I. Choose the word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest

1. a. proper     b. opposite     c. biology     d. continue

2. a. tall     b. quarter     c. although     d. want

3. a. aunt     b. broad     c. bought     d. more

4. a. clause     b. sorrow     c. normal     d. forty

5. a. mock     b. course     c. force     d. talk

 II. Choose the one word or phrase - a, b, c or d - that best completes the sentence or substitutes for the underlined word or phrase.

6. He was born ________.

a. disable     c. disabled         b. disabling     d. to disable.

7. We _________ to get up early when we lived in the city.

a. not used     c. were used            b. didn’t use     d. have used

8. Delegates expressed strong ................to the scheme.

a. passion     c. opposition                   b. expression     d. emotion

9. Some of the more time-consuming jobs can now be done by machines.

a. taking much time     c. taking little time        b. odd     d. not affected by time

10. It rained all the time, __________ was a great pity.

a. that     c. what                        b. which     d. how

11. The government is doing nothing to help _________

a. the poverty     c. the poor ones           b. the poor     d. the pours

12. I have been fascinated by __________ since I was at secondary school.

a. photograph     c. photographic              b. photogenic     d. photography

13. He has not developed mentally as much as others at the same age. He's ______________.

a. mentally ill     c. mentally retarded           b. mentally alerted    d. mentally restricted

14. He invented a new kind of wheelchair for the __________.

a. disabled     c. poor         b. unemployed     d. unhappy

15. The President expressed his deep sorrow over the bombing deaths.

    a. regret     c. anger          b. sadness     d. happiness