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UNIT 4: URBANISATION I. Find the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions. 1. A. vehicle B. housing C. neighbourhood D. high-rise 2. A. carbon B. centre C. cope D. article 3. A. liveable B. interact C. install D. privacy 4. A. area B. gas C. tram D. transport 5. A. dweller B. sensor C. pedal D. problem 6. A. public B. refund C. urban D. underground 7. A. footprint B. city C. biodiversity D. farming 8. A. skyscraper B. garden C. sustainable D. space 9. A. operate B. computer C. community D. recommendation 10. A. smart B. pedestrian C. prescription D. organisation 11. A. resource B. destroy C. delta D. essential 12. A. native B. habitat C. natural D. mammal 13. A. snorkeling B. provide C. restore D. flora 14. A. reserve B. diversity C. ecosystem D. conserve 15. A. ideal B. survival C. fossil D. wildlife 16. A. species B. tropical C. coral D. ecological 17. A. continent B. creature C. alternative D. expectancy 18. A. shelter B. invest C. wetland D. declare 19. A. scuba B. overuse C. fuel D. hunt 20. A. nature B. fascinating C. marine D. endangered II. Find the word that differs from the other three in the position of stress in each of the following questions. 1. A. city B. area C. public D. install 2. A. private B. transport C. sustainable D. vehicle 3. A. biodiversity B. dweller C. sensor D. infrastructure 4. A. problem B. carbon C. footprint D. computer 5. A. building B. controlled C. centre D. urban 6. A. emission B. farming C. underground D. skyscraper 7. A. liveable B. privacy C. pedestrian D. cybercrime 8. A. interact B. article C. neighbourhood D. operate 9. A. pedal B. community C. reader D. greenhouse 10. A. booking B. rooftop C. future D. prescription III. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions. 1. The city’s needs upgrading to meet the demands from its citizens. A. leisure B. convenience C. infrastructure D. unemployment 2. Youth crime in the inner city has increased in recent months, requiring tightened security. A. reliably B. affordably C. conveniently D. rapidly 3. Air pollution and traffic congestion are two major among city dwellers. A. concerns B. residents C. unemployment D. Infrastructure 4. The urban can threaten the unique charm of the countryside. A. unemployment B. housing C. leisure D. sprawl 5. Traffic in the is a nightmare for commuters. A. resident B. rush hour C. urbanisation D. concern 6. Many fresh graduates are struggling to a nine-to-five job. A. expand B. seek C. afford D. modernise 7. The municipal authority is implementing new policies to address affordable shortages. A. housing B. resident C. concern D. infrastructure 8. This is the first time my father Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum. A. visited B. visits C. has visited D. had visited 9. The well is getting polluted, forcing villagers to seek alternative clean water sources. A. much and more B. much and much C. most and most D. more and more 10. The higher property prices are, city dwellers can afford. A. the fewest B. fewer than C. the fewer D. the fewer than
11. Steve Jobs _________ the first iPhone in 2007. A. has developed B. developed C. develops D. was developing 12. She has _________ designing a new website for the company. A. just finished B. just finishes C. finished just D. has just finish 13. While she _________ on her laptop, the power suddenly went out. A. works B. worked C. was working D. has been working 14. I _________ programming languages since I was at secondary school. A. learned B. learn C. have learning D. have learned 15. At 8 p.m. yesterday, he _________ code for a new software feature. A. writes B. is writing C. wrote D. was writing 16. _________ any technology conferences recently? A. Did you attend B. Have you attending C. Have you attended D. Are you attending 17. When I called, they _________ the latest breakthrough in robotics. A. discuss B. were discussing C. has discussed D. had discussed 18. He _________ his computer to the latest operating system lately. A. upgrades B. did upgrade C. has upgraded D. is upgrading 19. They _________ a tech conference in Silicon Valley last year. A. attend B. has attended C. attended D. are attending 20. _________ the latest smartphone model in stores? A. Do you see B. Did you see C. Have you seen D. Are you seeing 21. They hope to ____ a cure for the disease. A. catch up on B. come up with C. fill up with D. go out with 22. Don't worry, we'll try to ____ the problems and find a solution for everyone. A. carry on B. make up C. sort out D. switch off 23. Tony was totally opposed but if you give him some time to think about what you said. I'm sure he will ____ to your point of view. A. come round B. deal with C. fit out D. keep down 24. The rapid rise in the global population is not expected to start ____ until past the middle of this century, by which time it will have reached 9 billion. A. falling off B. knocking down C. looking over D. passing out 25. In order to apply for a credit