Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word whose underlined word part differs from the
other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
Question 1 [291459]: A. top B. shop C. son D. pot
Question 2 [291460]: A. pagoda B. apartment C. natural D. company
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of
primary stress in each of the following questions.
Question 3 [291461]: A. gather B. prefer C. surprise D. define
Question 4 [291462]: A. disaster B. delightful C. difficult D. distraction
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Question 5 [291463]: She is not ______ to do what she wants.
A. old enough B. so old C. enough old D. too old
Question 6 [291464]: ______ taking me downtown on your way to work this morning?
A. Would you mind B. Would you like C. Why don’t you D. Can you please
Question 7 [291465]: In the world, about 213 countries ______ by the COVID-19 these days according to
the updated reports.
A. affected B. are affected C. affects D. is affected
Question 8 [291466]: The younger you are, ______.
A. you learn more quickly B. the quickest you learn
C. the more quickly you learn D. the more quicker you learn
Question 9 [291467]: “When is Mr. Jack planning to retire? He ______ for the company for thirty years
now.”
A. has been working B. is working C. will work D. works
Question 10 [291468]: When summer comes, my children often go swimming in ______ morning.
A. a B. an C. the D. x
Question 11 [291469]: Minh has decided _________ Ha Long Bay after taking the entrance exam.
A. visit B. visiting C. visited D. to visit
Question 12 [291470]: I wish that I _________ as beautifully as my friends.
A. will sing B. am singing C. sing D. could sing
Question 13 [291471]: The little boy _______ the instructions carefully before building the plane model.
A. looked after B. looked down C. looked through D. looked up
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Question 14 [291472]: Simon hasn’t read that book before, ___________?
A. did he B. does he C. is he D. has he
Question 15 [291473]: She has just won the first prize in the singing contest. She is ________ about that.
A. out of this world B. the sky’s the limit
C. over the moon D. once in a blue moon
Identify ONE error in each sentence by circling the letter A, B, C or D.
Question 16 [291474]: Both my parents and my brother likes watching football.
A. Both B. and C. likes D. watching
Question 17 [291475]: We can save nature resources by using solar energy instead of coal, gas, and oil.
A. save B. nature C. using D. of
Question 18 [291476]: I’m in love with the city which the wonderful fireworks festival is held annually.
A. with B. which C. is held D. annually
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the
following questions.
Question 19 [291477]: It is two weeks since she last called me.
A. She did not call me two weeks ago. B. She has called me for two weeks.
C. She has not called me for two weeks. D. She called me for two weeks.
Question 20 [291478]: Tom asked his classmate: “Are you joining us for the party this weekend?”
A. Tom asked his classmate if is he joining them for the party that weekend.
B. Tom asked his classmate if he is joining them for the party that weekend.
C. Tom asked his classmate if was he joining them for the party that weekend.
D. Tom asked his classmate if he was joining them for the party that weekend

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Accepted Answer

To determine the word whose underlined word part differs from the other three in pronunciation, let's analyze the given words:

Question 1: 
A. top: tɔp
B. shop: ʃɑp
C. son: sən
D. pot: pɑt

The word parts that are underlined are "op" for A and B, "on" for C, and "ot" for D. 
The pronunciation of "op" in A and B are /ɔp/ and /ɑp/ respectively, whereas the pronunciation of "on" in C is /ən/ and "ot" in D is /ɑt/. 
All words have distinct pronunciations for their underlined word parts. However, the most distinct is C. son, as its underlined part "on" is pronounced as /ən/, whereas the others ("op" and "ot") have a distinct vowel sound (/ɔ/ or /ɑ/).

Answer: C

Question 2: 
A. pagoda: pəˈgoʊdə
B. apartment: əˈpɑrtmənt
C. natural: ˈnæʧərəl
D. company: ˈkəmpəni

In this case, the underlined word parts are not explicitly given, so I'll analyze each word. 
The vowel sound in the first syllable of each word is: A (pə), B (ə), C (næ), and D (kə). 
Here, the word "natural" stands out because its first syllable vowel sound (/æ/) is different from the others, which are all schwa sounds (ə).

Answer: C

**Question 3**

Analyze: 
'gather' stressed at first syllable
'prefer' stressed at second syllable
'surprise' stressed at second syllable
'define' stressed at second syllable
Therefore, 'gather' has a different stress position to other words.

Answer: A. gather

**Question 4**

Analyze: 
'disaster' stressed at second syllable
'delightful' stressed at second syllable
'difficult' stressed at first syllable
'distraction' stressed at second syllable
Therefore, 'difficult' has a different stress position to other words.

Answer: C. difficult

Here are the answers to the given questions:

5. A. old enough
6. A. Would you mind
7. B. are affected
8. C. the more quickly you learn
9. A. has been working
10. C. the
11. D. to visit
12. D. could sing
13. C. looked through
14. D. has he
15. C. over the moon

Here are the errors in each sentence:

Question 16: C. likes 
(The correct verb form is 'like', which agrees with the plural subjects 'parents and brother'.)

Question 17: B. nature
(The correct word is 'natural', which is an adjective that describes 'resources'. 'Nature' is a noun, and it doesn't fit the context.)

Question 18: B. which 
(The correct relative pronoun is 'that', or the sentence can be rephrased with 'in which' or simply 'where'. 'Which' typically refers to objects or animals, but 'the city' is not the direct object of the verb 'held'.)

Question 19: C. She has not called me for two weeks.

Question 20: D. Tom asked his classmate if he was joining them for the party that weekend.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word whose underlined word part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions. Question 1 [291459]: A. top B. shop C. son...