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UNIT 1: TOWNS AND CITIES
I. Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits the blank space in each sentence.
1. Is there a sports centre in this area? No, there ____________ .
A. isn’t B. is C. aren’t D. are
2. ____________ many flats are there in this building?
A. Where B. What C. How far D.How
3. Are there ____________ cafés in your street?
A. any B. Some C.a D. the
4. How many students ____________ there in your class?
A. is B. Am C. be D. are
5. ____________ far is it from here?
A. what time B. How C. What time D. What
6. It’s ten hours from here ____________ bus.
A. on B. from C. By D. in
7. ____________ windows are there in your house ?
A. Are B. How many C. What D. Where
8. There are a lot of books in the ____________.
A. museum B. School C. restaurant D. library
9. You can go to ____________ to see actors.
A. theater B. Zoo C.Cinema D.supermarket
10. The new ship has got a five- star____________ with fantastic food.
A. Swimming pool B.Hotel C.Library D. cabin
11.The ____________ on the ship prepare very good food.
A.chefs B. Customers C. passengers D. tourists
12. The sports center has got a big climbing wall. It’s very ____________. I like it!
A.comfortable B.horrible C.exciting D. boring
13. In Ho Chi Minh city, life is____________ than the other provinces’.
A. bad B. worse C. more D.better
14. The people on the ship like the food. It’s ____________!
A.horrible B. Comfortable C. Fantastic D. friendly
15. There are ____________ offices next to the theatre.
A. some B. a C. an D. any
16. Are there ____________ nice shops here?
A. a B. any C. some D.an
17. Your stories are ____________ than the movies.
A. the interesting B. interesting C. more interesting D. most interesting
18. Going to school by bus is ____________ than riding motorbikes.
A. safe B. safer C. more safe D. The safe
19. The weather in Ho Chi Minh city is ____________ than Da Lat.
A. hoter B. more hotter C. hotter D. hot
20. There aren’t ____________ bridges near my house.
A. any B. An C.some D. a
21. - Is there a supermarket in your neighborhood? - ________.
A. No, it isn’t. The supermarket is near my house.
B. Yes. There it one not far from my house.
C. There is a supermarket in my neighborhood.
D. The supermarket is opposite the park.
22. How many _______ there in this building?
A. flat – are B. flats – are C. flat – is D. flats – is
23. Do you want to go for _______ drinks?
A. some B. any C. a D. a lot
24. We are looking for _______ place to spend ________ night.
A. the/the B. a/the C. a/a D. the/a
25. She has read ________interesting book.
A. a B. an C. the D. x
II. Choose the word or phrase that best fits the blank space in the following passage.
Passage 1
My school is smaller (1) _________the school in the next town but I think my school is (2) _________! The students at my school are(3) _________and the buildings are(4) _________modern. There’s a fantastic swimming pool too – It’s (5) _________than the pool at the sports centre in town and it’s (6) _________too!
1. A.to B. than C. of D. on
2. A. better B. well C. like D.good
3. A. not friendly B.more friendly C. unfriendly D. friendlier
4. A.many B. a lot C. most D.more
5. A. the big B. bigger C. more big D. big
6. A. cleaning B. more clean C. cleaner D.cleaned
Passage 2
My favourite place is Brighton. It’s a small city – it’s smaller than London – but there are a lot of exciting places. It’s very friendly. There’s a nice beach, too, and it’s only five minutes on foot from the city centre.
Bob: Glasgow, in Scotland, is my favourite place. There are some fantastic modern buildings in Glasgow. There aren’t any beaches, but there are some nice parks.
Karen: Cardiff is my favourite city. It’s the capital city of Wales. There’s a beautiful castle in the city centre. There are a lot of good theatres there, too.
Write True/False for the statements about the passage
1. Brighton is a smaller city than London ________
2. Brighton has got a lot of exciting places.