Pick out the word that has the primary stress different from that of the other words.

A. confidence

B. celebrate

C. effective

D. handicapped

I could see the finish line and thought I was home and dry.

A. hopeless

B. hopeful

C. successful

D. unsuccessful

An Alzheimer patient’s incomprehensible ramblings will frequently upset family members, who may take the statements personally.

A. rude

B. personal

C. loud

D. unintelligible

The systems caused by ingestion of a harmful chemical must be counteracted within minutes in order to avoid permanent damage to the kidneys and other vital organs.

A. alleviated

B. increased

C. distributed

D. summed up

The event, watched by millions of people all over the country, takes place annually.

A. sometimes

B. once every year

C. regularly

D. smoothly

The government is not prepared to tolerate this situation any longer.

A. look down on

B. put up with

C. take away from

D. give onto

I’m becoming increasingly absent-minded. Last week, I locked myself out of my house twice.

A. being considerate of things

B. remembering to do right things

C. forgetful of one’s past

D. often forgetting things

The ages of the two children put together was equivalent to that of their father

A. different

B. corresponding

C. unequal

D. temporary

The purpose of this survey is to determine students’ attitudes toward love and marriage.

A. find out

B. develop

C. concern

D. build

In daily communication, you should know how to interpret other people’s body language.

A. understand

B. answer

C. respond

D. notice

He had never experienced such discourtesy towards the president as it occurred at the annual meeting in May.

A. politeness

B. rudeness

C. measurement

D. encouragement

Once in a while I visit my grandparents on the farm and stay there for some days.

A. Regularly

B. Sometimes

C. Usually

D. Rarely

When I mentioned the party, he was all ears.

A. using both ears

B. listening neglectfull

C. listening attentively

D. partially deaf

All classifications of human societies and cultures are arbitrary.

A. useful

B. haphazard

C. insufficient

D. ambiguous

The collapse of the stock market in 1929 signaled the beginning of the Depression.

A. debt

B. rebirth

C. rise

D. failure

In the twentieth century, drug markedly improved health throughout the world.

A. supposedly

B. noticeably

C. recently

D. consistently

The repeated commercials on TV distract many viewers from watching their favorite programmes.

A. advertisements

B. contests

C. economics

D. businesses

The shoplifter immediately admitted to her crime to the security guard.

A. Agreed

B. Pleased

C. Denied

D. Confessed

The Bali Tiger was declared extinct in 1937 due to hunting and habitat loss.

A. reserve

B. generation

C. natural environment

D. diversity

With respect to maneuverability, few birds can equal the capabilities of the hummingbird, which hovers for long periods and even flies backward

A. With regard to

B. With fondness to

C. In appreciation of

The twins look so much alike that no one can tell them apart.

A. distinguish between them

B. point out with them

C. spoil them

D. pick them out

It is really incredible that he is unaware of such basic facts.

A. difficult

B. unbelievable

C. imaginable

D. disappointed

During the recession, many small companies were eradicated.

A. taken over

B. wiped out

C. run on

Many scientists agree that global warming poses great threats to all species on Earth.

A. irritations

B. annoyances

C. fears

D. risks

The yearly growth of the gross national product is often used as an indicator of a nation's economy.

A. annual

B. irrefutable

C. tentative

Don't be concerned about your mother's illness; she'll recover soon.

A. surprised at

B. worried about

C. embarrassed at

D. angry with

Our parents join hands to give us a nice house and a happy home.

A. make decisions

B. put together

C. take each other’s hands

D. work together

The cultural and historical sites in Kyoto have been given appropriate care and maintenance.

A. preservation

B. revival

C. recovery

D. recognition

John stayed at home from work yesterday because he was feeling under the weather.

A. well

B. sick

C. happy

D. fine

Those companies were closed due to some seriously financial problems.

A. taken off

B. put away

C. gone over

D. wiped out

Animals on earth fascinate us with their beauty, their grace and their speed.

A. improve

B. captivate

C. satisfy

D. amuse

If people’s interference with the environment decreases, more species will survive and produce offspring.

A. children

B. ancestor

C. descent

D. result

At last, we succeeded in persuading those boys and girls to join our picnic.

A. At the end

B. In the end

C. Lastly

He drove so fast that I really felt my life was in danger.

A. at the target

B. in accident

C. at stake

D. in comfort

An international medical conference initiated by Davison resulted in the birth of the League of Red Cross Societies in 1991.

A. treated

B. dedicated

C. helped

The augmentation in the population has created a fuel shortage.

A. increase

B. necesity

C. demand

D. decrease

Around 150 B.C. the Greek astronomer Hipparchus developed a system to classify stars according to brightness

A. record

B. shine

C. categorize

D. diversify

The journalist refused to disclose the sourse of his information.

A. open

B. reveal

C. shut

D. conceal

This quartet of extraodinarily talented musicians generated a phenomenal number of pieces that won gold records.

A. irresponsible

B. incompetent

C. stupid

When we went to the airport to see her off, we had a traffic jam.

A. say good bye to her

B. meet her

C. take care of her

D. look for her