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. 

Victoria has been in ____ spirits ever since she got in to Cambridge University.

Unfortunately, the parties were unable to ______ an agreement about how to cut down on the noise pollution in the area.

The house _____ by the workers in just three months.

The teacher told the students: “You’ll have a grammar test tomorrow.”

______________________, he will return to his hometown.

Children sometimes become angry when he can’t do anything they want.

  A                                           B                C                                       D 

You can always ____ Sarah to come through in times of need; she's incredibly reliable.

She wants to take up swimming to improve her physical strength, _______?

What of the following has the closest meaning to the word “irreversible”?

He surveyed 327 parents and found that those (37) ____ regularly apologized to their children reported stronger attachment bonds.