I/ Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the rest in the position of the main stress in each of the following questions.

Impressed as we were by the new cinema, we found it rather expensive.

I realized that he was a thief.

Commercial airliners do not fly in the vicinity of volcanic eruptions because even a small

amount of volcanic ash can damage its engines.

Tony is so_________that his friends tend to tell him all their problems.

By 2050, medical technology_________many diseases.

This room_________since the last time I was here.

Mr Henderson was determined to remain neutral

Designers are experimenting with a new material_________flexibly with lightness.

His dog is definitely not a bloodhound.

The members of the Red Cross were dedicated their whole life to_________the sufferings of human beings.

Do you know that there is a high rate in interest on this loan?

IX/ Mark the letterA,B,C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is CLOSEST in meaning to each of the following questions.

If interest rates are cut, the economic situation may improve.

bridge /build/50years ago /collapse/last storm.

Only /this way /make/laws /effective.

- Tai: “Let me do that for you” - Nam: “_________”