Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

Many people perished in the Kobe earthquake because they were not prepared for it.

Indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation: complained, roared, existed, decayed

Indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation: creature, creamy, creative, crease

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 25 to 29.

Indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress: inflation, maximum, applicant, character

Many students took part in the entrance examination at university highly every year.

Tom invited us to come to his party,.......................?

Mai and Lan are friends.Lan asks Mai about Mai's plan. Select the most suitable response to fill in the blank.

Lan: “Are you going to see the live show by Son Tung today?”

Mai: “__________”.

It has been a long time since they met.

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 36 to 42.

Indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress: struggle, answer, confide, comfort

I regret not booking the seats in advance.

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 31 to 35.

The protesters were angry with the council’s plan to do away with a lovely old building and put a car park there instead.