Choose the word whose main stress is put on a different syllable from that of the rest.
1. A. effect B. event C. emerge D. even
2. A. insecticide B. fertilizer C. pesticide D. herbicide
3. A. efficient B. communist C. impatient D. delicious
4. A. economy B. economic C. economical D. economically
5. A. renovate B. domesticate C. initiate D. eliminate

Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best completes each sentence.
6. The authorities are determined to take tougher__________to reduce crime.
A. situations B. measures C. requirements D. interests
7. The old theater is in need of complete__________.
A. renew B. rebuild C. renovation D. review
8. Prior to the economic reform, the country had experienced many years of a __________ economy.
A. stagnant B. fluent C. fluently D. smoothly
9. Education is our first__________now. We are trying to do what we can to make it better.
A. prior B. prioritization C. priory D. priority
10. They have made a substantial change; that means, they have made a(n) __________change.
A. economic B. considerable C. steady D. subtle
11. M.D. played much better than their opponents; they almost__________the match.
A. dominated B. eliminated C. activated D. terminated
12. The company was__________because of a shortage of orders.
A. solved B. resolved C. dissolved D. involved
13. It looks like they`re going to succeed __________their present difficulties.
A. because of B. despite C. yet D. even though
14. Although __________, Sue drives to work every day in the middle of rush hour.
A. her car is in good condition B. traffic is always heavy
C. she is a very careful driver D. she isn`t in a hurry
15. __________, you`ll probably get poor marks in the final exam.
A. Unless you pay more attention to your work
B. If you try to work harder
C. Because you`re making efforts in your studies
D. Although your marks on the tests are not very good
16. I couldn`t use the pay phone __________I didn`t have any coins with me.
A. so B. so that C. because D. although
17. They had to work overtime__________they could finish work on time.
A. because B. so that C. although D. however
18. Your mother is a very good cook, __________we all know.
A. as B. but C. though D. then
19. Fiona stayed at work late __________.
A. so that to finish some work B. although she wasn`t very tired
C. so as to complete the report D. because she didn`t like working late
20. I can`t go on picnic with you next Saturday. I__________my grandparents with my sister.
A. visit B. will visit C. `m going to visit D. visited
21. It was a shameful thing to say in front of__________a lot of people.
A. so B. such C. too D. very
22. This town is__________like my hometown.
A. a bit B. more C. as D. the same
23. If you have difficult problems, you should discuss them with someone__________.
A. whom you can trust him B. that can trust
C. you can trust him D. you can trust
24. He was late because his alarm clock didn`t __________that morning.
A. go off B. ring out C. break off D. come out
25. __________or you`ll get overweight.
A. If you don`t eat too much B. Unless you eat too much
C. Don`t eat too much D. When you eat too much
26. I`m expecting to have this book__________soon this year.
A. published B. publishing C. to publish D. publish
27. __________ your advice, I was able to avoid lots of trouble on my trip abroad.
A. Thanks to B. Despite C. Even though D. Instead of
28. By the time you come back here next year, this new plaza building__________.