card, Tom first has to ____ a four-page form at the bank. A. catch on B. come up with C. fill in D. hand out 26. The teacher explained so much stuff in just one lesson that most of the students could ____ only half of it. A. break up B. get through C. let out D. take in 27. The map of top ten most densely ____ countries in the world includes Monaco, Singapore, Bahrain, Malta and Bangladesh. A. populated B. populating C. population D. popular 28. Interactive games could be used in order to keep students ____. A. engage B. engaged C. engagement D. engaging 29. We could mention some solution and government ____ in the conclusion. A. initiates B. initiatives C. initiations D. initiators 30. Women who ____ due to marriage are not considered to be ____. A. migrate – migrants B. migrate – migrators C. migrant – migrators D. migrant - migrations 31. Each child had to ____ a short speech to the rest of the class. A. do B. carry out C . make D. take 32. Although it was more than an hour late, the superstar finally showed up and ____ the attention of the audience. A. grabbed B. held C. paid D. took 33. Has the interviewer ____ the date? Yes, it's on next Monday. A. amend B. fixed C. moved D. revised 34. Don't worry. We're in good time; there's ____ to hurry. A. impossible B. no need C. no purpose D. unnecessary 35. Overpopulation in urban areas tends to create unfavourable conditions, which may result in ____ of food in developing countries. A. damages B. failures C. shortages D. supplies 36. He wasn't able to ____ with the stresses and strains of the job.
A. catch up B. come down C. cope D. handle 37. Urbanization can bring social health and benefit; ____, it also has its drawbacks. A. by the way B . furthermore C. however D. moreover 38. During the lesson, if you have questions or comments, please feel free to ____ them. A. enlarge B. increase C. go up D. raise 39. We have to come to the conclusion. We are ____ out of time. A. driving B. going C. running D. walking 40. Thanks to the development in technology, students have ____ to good resources. A. been accessed B. access C. accessing D. assessed 41. The rate of urbanization is low ____ the rate of urban growth is high. A. but B. however C. so D. therefore 42. The level of urban unemployment and numbers of ____ are high. A. joblessness B. the jobless C. the joblessness D. the jobs 43. A high increase in crime rates is ____ by the majority of the people in urban cities. A. affected B. gone through C. influenced D. suffered 44. Anna organized a few games to ____ the ice when the new students first arrived. A. break B. crack C. drill D. melt IV. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions. 1. He has lived here since he ________ here. A. came B. has came C. comes D. come 2. John________ as a journalist since he ________ from university in 2000. A. is working / graduate B. worked / graduated C. had worked / will be graduate D. has been working / graduated 3. She has not written to me________ we met last time. A. before B. since C. ago D. meanwhile 4. Since motion pictures________ we have had a new kind of entertainment. A. were invented B. have been invented C. will have been invented D. had been invented 5. How many times________ them so far? A. have you seen B. did you see C. were you seeing D. had you seen 6. I haven’t seen him for months. A. It’s months since I last saw him B. It’s months when I last saw him C. It’s months before I last saw him D. It’s months after I last saw him 7. Tim________ his hair while I ________ up the kitchen A. washed-was cleaned B. was washing-was cleaning C. was washing-cleaned D. washed-cleaned 8. Working for 12 hours a day ________ her very tired. A. makes B. made C. make D. making 9. I am so happy to hear from Mary because I haven’t seen her ________ last year. A. for B. on C. since D. later 10. As she ________ a letter last night, the lights suddenly ________ out. A. was writing/ went B. wrote/ went C. was writing/ was going D. writes/ went 11. How ________ since we ________ school? A. are you/ left B. will you be/ had left C. have you been/ had left D. have you been / left 12. I ________ my uncle’s home many times when I ________ a child. A. visited/ is B. visits/ was C. visited/ was D. visited/ were 13. It ________ me half an hour to get to the supermarket yesterday. A. take B. takes C. took D. spent 14. I ________ here for more than 10 years. A. have taught B. taught C. teach D. is teaching 15. As I ________ my homework, he came yesterday afternoon. A. did B. were doing C. am doing D. was doing 16. At this time yesterday, everyone ________. in the room. A. is dancing B. was dancing C. dances D. danced 17. After Mary________ her degree, she intends to work in her father's company. A. will finish B. is finishing C. finishes D. will have finished 18. A small stone struck the windshield while we ________ down the road. A. drive B. were driving C. had driven D. had been driving 19. Mr. Hân is going to the USA for his holiday. He ________ up for nearly a year now.
