E12_U2_Urbanisation_V_P

Choose the word or phrase that is CLOSEST meaning to the underlined part.

Unemployment is a major cause of poverty.

• reason

• result

• effect

• issue

Choose the word or phrase that is CLOSEST meaning to the underlined part.

Passengers complained about the lack of information when flights were cancelled.

• shortage

• sufficiency

• full

• availability

Choose the best answer.

The results of the research are ______ at the end of the chapter.

• summarized

• summarizing

• summarize

• to summarize

Choose the best answer.

Students can easily ______ their short-term memory with unnecessary information.

• overload

• damage

• damaged

• overloaded

Choose the best answer.

People understand that there are better ______ job prospects for them in the city.

• long-term

• fast-growing

• up-to-date

• weather-beaten

Match the words with the appropriate definitions.

• a process in which more people start to live and work in cities rather than in the countries

• up to date (adj)

• modern; fashionable

• urbanization (n)

• to complete the last part of a plan, trip, project, speech,...

• finalize (v)

• a performance to make a speech in front of many people

• presentation (n)

Match the words with the appropriate definitions.

• a time when a particular situation makes it possible to do or achieve something

• opportunity (n)

• to give somebody too much of something

• weather-beaten (adj)

• rough and damaged because the person spends a lot of time outside

• overload (v)

Make appropriate words by matching them together.

• beaten

• weather

• round

• long

• lasting

• well

• paid

• down

• market

• year

Choose the word or phrase that is CLOSEST meaning to the underlined part.

The market near my house is always overcrowded with people.

• full

• empty

• busy

• famous

Which word is the synonym of "high-paying"?

• well - paid

• poorly-paid

• badly-treated

• well-overrated