E9. U2. City life (Looking back ..)

It takes Jane 30 minutes to travel from her house in the .................................. to her office in the city centre.

• suburbs

• downtown

Answer explanation

Jane mất 30 phút để đi từ nhà ở ngoại ô đến văn phòng ở trung tâm thành phố.

Minh prefers the .................. He finds it more comfortable to go underground than above the ground.

• sky train

• metro

Answer explanation

Minh thích tàu điện ngầm hơn. Anh ấy cảm thấy thoải mái hơn khi đi dưới lòng đất hơn là trên mặt đất.

The city centre is now packed with high buildings. It looks like an ugly ................

• public amenity

• concrete jungle

Answer explanation

rung tâm thành phố bây giờ có rất nhiều tòa nhà cao tầng. Nó trông giống như một khu rừng bê tông xấu xí.

He loves the nightlife of his city. He thinks that it is ..........................

• lively

• noisy

Answer explanation

Anh ấy yêu cuộc sống về đêm của thành phố mình. Anh ấy nghĩ rằng nó rất sống động.

Ho Chi Minh City is a ............................ city. It is always full of activities.

• slow

• bustling

Answer explanation

Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh là một thành phố nhộn nhịp. Nó luôn luôn có đầy đủ các hoạt động.

Mia lives in a small town. In the past, there were not many people living in the town, so it was rather quiet and ​ (a)   . Nowadays, it is totally different. The more crowded the town is, the less ​ (b)   it becomes. Crime rates are increasing quickly. Moreover, many car drivers don't obey traffic rules, so they indirectly cause traffic ​ (c)   . Construction sites are everywhere in the town. The dust and dirt from these sites have caused many problems for people's health, for example ​ (d)   eyes, runny noses, and acne. All these things make Mia feel that her town is not as ​ (e)   as before.

• peaceful (yên bình)
• safe (an toàn)
• congestion (ùn tắc)
• itchy (ngứa)
• liveable (đáng sống)

People are throwing (a)   tons of food each year. This is such a waste!

The shopping mall is a popular place for teens to hang (a)   with one another these days.

The city council wants to cut (a)   construction noise by 20% in the next five years.

The researchers carried (a)   a study about people's attitudes towards their cities.