She is wearing a ________ dress. She is said to be the most beautiful girl in the party.

Mike and Lane are neighbors. They are talking about Lane’s party.

Mike: “Thank you for a lovely evening”

Lane: “__________”

Mary will have finished all her work __________.

Many species have become extinct each year before biologists can identify them.

Nobody seemed to be interested in the news. It was greeted with a lack of_________.

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 question.

You have to study hard to_______your classmates.

She tried very hard to pass the driving test. She could hardly pass it.

Most ________ people in __________Vietnam are preparing for the Lunar New Year.

"Be quick! We must speed up if we don’t want to miss the flight."

They think that the owner of the house has gone abroad.

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 question.

“I think Jane is at home”_ “No, she _______ be at home, for she phoned me from the airport just ten minutes ago.”

Mary enjoys __________ to music when she has her free time.

The two examples given in the passage illustrate the principle that _______.