1111111111111111 11.12.24,PRACTICE TEST 5.,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.,Question 1: A. lays B. speaks C. learns D. phones,Question 2: A. report B. perform C. ignore D. sponsor,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. erode B. involve C. reduce D. widen,Question 4: A. attractive B. confident C. physical D. interesting,Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following,questions.,Question 5. It is desirable that the hotel manager remember to call the _____ staff every 6 months to clean up the,air conditioners.,A. maintaining B. maintain C. maintainable D. maintenance,Question 6. Since I started working here, I _____more experienced at dealing with challenges.,A. became B. become C. have come D. had come,Question 7. Jack and Linda _____ last week. They just weren't happy together.,A. broke up B. broke into C. finished off D. ended up,Question 8. I find History _____ than any other subjects.,A. difficult B. the most difficult C. most difficult D. more difficult,Question 9. I think that Tom was one of the fastest runner in the marathon yesterday, _____?,A. wasn't he B. was he C. isn't he D. did he,Read the following advertisement/school announcement and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to,indicate the correct option that best fits each of the n umbered blanks from 10 to 15.,I. SITUATION VACANT ADVERTISEMENT CLASS 11,Principal, Sunrise Global School, Agra requires a receptionist for her school. Draft (10)_____suitable,advertisement in about 50 words to be published in the classified columns (11)___a national newspaper giving all,the necessary details of (12)____and experience required in the receptionist.,Question 10.,A. the B. no article C. a D. an,Question 11.,A. at B. on C. with D. of,Question 12.,A. qualifications B. qualifying C. unqualifying D. qualifier,II. Safety announcement,Ladies & Gentlemen! The (13)____card is in the pocket of the seat in front of you. Please read it. It shows you the,equipment carried on this aircraft for your safety.,A life jacket is in the pocket under your seat. To put it on, place it over your head. Clip on the waistband and pull,it tight. Please do not inflate it while you are still inside the aircraft. An evacuation slide and life raft is at each,door. Your crew will direct you to your door. Additional emergency exits (14)___ on the leaflet.,In case of emergency, oxygen masks will drop down in front of you. Please pull the mask down toward your face,and place the mask over your mouth and nose. If you are traveling with a child, please attend to yourself first, then,the child. Breathe normally, adjust the headband to (15)_____yourself.,Question 13.,A. safety instruction B. safe instruction C. safety instructions D. safe instructions,Question 14.,1

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Accepted Answer

To answer the question, let's analyze the pronunciation of each word given:

Question 1: A. lays B. speaks C. learns D. phones
We can see that the words 'speaks', 'learns', and 'phones' all have the same ending sound (/s/, /z/, /z/, /nz/, /z/, /nz/ /nz/ respectively). The word 'lays', however, ends with /eɪz/, which is different from the other three words in the way the 'a' is pronounced (more like 'ay' rather than the short 'a' or 'o' sound in 'speaks', 'learns', and 'phones').

The correct answer is A.

Question 2: A. report B. perform C. ignore D. sponsor
The main stress in the words 'report', 'perform', and 'ignore' all falls on the second syllable, while the main stress in the word 'sponsor' falls on the first syllable.

The correct answer is D.

Here are the analyses and answers for each question:

**Question 3**
Analyze: 
'erode' stressed at second syllable
'involve' stressed at second syllable
'reduce' stressed at second syllable
'widen' stressed at first syllable
Therefore, 'widen' has a different stress position to other words.
Answer: D. widen

**Question 4**
Analyze: 
'attractive' stressed at second syllable
'confident' stressed at first syllable
'physical' stressed at first syllable
'interesting' stressed at first syllable
Therefore, 'attractive' has a different stress position to other words.
Answer: A. attractive

Question 5: D. maintenance
Question 6: A. became 
Question 7: A. broke up 
Question 8: B. the most difficult
Question 9: A. wasn't he

10. C. a 
11. B. on 
12. A. qualifications

Question 13: C. safety instructions