A. has saved B. is saving C. saves D. has been saving 20. The carpet ________. A. hasn’t been cleaned yet. B. hasn't cleaned yet. C. have yet been cleaned. D. has cleaned. 21. ________ this letter ________ last night? A. Is/ written B. Is/ wrote C. Was/ written D. Were/ written 22. The houses where I used to live ________ very comfortable. A. is B. was C. are D. were 23. He started living here three years ago. A. He lived here three years ago. B. He has lived here for three years. C. He had been living here for three years. D. He had lived here three years ago. 24. Who ________ when I came? A. were you talking to B. are you talking to C. you are talking to D. you were talking to 25. The foreign guest ________ here almost a week. A. was B. are C. has been D. is 26. He is the most wonderful person I ________. A. have ever met B. had ever met C. ever meet D. am meeting 27. Millions of dollars ________ spent on advertising every year. A. is B. was C. are D. were 28. I haven’t seen him for ages. A. It’s ages since I last saw him. B. It’s ages when I last saw him. C. It’s ages before I last saw him. D. It’s ages after I last saw him. 29. He found a watch in the street, and then he ________ to return it to the loser. A. had tried B. was trying C. tried D. had been trying 30. _________ any letters from him lately? A. Do you receive B. Have you received C. Are you receiving D. Had you received 31. A new style of jeans ________ in the USA. A. has just introduced B. were just introduced C. has just been introduced D. have just been introduced 32. Nam ________ smoking two years ago. A. stops B. has stopped C. stopped D. is stopping 33. They ________ in our country since January, 1 st 2002. A. are B. have been C. were D. had been 34. He started working as a teacher five years ago. A. He has been working as a teacher for five years. B. He has worked as a teacher since five years. C. He is working as a teacher since five years. D. He had been working as a teacher for five years 35. As the sun _________ , I decided to go out. A. shines B. has shine C. shine D. was shining 36. She came into the room while they _______ television A. have watched B. watched C. have been watching D. were watching 37. The baby_________ non-stop for half an hour. A. cried B. is crying C. has been crying D. was crying 38. Last year, they _________ to Europe with their best friends on their summer holidays. A. visited B. traveled C. will travel D. are visiting 39. What are you going to do this weekend?- We _______ visit our grandfather in the countryside. A. are going to B. were going to C. have gone to D. went 40. Our Singaporean friends_______________ to visit our school last year. A. is coming B. come C. came D. have come V. Complete the dialogue with the Present Perfect or the Simple Past of the verbs in brackets. Minh: I (1. just, hear) that Hung is in Australia. Mai: Oh, (2. You/not know) that? He (3. fly) there at the beginning of the month. Minh: (4. you/ hear) from him? Does he like the life there? Mai: Yes, I (5. get) a letter last week. He (6. tell) me about his study. But he (7. not say) whether he (8. like) the life or not. Perhaps it's too early to say. He (9.be) there for only three weeks. He (10. never/ be) to a foreign country before. VI. Put the verbs in brackets in the present perfect or the simple past tense. 1. I _____ (do) all the housework. The flat is really clean now. 2. He ______ (write) a novel for two years, but he ______ (not finish) it yet. 3. My brother _______(leave) home 10 years ago. I ______ (never/ meet) him again since then.