Unit 9 - English 11 Vocab Revised

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Local authorities should find ways to limit the use of private cars and encourage city ____ to use public transport.

• A. commuters

• B. planners

• C. dwellers

• D. people

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The waste ____ system here is also innovative. There are no rubbish trucks or waste bins in the street.

• A. dump

• B. disposal

• C. landfill

• D. throwaway

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London is a/an ____ city. It's a melting pot for people from all parts of the world.

• A. international

• B. national

• C. metropolitan

• D. cosmopolitan

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Cities in poorer countries often lack basic ____. Without it, they are unable to function properly as cities.

• A. structure

• B. construction

• C. infrastructure

• D. condition

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The ____ of living in some places can be very high. Prices in London are particularly exorbitant.

• A. value

• B. price

• C. worth

• D . cost

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Urban ____ is prevalent in most cities. Everywhere you go there are building sites, pedestrian precincts, blocks of flats, and housing estates spreading into the countryside.

• A. sprawl

• B. expansion

• C. widening

• D. spread

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____ waste is putting city dweller's health at a real risk.

• A. Treatment

• B. Untreated

• C. Non-treatment

• D. Non-treated

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Everything's a bit more expensive here and property prices are extremely high. A lot of people have no choice but to live in the ____ and commute in to work.

• A. outskirt

• B. suburbs

• C. city

• D. urban

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Many commuters struggling to work through the rush-hour ____ ask 'Is it worth it?'

• A. congestion

• B. vehicles

• C. roads

• D. accidents

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The greenhouse ____ takes place when certain gases in the atmosphere trap sun's heat.

• A emission

• B. gas

• C. effect

• D. affect