When he was a boy, he was always willing to join in a ________ of football.

A. match

B. play

C. game

D. group

.________ having the besomething qualifications among all the applicants,  Jusomethingin was not offered the job.

A. Although

B. While

C. In spite of

D. Despite of

I think that you had better ________ earlier so that you can get to class on time.

A. to start to get up

B. started getting up

C. start getting up

D. to get up

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of the primary stress in each of the following questions.

A. estimate

B. prestigious

C. proportion

D. urbanity

His parents never allowed him ________.

A. a smoking

B. smoking

C. to smoke

D. some smoked

Passengers are required to arrive to the gate fifteen minutes before departure time.

A. are required

B. to arrive to

C. before

D. departure time

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of the primary stress in each of the following questions.

A. confide

B. comfort

C. inflate

D. severe

Each fiber in the bundle …………….. only a tiny fraction of the total image.

A. transmit

B. transmitted

C. transmits

D. to transmit

The death rate would decrease if hygienic conditions             improved.

A. are

B. have been

C. were

D. had been