SPECIAL TEST - 2023

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

• them

• those 

• thought

• breathe

Answer explanation

thought /θɔːt/

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

• mice

• swim

• sight

• like

Last night, John comes back home late because of his work at the office.

• comes

• because of

• the

• work

Answer explanation

Using the new software, parents will be able to keep track of his children’s behaviour on the Internet.

• his 

• keep

• on 

• using

Answer explanation

The writer has simplified the wording of the text to make it more comprehensive to the average reader.

• simplified

• average

• wording

• comprehensive

The museum is too crowded. I can’t see paintings clearly.

• Provided that the museum were too crowded, I couldn’t see paintings clearly.

• I wish the museum weren’t too crowded so that I could see paintings clearly.

• Unless the museum is too crowded, I can see paintings clearly.

• If the museum hadn’t been too crowded, I could have seen paintings clearly.

Answer explanation

Although he was very tired, he agreed to help his child with his homework.

• Despite of his tiredness, he was eager to help his child with his homework.

• He would have helped his child with his homework if he hadn’t been tired.

• Even if feeling very tired, he agreed to help his child with his homework.

• Tired as he was, he agreed to help his child with his homework.

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

• common

• desert

• hotel

• temple

Answer explanation

common /ˈkɒmən/

desert /ˈdezət/

hotel /həʊˈtel/

temple /ˈtempl/

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.       B.                   C.                 D.

• industry

• tradition

• candidate

• customer

Answer explanation

industry /ˈɪndəstri/

tradition /trəˈdɪʃn/

candidate /ˈkændɪdət/

customer /ˈkʌstəmə(r)/

He last cooked for the whole family five months ago.

• He would cook for the whole family in five months.

• He didn’t cook for the whole family five months ago.

• He hasn’t cooked for the whole family for five months.

• He has cooked for the whole family for five months.