E12 U2

Slums are urban areas that are ____ populated with substandard housing and very poor living conditions. 

• thinly 

• thickly

• crowedly

• heavily

Due to dumping of sewage from factories in water bodies, water pollution often results ____ of epidemics.

• breakout

• outbreaks

• out breakings

• breaking outs 

Drastic measures to boost housing development should be ____ to prevent properly market ____ becoming a boom.

• initiated - from 

• launched - for 

• complemented - against 

• conducted - to

Although the UK is an urban society, more and more people are choosing to ____ to the countryside.

• distribute

• relocate

• apply

• reach

They hope to ____ a cure for the disease. 

• catch up on

• come up with

• fill up with

• go out with

Although it was more than an hour late, the superstar finally showed up and ____ the attention of the audience,

• grabbed

•  held 

• paid 

• took 

Overpopulation in urban areas tends to create unfavorable conditions, which may result in ____ of food in developing countries,

• damages

• failures

• shortage

• supplies

Don't worry. We're in good time; there's ____ to hurry.

• impossible

• no need

• no purpose

• unnecessary

Liz is telling Andrew about her first novel. 

    Liz. "Guess what? My first novel has just been published.” – Andrew. “____”

• It's my pleasure. 

• Congratulations! 

• Better luck next time! 

• It's very kind of you.

The foreign investors want to take full ____ of the available facilities that our country offers them. 

• use

• measures

• actions

• advantages