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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.

A. happen        B. talented                 C. manner                              D. connect

• A. happen

•   B. talented 

• C. manner       

• D. connect

Answer explanation

The correct answer is D. 'connect' has a different vowel sound in the underlined part compared to A ('happen'), B ('talented'), and C ('manner'), which all have the same /e/ sound.

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.

A. helpful                    B. refused                    C. prefer                      D. complete

• A.

•   B.

• C.        

• D.

Answer explanation

The correct answer is D. 'connect' has a different vowel sound in the underlined part compared to A ('happen'), B ('talented'), and C ('manner'), which all have the same /e/ sound.

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.

A. invention  B. orphanage             C. appliance                    D. announcement

• A.

•   B.

• C.       

• D.

Answer explanation

The correct answer is B. 'orphanage' has a different vowel sound in the underlined part compared to 'invention', 'appliance', and 'announcement', which all have a similar 'a' sound.

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.

A. invention                          B. orphanage                 C. quality                    D. customer

• A.

•   B.

• C.       

• D.

Answer explanation

The correct answer is B. 'orphanage' has a different vowel sound in the underlined part compared to 'invention', 'appliance', and 'announcement', which all have a similar 'a' sound.

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

Mr. John _______ to Los Angeles in 1992.

A. had gone                           B. has gone                C. went                                  D. was going

• A.

•   B.

• C.       

• D.

Answer explanation

The correct answer is B. 'orphanage' has a different vowel sound in the underlined part compared to 'invention', 'appliance', and 'announcement', which all have a similar 'a' sound.

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

My brother _______ in the army since 2015.

A. served                               B. has served            C. had served                        D. is serving

• A.

•   B.

• C.       

• D.

Answer explanation

The correct answer is B. 'orphanage' has a different vowel sound in the underlined part compared to 'invention', 'appliance', and 'announcement', which all have a similar 'a' sound.

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

Lan has learnt English since she _______ a small girl.

A. is                                        B. has been                     C. was                            D. had been

• A.

•   B.

• C.       

• D.

Answer explanation

The correct answer is B. 'orphanage' has a different vowel sound in the underlined part compared to 'invention', 'appliance', and 'announcement', which all have a similar 'a' sound.

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

The children _______ their kites in the field when it started to rain heavily.

 A. are flying                         B. will fly                  C. would fly                          D. were flying

• A.

•   B.

• C.       

• D.

Answer explanation

The correct answer is B. 'orphanage' has a different vowel sound in the underlined part compared to 'invention', 'appliance', and 'announcement', which all have a similar 'a' sound.

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

She enjoys _______ in the sun.

A. to walk                             B. walking                 C. to walking                        D. walk

• A.

•   B.

• C.       

• D.

Answer explanation

The correct answer is B. 'orphanage' has a different vowel sound in the underlined part compared to 'invention', 'appliance', and 'announcement', which all have a similar 'a' sound.

. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s).

The school has organised various volunteering activities to encourage students to take part in.

A. resembling                       B. same                      C. numerous                         D. connected

• A.

•   B.

• C.       

• D.

Answer explanation

The correct answer is B. 'orphanage' has a different vowel sound in the underlined part compared to 'invention', 'appliance', and 'announcement', which all have a similar 'a' sound.