Despite deliberately _____ a personal distance from his co-worker, Josh acknowledged the dangers of working together with such a beautiful woman.

Sally failed all her exams, _____ a big surprise.

If I _____ to feed the dog, it wouldn’t be starving now.

There are more _____ than last year.

Susan _______ her family after she had taken the university entrance examination.

She doesn’t mind _______ me with my exercises.

Total weight of all the ants in the world is much greater than .................

It’s true _______ your aunt's gone back to teaching, isn’t it?

He was _____ he could not continue to work.

Almost poetry is more enjoyable when it is read aloud.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.