B. Don't mention it. Go ahead!
B. Not at all.
C. You're welcome!
Here are the answers with the underlined part that needs correcting marked with A, B, C, or D:
26. My brother wishes he receives a job offer from his dream company.
Answer: B. receives (Should be "would receive" in the subjunctive mood)
27. The football team was practising for their upcoming competition when the coach calling for a break.
Answer: D. calling (Should be "called" to maintain consistent verb tense)
28. Since I have joined the language club, I have studied various foreign languages, including French, Spanish, and Mandarin
Answer: None (The sentence is grammatically correct, but it might be missing an "and" or a comma before the final item in the list.)
29. The doctor called this morning while you slept.
Answer: None (The sentence is grammatically correct)
30. Lam and his friends often go to the cinema to enjoy the new films last year.
Answer: D. cinema (Should be "last year" is not clear, the sentence should be rephrased to "last year, Lam and his friends often went to the cinema to enjoy the new films")
31. It's necessary to decide which we should _____ priority to: work or study.
Answer: A. make (Should be "give")
32. I don't like living in this area because it is like a _____ with all these tall buildings.
Answer: A. concrete jungle (Correct, but other options are not incorrect, it depends on the context)
33. They were happy because their children _____ their goal of attending a famous university.
Answer: C. accomplished (Correct, but other options like "achieved" or "reached" can also be used)
34. There is a sense of _____ in our neighbourhood, we care for and help each other.
Answer: B. community (Correct, but other options like "solidarity" or "togetherness" can also be used)
35. My grandfather is a skilful _____; he can make unique vases.
Answer: D. artisan (Correct, but other options like "craftsman" or "potter" can also be used)
36. My sister and I are trying to _____ sweet food and soft drinks.
Answer: B. cut down on (Correct, but other options like "reduce" or "limit" can also be used)
37. When we visit a city, we usually _____ its downtown.
Answer: C. look around (Correct, but other options like "explore" or "walk around" can also be used)
38. The _____ he gets, the _____ he becomes.
Answer: B. older, experienced (Correct, but other options like "more experienced" can also be used)
39. The _____ my neighbourhood gets, the _____ I feel.
Answer: A. bigger, less secure (Correct, but other options like "more insecure" can also be used)
40. If you finish reading a book, you _____ put it back on the shelf. It's necessary.
Answer: B. should (Correct, but other options like "must" or "have to" can also be used)
To determine which word has an underlined part pronounced differently from the others, we'll examine the IPA notations.
41. A. pretty: ˈprɪti (the underlined part is the double "t", which is a voiceless alveolar plosive /t/)
B. proud: praʊd (the underlined part is the double "ou", but the word also contains the voiceless alveolar plosive /d/)
C. airport: ˈɛrpɔrt (the underlined part is the double "r" and also the voiceless alveolar plosive /r/ but the first "r" sound is more similar to the /r/ sound in "crack", the second "r" sound has a schwa sound /ɛr/).
D. crack: kræk (the underlined part is the double "c" and "k" voiceless velar plosive /k/)
Comparing the underlined parts, the /k/ sound in "crack" (D) is different from the voiceless alveolar plosive /t/ and the schwa sound /ɛr/ (trailing sound /r/) in the other words.
Answer: D
42. A. hospital: ˈhɑspɪtəl (the underlined part is the "h")
B. horrible: ˈhɔrəbəl (the underlined part is the "h")
C. ahead: əˈhɛd (the underlined part is the "h")
D. rhythm: ˈrɪðəm (the underlined part is the "r")
Comparing the underlined parts, the /ð/ sound isn't present but the "r" sound /r/ in "rhythm" (D) is different from the voiceless glottal fricative or aspirated sound /h/ in the other words.
Answer: D
43. A. ahead: əˈhɛd (the underlined part is the "h")
B. handicraft: ˈhændikræft (the underlined part is the "h")
C. honour: ˈɑnər (the underlined part is the "h")
D. hospital: ˈhɑspɪtəl (the underlined part is the "h")
Comparing the underlined parts, the /h/ sound in all the words is the same.
However, in a non-rhotic accent, "honour" can be pronounced as /ɑnɔ/ (ˈɑnɔr). But we are not given that information in this context.
Considering the normal pronunciation in a neutral accent, all the words have the same underlined sound /h/. However, there is another way to answer this question, considering the difference in sound between /n/ and /m/.
No such word exists in the options.
Another difference is the "ou" sound, which is different in "honour" (C).
Answer: C
44. A. meat: mit (the underlined part is the double "e" or /iː/ in some accents and the /i/ in this accent)
B. read: rɛd (the underlined part is the "ea" /ɛ/)
C. heater: ˈhitər (the underlined part is the "ea" /i/)
D. wear: wɛr (the underlined part is the "ea" /ɛ/)
Comparing the underlined parts, the /ɛ/ sound in "read" (B) and "wear" (D) is the same but different from the /i/ sound in "meat" (A) and "heater" (C).
However, the /iː/ sound (in some accents) and the /i/ sound (in this accent) in "meat" (A) is different from the /i/ sound in "heater" (C) because "meat" can have the /iː/ or the /i/ sound and both are different.
However, if you are looking at the "ea" and not the /iː/ sound or the "meat" in the /i/ sound then the answer is
Answer: A
Analyze:
'unpleasant' stressed at second syllable
'picturesque' stressed at first syllable
'entertain' stressed at third syllable
'engineer' stressed at first syllable
Since 'unpleasant' and 'entertain' are stressed at different syllables than the other two options ('picturesque' and 'engineer'), and 'entertain' is stressed at a different syllable from 'unpleasant'. But between 'unpleasant' and other options except 'entertain', 'unpleasant' is stressed at second syllable, while 'picturesque' and 'engineer' are stressed at the first syllable.
Answer: A. unpleasant