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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
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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
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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
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