Choose the word whose underlinedpart ispronounced differently from that of the others

Choose the best answer amongA, B, C, D to complete each sentence below:
It was_________that I bought those books.

Read the passage and choose the best answer among A, B, C, or D.

Throughout the United States, the number of places where people are allowed to smoke has gradually ecome smaller and smaller. First, it was banned on trains, buses and plancs, then in public places such as theatres and airports. Now you can’t smoke in any workplace. Nonsmokers are definitely winning the battle. “Why should we breathe their smoke ?”, they say.

If they are lucky, smokers can still find some bars and restaurants where they can light up a cigarette, but it may soon be banncd there , too. Anti-smoking groups even think that smoking ought to be banned in people’s homes.

Under new plans you won’t be able to smoke where there are more than ten visitors in a week, or where there are children. In 1996, nicotine was classed as drug, like cocaine or heroin. In the country that gave tobacco to the world, smoking might one day be illegal

Question: “ Nonsmokers are winning the battle” means:

Choose the best answer amongA, B, C, or D which has the same meaning with the original sentence:
There were over two hundred people at Carl's trial, most of whom believed that he was not guilty of the crime.

Choose the word whose stress position is different from that of the others:

Choose the best answer amongA, B, C, or D which has the same meaning with the original sentence:
‘‘Sony, I’m late. ” said the boy to the teacher.

Mark the letter A, B, c orD on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
“It is a really difficult matter to decide how to solve now. I will need time to think it over”.