Tiêu đề Unit 2 - CITY LIFE.Image.Marked.pdf ✅

EXERCISES I. PHONETICS 1. Circle the word marked A, B, C or D with a different stress pattern from the others. 1. A. urban B. asset C. metro D. conduct 2. A. factor B. medium C. conflict D. downtown 3. A. fabulous B. reliable C. variety D. forbidden 4. A. negative B. indicator C. determine D. skyscraper 5. A. delicious B. historic C. forbidden D. recognise 2. Mark the underlined words as W(weak) or S (strong). Then read them aloud. 1. A: Do you know that man? B: Sorry. I don’t know him (__________). 2. A: Are you (__________) speaking to your sister on the phone? B: No, I didn’t speak to her (__________). I’m speaking to my mother. 3. A: Are you (__________) working on your essay about city life? B: I’ve finished it (__________) already 4. A: Did you (__________) ask Nick to show you how to play basketball? B: No. He (__________) offered to help me (__________). 5. A: Look. He is leaving home. B: What about us (__________)? Shall we (__________) go home too? 6. A: Are you going to give her (__________) this present? B: No, I think you (__________) should give it to her (__________). 7. A: Did she (__________) come to the party last week? B: Yes. But I didn’t see her (__________). 8 A: Our mother told us (__________) to clean the floor in the afternoon. B: Clean the floor? No, she didn’t tell me (__________). II. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR 1. Fill in each blank in the sentences with the correct word from the box. delightful destination busiest popular vehicles affordable wandering dynamic problems drawbacks 1. During the rush hours, some parts of Ha Noi and Ho Chi Minh City often packed with people and__________ 2. When I visited Hoi An last year, I spent most of my time__________around and looking at the ancient temples, houses and bridges. 3. When you visit Ha Noi, try some street food there because it is really delicious and__________ 4. I think living in a city has a number of__________ such as traffic jams, traffic accidents, noise pollution, visual pollution and water pollution. 5. People say that air pollution together with littering is causing many__________in our city now. 6. London is one of the largest cities in the world. Its population is a lot smaller than Tokyo but it is by far the most popular tourist__________
7. Formerly known as Saigon, Ho Chi Minh City is a metropolis which is still young but very__________ 8. Hue becomes one of the most__________destinations for travelers to Viet Nam with the number of three million tourists a year. 9. Hoi An used to be one of the__________ports of Southeast Asia, which were used by the Japanese, Portuguese, Dutch, French and Chinese merchants. 10. Nha Trang, a__________ coastal city in Central Viet Nam, is generally recognized as Viet Nam’s main beach destination. 2. Fill in each blank with the correct form of the word in brackets. 1. London is famous for__________buildings such as the Houses of Parliament and St Paul’s Cathedral (history) 2. The city is__________by tall modern buildings in steel and glass (character) 3. London continues to top the list of the world’s leading__________centers (finance) 4. Orchard Road is an ideal__________for a boutique (locate) 5. I enjoy going to the city center at weekends, though it is always __________with people (pack) 6. With a __________of over 8 million, New York is the most __________city in the United States (populate) 7. The Statue of Liberty is one of New York’s most popular tourists __________(attract) 8. Tourists from all corners of the__________ flock to the city in multitudes. (global) 9. Since its__________, Mexico City has had serious problems with the supply of water. (found) 10. New York was settled in 1613 by Dutch and__________called New Amsterdam (origin) 3. Complete the sentences. Each time use the comparative form of one : of the words in the list. Use than where necessary: relaxed, intelligent, ; wide, confident, simple, peaceful, important, nice, alike, high. 1. I like living in the countryside. It’s__________living in a big city. 2. Indian food is__________Chinese, I think. 3. Now that they had both had their hair cut, the twins looked even __________usual. 4. This exercise is too difficult. I think you should make it__________ 5. I feel much__________ now that the exams are over. 6. The last exam was quite easy and I began to feel__________ about my results. 7. In some parts of the country, prices are__________in others. 8. In my thinking, health and happiness are__________money. 9. Our new car is a little__________our old one, but still fits easily into the garage. 10. Can you think of anything__________to say? 4. Write the superlative form of the words in brackets. 1. That film was__________film I’ve ever seen (boring) 2. It’s been__________day in London for 35 years (hot) 3. The telephone is one of__________inventions ever (useful) 4. Some people now consider her to be__________figure in British politics. (confident) 5. They’ve got a lot of money. They’re__________club in the country (rich) 6. __________ancientIndian burial ground is near Austin, Texas (recently/ discovered)
7. This is__________I’ve ever got up. (early) 8. I’ve got__________computer in the world! (powerful) 9. Who is__________student in the class? (clever) 10. The factory uses__________production methods (modern) 5. Choose the right forms in these sentences. In some cases both forms are right. 1. Is your house much further/ farther? 2. Who is the oldest/ eldest in this class? 3. Your driving is worse/ worst than mine. 4. Have you heard the last/ latest news? 5. We have no further/ farther information. 6. His last/ latest words were: ‘The end’. 7. Trevor spends less/lesser on clothes than Laura does. 8. His English is gooder/ better than mine. 9. It’s the better/ best in the shop. 10. Jane is older/ elder than I am. 11. My elder/ older sister got married last year. 12. Emma made the least/ less mistake! 13. The Hotel Bristol has more/ most rooms. 14. I haven’t got many books. You’ve got more many/ more than I have. 15. Even if the worse/ worst happens, you shouldn’t give up hope. 6. Complete the text with the comparative or superlative of the adjectives in brackets. California is (1) __________(famous) state in the USA. It isn’t (2) __________(big) state; that’s Alaska. But it’s got (3) __________ (large) population and it’s certainly (4) __________ (important) state for the us economy. It’s (5) __________ (rich) than most countries in the world. The coast has one of (6) __________ (good) climates in the USA; it’s (7) __________ (warm) and (8) __________(dry) than most places. Some people would also say it’s (9) __________(beautiful) state! But California has some problems; Los Angeles has one of (10) __________(bad) crime rates of any us city 7. Complete each of the following sentences with a phrasal verb from the box. Change the form of the verbs if necessary. go on pull down set up take off turn back apply for cheer up dress up find out get over 1. You need to__________your shoes before going inside the house. 2. They__________ the old cinema to build a new shopping mall. 3. A committee has been__________to organize social events for the students. 4. It took me a few days to__________my flu. 5. The mountain climbers had to __________ because they were exhausted. 6. We’ve__________ a really good restaurant near the central station. 7. You don’t need to__________to go to the mall - jeans and a T-shirt are fine. 8. Professor Colin Evers__________a job at a famous university in Sydney. 9. We really can’t__________living like this - we’ll have to find a bigger house.