Question

【题目】Which of the following words has the stress on the second syllable(音节)?

A. expensiveB. palaceC. HalloweenD. capital

Answer 1

【答案】A

【解析】

句意：下列哪个单词的重音在第二个音节上?考查单词辨音。A. expensive [ikspensiv] 昂贵的；B. palace [plis]宫殿；C. Halloween [hli:n] 万圣节前夕；D. capital [kpitl] 首都。根据句意音标，可知只有expensive的重音在第二个音节，故选A。