I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others. 1.A. discrimination B. elimination C. television D. instruction 2.A. eliminate B. violence C. right D. childcare 3.A. enrollment B. force C. loneliness D. control 4.A. contribute B. sue C. food D. improve 5.A. inequality B. qualified C. quantity D. equal 6.A. labor B. remarkable C. participate D. wage 7.A. support B. workforce C. chore D. world 8.A. preference B. preparation C. precaution D. predator 9.A. progress B. property C. profile D. program 10.A. outside B. personal C. sure D. society II. Choose the word which has a different stress pattern from that of the others 1.A. affect B. address C. challenge D. enroll 2.A. healthcare B. gender C. income D. pursue 3.A. proceed B. project C. protect D. promote 4.A. treatment B. perform C. become D. complete 5.A. firefighter B. caretaker C. designer D. housekeeper 6.A. equality B. education C. limitation D. opportunity 7.A. encourage B. effective C. engagement D. government 8.A. allow B. college C. female D. hunger 9.A. against B. strictly C. aware D. exhaust 10.A. effort B. follow C. target D. reduce III. Choose the best answers to complete the sentences : 1. Detroit ....................... as the first capital city of Michigan, but now Lansing is the capital city of Michigan. A. chosen B. was chosen C. have been chosen D. is chosen 2. The university of Michigan is one of the best universities in the United States and it ................ in Ann Arbor A. located B. location C. is located D. locates 3. There ................. be a fire over there as I see smoke from here. A. must B. should C. might D. could 4. Our organization seeks to improve the social ................. of disable people. A. stand B. seat C. status D. place 5. There .................. a new law to protect endangered species if we don’t want them to disappear from the earth. A. must to be B. needs to be C. might be D. may be 6. The role of women of society has been greatly ................. in the last few years. A. overtaken B. overcome C. overcast D. overlookd 7. “ “ in the sentence below is not correct. You mustn’t take the test if you don’t want to . It’s optional A B C D 8. Wage ................ exists when workers are equally qualified and perform the same work but one group of worker is paid more than another. A. equality B. payment C. discrimination D. income 9. For many ................... parents, balacing their jobs and their family obligations can be a challenge. A. worked B. working C. work D. career 10. After her parents died, she ................... by her uncle and aunt. A. was grown up B. was brought up C. brought up D. was brought 11. Siobhan and Ray have just ...................... engaged. A. been B. become C. get D. got 12. Although males seem to have ................ in many ancient cultures, ancient Egypt still had female rulers, such as Cleopatra. A. dominating B. domination C. dominated D. dominate 13. Each district was ................ up into a number of sub-divisions. A. split B. splitted C. divided D. dividing 14. Recent laws that prohibit specific types of job discrimination in certain workplaces have promoted ................... in the USA. A. equal property B. equal opportunity in annual income C. equal income D. equal employment opportunity 15. Most of the space in his room ...................... by an enormous wardrobe. A. has taken up B. took up C. is taken up D. takes up 16. Does it bother you if I go out late tonight ? - ................................... A. Yes, go ahead B. It doesn’t matter to me C. No. I want you to stay at home D. I’m tired of being with you 17. Mark gets special ........................... because he knows the boss A. treatment B. cure C. treat D. instruction 18. Fathers tend to .................. more household chores and responsibilities than ever before A. take up B. take in C. take off D. take on 19. I’m against ................................. A. violating B. violent C. violence D. violate 20. Hundreds of people ....................... the job in the company but only five workers were employed. A. asked for B. appointed C. recruited D. applied for