27. D. will visit
28. A. don't do
29. B. rains - won't go
To answer the questions, we need to compare the pronunciation of the underlined parts of each word. Here are the answers with explanations:
1. A. should B. would C. bought D. could
The words "should", "would", and "could" all end with the "ʊd" sound, whereas "bought" ends with the "ɔt" sound. Therefore, the correct answer is C. bought.
2. A. here B. brother C. newspaper D. dinner
The words "brother", "newspaper", and "dinner" all have the main stress at the beginning, denoted by the "ˈ" sign. The word "here" does not have this main stress sign. However, looking at the actual IPA notations, we can see that "brother", "newspaper", and "dinner" all have different vowel sounds (ə, uz, and ɪ respectively) compared to "here" (ir). But there is one word that differs more significantly from the others in terms of its vowel sound in the underlined part, which is "here" (ir) vs "newspaper" (uz), "brother" (ə), and "dinner" (ɪ). However, in terms of a more distinct difference, "brother" has a "əð" sound whereas "newspaper", "dinner" and "here" do not. But that difference is not indicated as the focus, so the answer is more accurately focused on the "i" or "u" or "e" type sound (underlined part), in that case the answer would be B. brother because the other options are either short or long "i" sounds or "e" sound whereas brother has the "ə" sound.
3. A. cool B. roof C. noon D. blood
The words "cool", "roof", and "blood" all have the vowel sounds "uː", "ʊ", and "ə" respectively. However, "noon" has a distinct "uː" turned to a short "u" in "nun" which is the same with the long "uː" turned to a short "u" in "blood" to "bləd", whereas "cool" and "roof" are the words that have the long "uː" turned to short "u" (uː to ʊ) sound, the distinct difference is seen with "cool" and "roof" from "noon" and "blood" as the former have the short "u" turned to "uː" sound while the latter have it the other way around. However, that nuance isn't the focus here. Given that, the words "cool", "roof", and "noon" have the vowel sounds "uː", "ʊ", and "u" respectively, whereas "blood" has the vowel sound "ə" (schwa) which differs significantly. Therefore, the correct answer is D. blood.
4. A. tool B. noon C. school D. door
The words "tool", "noon", and "school" all have the vowel sounds "uː" turned to short "u" sounds. The word "door" has the vowel sound "ɔː" which differs significantly. Therefore, the correct answer is D. door.
1. A. get
2. B. playing
3. C. in
4. D. their
5. C. like
6. B. Many
7. A. balancing
8. B. more beautifully
9. B. more carefully
10. A. interested
11. A. but
12. B. reduce
1. She dances more gracefully than the other dancers.
2. Teenagers fancy going shopping with their friends.
3. The sun is shining brighter than yesterday.
4. What do you do in your free time?
5. I usually hang out with my friends.
1. B (The correct sentence should be: "You love spending free time with other people, don't you?")
2. A (The correct sentence should be: "What do Nam and John prefer to do at the weekend?")