Question 1: Pronunciation

1. • weather /'weðər/ (ð sound)
   • sympathetic /ˌsɪmpəˈθetɪk/ (θ sound)
   • worthy /'wɜːrði/ (ð sound)
   • bother /'bɒðər/ (ð sound)

   The word with a different pronunciation is sympathetic.

2. • consequence /ˈkɒnsɪkwəns/
   • obedient /əˈbiːdiənt/
   • demand /dɪˈmænd/
   • report /rɪˈpɔːrt/

   The word with a different pronunciation (specifically the vowel sound in the first syllable) is consequence.

Question 2: Stress

1. • household /ˈhaʊshəʊld/ (first syllable)
   • tunnel /ˈtʌnl/ (first syllable)
   • igloo /ˈɪɡluː/ (first syllable)
   • respect /rɪˈspekt/ (second syllable)

   The word with different stress is respect.

2. • underpass /ˈʌndərpæs/ (first syllable)
   • exhibit /ɪɡˈzɪbɪt/ (second syllable)
   • compartment /kəmˈpɑːrtmənt/ (second syllable)
   • extended /ɪkˈstendɪd/ (second syllable)

   The word with different stress is underpass.

Question 3: Sentence Rewriting

1. I had never tried this cuisine before. It was the first time I had tried this cuisine.
2. “You cannot eat in your room, David,” David’s mom said to him. David’s mom didn’t allow David to eat in his room.
3. The severe storm prevented us from going to the beach. Because the storm was severe, we couldn't go to the beach. (or Because of the severe storm, we couldn't go to the beach.)

Question 4: Sentence Completion

1. Many foreigners were astonished that Hanoi city was quite different from what they saw five years ago. (We use "different from" to compare two things.)
2. Peter is an ambitious man who will never give up till he gets what he wants. ("Give up" means to stop trying.)
3. Many cities cannot easily create more parks because most land is already used for buildings, roads, parking lots, and other essential parts of the urban environment. (The land is used - passive voice.)
4. Vietnamese people's quality of life has been significantly improved year by year. ("Significantly" is an adverb modifying the verb "improved".)

Question 5: Error Correction

1. Vietnamese young people prefer eating out to cooking the meals on their own. (Parallel structure: "eating...to cooking")
2. In spite of his dropping out of Harvard in 1975, Bill Gates managed to found Microsoft with his childhood friend. (Use the gerund "dropping" after the preposition "of.")

Question 6: Closest Meaning

1. The law applies to everyone regardless of race, creed, or color. ("Irrespective" and "regardless" both mean "without regard to" or "despite.")
2. The medical community continues to make progress in the fight against cancer. ("Make progress" is the most natural and fitting phrase in this context.)
3. Have you ever read about a famous general in Chinese history who was very skeptical? ("Incredulous" means "unwilling or unable to believe something," which is synonymous with "skeptical.")
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