Don't be concerned about your mother's illness; she'll recover soon.

A. surprised at

B. worried about

C. embarrassed at

D. angry with

An international medical conference initiated by Davison resulted in the birth of the League of Red Cross Societies in 1991.

A. treated

B. dedicated

C. helped

D. started

The collapse of the stock market in 1929 signaled the beginning of the Depression.

A. debt

B. rebirth

C. rise

D. failure

Pick out the word that has the primary stress different from that of the other words.

A. national

B. beautiful

C. chemical

D. disaster

The repeated commercials on TV distract many viewers from watching their favorite programmes.

A. advertisements

B. contests

C. economics

D. businesses

Pick out the word that has the primary stress different from that of the other words.

A. occasion

B. occurence

C. occupy

D. remember

The yearly growth of the gross national product is often used as an indicator of a nation's economy.

A. annual

B. irrefutable

C. tentative

The shoplifter immediately admitted to her crime to the security guard.

A. Agreed

B. Pleased

C. Denied

D. Confessed

It’s a really difficult matter to decide how to solve now. I will need time to think it twice.

A. to think it over

B. to make it better

C. to make up for it

D. to think out of time

He insisted on listening to the entire story.

A. part

B. funny

C. whole

D. interesting