English reading for Japanese high school students: the Common Test for University Admissions in 2013 DAY 1

These tests are the ones that have been adopted as entrance exams for Japanese national universities.

Section 1A

A. In the following questions (Questions 1 to 3), select the ones that are different from the other three underlined pronunciations from the following 1 to 4.

No.1 1

1. generate 2. genius

3. medium 4. meter

No.2 2

1. basic 2. insurance

3. serious 4. symbol

No.3 3

1. castle 2. subtle

3. title 4. turtle

Answer

No.1 1 1

No.2 1 2

No.3 1 1

Section 1B

In the following questions (questions 1 to 4), select the ones with the position of the first stress different from the other three, from the following 1 to 4.

No.1 4

1. degree 2. insect
3. percent 4. success

No.2 5

1. energy 2. essential

3. photograph 4. relative

No.3 6

1. continue 2. dynamic

3. encourage 4. hamburger

No.4 7

1. accurately 2. architecture

3. historical 4. operator

Answer

No.1 1 2

No.2 1 2

No.3 1 4

No.4 1 3