Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others in each of the following questions.

• A. location

• B. reputation

• C. taste

• D. national

Living in their own country, people can easily acquire and ________their cultural identity because they are fully exposed to different aspects of their native culture.

• A. deplete  

• B. maintain

• C. avoid

• D. destroy

Language is a vital part of culture and critical to a person's __________.

• A. cultural identity

• B. romantic relation

• C. generation gap

• D. family background

__________are the traditional clothes worn by people from a particular country on special occasions

• A. Greenhouse effects

• B.  National costumes   

• C. Gap year

• D. Cultural practices

indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

Don't forget to turn off the lights when you leave the room.

• A. switch on   

• B. switch off

• C. turn up

• D. turn down

. _________is a traditional way of behaving and doing things in a particular society. 

• A. Custom 

• B. Culture

• C. Tradition

• D. Value

indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

As the head chef of the restaurant, my brother is responsible for supervising the work of the kitchen staff.

• A. greeting

• B. promoting

• C. managing

• D. following

In conclusion, globalization has helped _________cultural diversity in the world and made people appreciate different cultures and lifestyles.

• A. strengthen

• B. balance        

• C. render

• D. demolish

Thomas Edison's impressive _________in science include the invention of the phonograph and development of the light bulb.

• A. works    

• B. results

• C. achievements

• D. successes

Cross-cultural styles that ________both traditional and modern elements are on the rise.

• A. dissolve 

• B. filter

• C. decompose      

• D. blend