Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.

Question 1. A. looked B. laughed C. opened D. stepped

Question 2. A. seat B. leave C. increase D. ready

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

Question 3. A. support B. offer C. finish D. enter

Question 4. A. dominate B. disagree C. disrespect D. interfere

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

Question 5. Michael rarely returns to his hometown, _______?

A. doesn’t he B. hasn’t he C. does he D. has he

Question 6. I remember she wore a ______dress to go out with her boyfriend last week.

A. cotton white Vietnamese B. Vietnamese white cotton

C. white Vietnamese cotton D. white cotton Vietnamese

Question 7. When I last saw him, he ______ in London.

A. has lived B. is living C. was living D. has been living

Question 8. Many exam candidates lose marks simply ________ they do not read the questions properly.

A. because of B. because C. due to D. owing that

Question 9.This house was built ________ 1970 by my grandfather.

A. on B. in C. since D. for

Question 10. John’s ________ and efficiency at the company led to his promotion to Sales Manager.

A. punctuality B. punctual C. punctuate D. punctually

Question 11. The manager is good at ________ difficult customers.

A. relying on B. dealing with C. showing off D. wiping off

Question 12. Nobody took any ________ of the warning and they went swimming in the contaminated water.

A. regard B. recognition C. notice D. attention