PART 1 PHONETICS Select the word whose underlined part has a different pronunciation from the others in each group: 1/ A. sea B. ocea n C. chea p D. tea ch 2/ A. word B. wor k C. wor m D. world 3/ A. desks B. parks C. pays D. effects 4/ A. go vern B. so me C. po st D. mo nth 5/ A. Pacific B. Atlantic C. America n D. balance 6/ A. gu n B. hu man C. popu lation D. cu ter 7/ A. partly B. century C. luckily D. supply 8/ A. de pth B. se cret C. be tween D. pre fer 9/ A. offices B. introduces C. pollutes D. classes 10/ A. oversized B. cared C. filled D. minded 11/ A. conservation B. nation C. mention D. question 12/ A. medicine B. prote ct C. spe cies D. never 13/ A. variety B. pattern C. va ry D. ba ck 14/ A. painted B. protested C. fetched D. eroded 15/ A. pollute B. develop C. co nstant D. provide 16/ A. mu st B. natu ral C. hu nt D. fu n 17/ A. sci entist B. mi llion C. poli ce D. medi cal 18/ A. sorry B. monthly C. sky D. usually 19/ A. cups B. photos C. failures D. always 20/ A. teach B. much C. sch ool D. choice 21/ A. na tional B. pla n C. establish D. tha t 22/ A. parks B. trees C. caves D. contains 23/ A. found B. south C. mou ntain D. wou nd 24/ A. located B. formed C. threatened D. agreed 25/ A. West B. Kenya C. re cognize D. taken 26/ A. study B. dry C. variety D. rainy 27/ A. hi ke B. duri ng C. surpri se D. bi ke 28/ A. co ntain B. ano ther C. abando n D. vo cabulary 29/ A. sea son B. fea ture C. increa se D. mea nt 30/ A. loo k B. goo d C. choose D. book 31/ A. mu sic B. discu ss C. communicate D. hu man 1 32/ A. type B. busy C. happy D. physic 33/ A. match B. jazz C. pa ssage D. cla ss 34/ A. description B. tradition C. question D. expression 35/ A. folk B. rock C. stro ng D. pop 36/ A. grou p B. lou d C. prou d D. cou nt 37/ A. bea t B. wea k C. fee l D. brea d 38/ A. forks B. instruments C. feelings D. thoughts 39/ A. foo t B. boo k C. goo d D. poo r 40/ A. worked B. talented C. appreciated D. rejuvenated 41/ A. fi lm B. hi story C. time D. sti ll 42/ A. and B. ca ll C. bega n D. at 43/ A. cinema B. existence C. seque nce D. se t 44/ A. developed B. used C. played D. enjoyed 45/ A. today B. position C. lo ng D. from 46/ A. centu ry B. bu t C. indu stry D. u ntil 47/ A. scientists B. days C. films D. makers 48/ A. show n B. how ever C. now D. how 49/ A. ones B. pictures C. decades D. places 50/ A. motion B. position C. production D. decision 51/ A. wor ld B. por k C. fork D. shor t 52/ A. cup B. ru nner C. popu lar D. must 53/ A. held B. event C. de feat D. se ven 54/ A. ho ld B. who C. mo st D. ho st 55/ A. where B. here C. year D. near 56/ A. tea m B. grea t C. tea ch D. rea d 57/ A. thi nk B. whi le C. time D. fi nal 58/ A. ch ampion B. sch ool C. ch emistry D. headach e 59/ A. tasks B. games C. viewers D. nations 60/ A. followed B. considered C. called D. witnessed 61/ A. city B. country C. by D. very 62/ A. places B. houses C. bosses D. offices 63/ A. names B. rivers C. seasons D. parts 64/ A. e mpire B. e nter C. e mpty D. e nd 65/ A. united B. developed C. regarded D. attracted 66/ A. follow B. below C. know n D. dow n 67/ A. sou th B. abou t C. borough D. fou nd 2 68/ A. mi ngle B. fi ne C. buildi ng D. mi llion 69/ A. bu sy B. ju st C. hu ndred D. su ch 70/ A. wa ter B. ca ll C. rena me D. tall 71/ A. hi storical B. arri val C. brilliant D. sti ll 72/ A. places B. houses C. increases D. chooses 73/ A. laurea te B. teach C. sea son D. mea n 74/ A. fa mous B. pa ssage C. ta lent D. ca rry 75/ A. cultural B. such C. su ggest D. particular 76/ A. backs B. scholars C. ways D. festivals 77/ A. Co nfucian B. do ctor C. follow D. lo ng 78/ A. thou ght B. grou nd C. abou t D. nou n 79/ A. be havior B. be tween C. be came D. re lic 80/ A. established B. talented C. educated D. needed 81/ A. invo lve B. subzero C. go D. alo ne 82/ A. necessary B. a pproach C. la nguage D. American 83/ A. pilot B. meeting C. fi nd D. wi dely 84/ A. u niversity B. u se C. u nderstand D. stu dent 85/ A. second B. men C. acce ss D. respect 86/ A. sa tisfaction B. occupa tion C. tra nsition D. attra ction 87/ A. to lerance B. ho rror C. occupation D. o ccasion 88/ A. i mportance B. di fficulty C. desi re D. determi nation 89/ A. question B. expectation C. investigation D. occupation 90/ A. pre pare B. re ceive C. e xpect D. end 91/ A. wou ld B. cou ld C. tough D. shou ld 92/ A. said B. mai n C. mai d D. aid 93/ A. mecha nic B. table C. ga rage D. ca lculate 94/ A. u nhappy B. constru ction C. fu ture D. hu rrying 95/ A. subordinate B. normal C. wor d D. corpse 96/ A. rou gh B. cou ple C. thou gh D. dou ble 97/ A. colle ct B. the ory C. apprentice D. regre t 98/ A. e nrich B. pre serve C. re strict D. e lement 99/ A. pro duct B. co mmon C. co ncerned D. develo ped 100/ A. quanti ty B. mi neral C. ti mber D. particular 3