit
D.choke

In your teens, peer-group friendships may ______ from parents as the major influence on you.
A.take back
B.take out
C.take over
D.take in

He wrapped all his possessions up in a sheet and carried the ______ on his back.
A.rucksack
B.case
C.bag
D.bundle

______ that she does not want to stay any longer.
A.A little homesick does Beth feel
B.Beth feels such homesick
C.Homesick though Beth may feel
D.So homesick does Beth feel

Jenny is ______ of the mistakes of others.
A.cordial
B.acceptable
C.co-operative
D.tolerant

You’re not supposed to park on the hard ______ except in an emergency.
A.lance
B.shoulder
C.leg
D.area

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the rest in the position of the main stress in each of the following questions.

A.forest
B.argue
C.unless
D.index

In the past, we had less news of distant people and lands because ______.
A.means of communication and transportation were not yet invented
B.the printing press changed the situation too slowly
C.most people lived in distant towns and villages
D.printing, transportation, and telecommunications were not developed

According to the passage, which of the following has contributed to the intense nature of twenty-first-century stress?
A.Our continual exposure to the media
B.Our inability to control ourselves
C.An overabundance of special news
D.The degree to which stress affects our life

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that is closest in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions.
Such problems as haste and inexperience are a universal feature of youth.
A.marked
B.separated
C.shared
D.hidden