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.

My father asked us __________ too much time playing computer games.

His hobby is collecting stamps.

________I was really tired, I couldn’t sleep.

Fido ran down the road because he ______ .

An English – speaking contest ______ at my school next week.

Timmy followed Fido because he wanted to ________.

Tom ______ go fishing with his uncle when he lived in the countryside.

Remember to turn ___________ all the lights before leaving the office.

I don’t know anything about plumbing. I can’t fix the leak in the sink myself.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to the original sentence in each of the following questions.

I could easy convince him not to become too excited with all the media attention.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

Working in a coal mine is a hard job. It can be dangerous.