UNIT 2: CITY LIFE
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. PHONETICS
I. Choose the words whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others in each
group.
1. A. conduct
B. difficult
C. stuck
D. funny
2. A. metropolitan
B. polluted
C. forbidden
D. affordable
3. A. feature
B. culture
C. tradition
D. statue
II. Choose the word whose main stressed syllable is placed differently from that of the other in each
group.
4. A. populous
B. determine
C. forbidden
D. delicious
5. A. metropolitan
B. fascinatingly
C. multicultural
D. recreational
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. VOCABULARY & GRAMMAR
III. Choose the option (A, B, C or D) that best completes each of the following sentences.
6. When I turned up, the town hall was already __________ of teenagers.
A. full
B. packed
C. crowded
D. jammed
7. She turned __________ the new job in New York because she didn't want to move.
A.on
B. down
C. off
D. up
8. This city has one of the most __________ underground rail networks in the world.
A. efficient
B. fashionable
C. cosmopolitan
D. fascinated
9. This laptop is much more user-friendly, but it costs __________ the other one.
A. so much as
B. as many as
C. twice as much as
D. twice as many
10. Today's cities are __________ than cities in previous times.
A. lots larger
B. much larger
C. as large
D. the largest
11. After I found all the information I needed, I __________ the computer.
A. turned off
B. switched on
C. looked for
D. put off
12. Japan is the __________ developed country in the world.
A. most second
B. second in most
C. second most
D. two most
13. Factories and offices should be built in __________ areas only.
A. Rural
B. coastal
C. cultural
D. urban
14. This place is so __________ with the non-stop flow of customers to come and enjoy pho.
A. delicious
B. convenient
C. popular
D. exciting
15.When you want to relax, you'll have one of the world's __________ cities at your feet, with more than
40% green space and open water to enjoy.
A. green mostly
B. greenest
C. mostly green
D. greener 16
16. Ann is taking extra lessons to __________ what she missed while she was sick.
A. look forward to
B. get on well with
C. keep up with
D. take back
Choose the word or phrase that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part in each of the
following sentences.
17. When we travel overseas we hope to go to Iceland.
A. to foreign lands
B. on the sea
C. with foreigners
D. by water
18. The guests at the Japanese Embassy reception enjoyed it very much but refused to eat the but refused
to eat the raw fish.
A. stale
B. uncooked
C. rotten
D. fresh
Choose the word or phrase that is OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined part in each of the
following sentences.
19. They left their first temporary home last week when the overcrowded camp ran out of fresh water
and space.
A. country
B. familiar
C. permanent
D. expensive
20. Someone who can think fast and make decisions easily is said to be brilliant.
A. stupid
B. cheerful
C. smart
D. successful
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