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GRADE 11. Unit 9. Future City

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Mark the letter A, B, G, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

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

a)

A. commuters

b)

B. planners

c)

C. dwellers

d)

D. people

2.

Mark the letter A, B, G, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

To get ready for the presentation, we can start preparing the slides while Jeremy will do the ____.

a)

A. speaking

b)

B. telling

c)

C. talking

d)

D. speech

3.

Mark the letter A, B, G, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

Located about 60 km southwest of Seoul, this eco city has been planned around a central park and designed so that every resident can walk to work in the business ____.

a)

A. district

b)

B. area

c)

C. location

d)

D. organisation

4.

Mark the letter A, B, G, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

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

a)

A. dump

b)

B. disposal

c)

C. landfill

d)

D. throwaway

5.

Mark the letter A, B, G, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

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

a)

A. international

b)

B. national

c)

C. metropolitan

d)

D. cosmopolitan

6.

Mark the letter A, B, G, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

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

a)

A. structure

b)

B. construction

c)

C. infrastructure

d)

D. condition

7.

Mark the letter A, B, G, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

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

a)

A. value

b)

B. price

c)

C. worth

d)

D . cost

8.

Mark the letter A, B, G, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

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)

A. sprawl

b)

B. expansion

c)

C. widening

d)

D. spread

9.

Mark the letter A, B, G, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

This safe, ____ friendly city is like a paradise for its inhabitants who can enjoy the highest quality of life.

a)

A. environment

b)

B. environmental

c)

C. environmentally

d)

D. environmentalist

10.

Mark the letter A, B, G, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

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

a)

A. Treatment

b)

B. Untreated

c)

C. Non-treatment

d)

D. Non-treated

11.

Mark the letter A, B, G, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

Every month, scientists invent new gadgets and ____ to help us with our daily lives, and discover ways to make existing technology faster and better.

a)

A. experiments

b)

B. effects

c)

C. laboratories

d)

D. equipment

12.

Mark the letter A, B, G, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

Unlike the country where the day often ends quite early in the evening, the city offers its people exciting ____.

a)

A. activities

b)

B. performances

c)

C. nightlife

d)

D. night clubs

13.

Mark the letter A, B, G, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

The roads are terrible. I'm always getting ____ in traffic.

a)

A. stuck

b)

B. lost

c)

C. exhausted

d)

D. late

14.

Mark the letter A, B, G, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

A pedestrian ____ is a specified place on the road where people can cross.

a)

A. crossroads

b)

B. crossing

c)

C. junction

d)

D. T-junction

15.

Mark the letter A, B, G, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

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)

A. outskirt

b)

B. suburbs

c)

C. city

d)

D. urban

16.

Mark the letter A, B, G, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

It's much safer for cyclists to get around these days with cycle ____ everywhere.

a)

A. lanes

b)

B. streets

c)

C. roads

d)

D. paths

17.

Mark the letter A, B, G, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

The ____ is where you'll find all the large department stores and banks.

a)

A. city heart

b)

B. town hall

c)

C . city centre

d)

D. business district

18.

Mark the letter A, B, G, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

Exhaust ____ from cars are responsible for much of the air pollution in cities.

a)

A. fumes

b)

B. smokes

c)

C. gases

d)

D . smog

19.

Mark the letter A, B, G, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

Many factories still allow ____, such as toxic waste, to flow into our rivers

a)

A. pollution

b)

B. litters

c)

C. garbage

d)

D. pollutants

20.

Mark the letter A, B, G, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

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

a)

A. congestion

b)

B. vehicles

c)

C. roads

d)

D. accidents

21.

Mark the letter A, B, G, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

It is perhaps, the daily stresses and ____ of the city which make life there a matter of survival rather than of enjoyment.

a)

A depresses

b)

B. strains

c)

C. demands

d)

D. challenges

22.

Mark the letter A, B, G, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

Most cars nowadays are fitted with a security ____ of some kind.

a)

A. motor

b)

B. gadget

c)

C. tool

d)

D. device

23.

Mark the letter A, B, G, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

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

a)

A emission

b)

B. gas

c)

C. effect

d)

D. affect

24.

Mark the letter A, B, G, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

Pollution and heavy traffic are common problems in ____ cities.

a)

A cosmopolitan

b)

B. modern

c)

C. metropolitan

d)

D. overcrowded

25.

Mark the letter A, B, G, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

Millions of people around the world still live in poverty. They are struggling every day simply to ____.

a)

A. get up

b)

B. get by

c)

C. get on

d)

D. get round

26.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

Today Islamabad is a thriving city of about 1 million people. It offers a healthy climate, a pollution-free atmosphere, plenty of water, and many green spaces.

a)

A. healthy

b)

B. prosperous

c)

C. modern

d)

D. green

27.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

They design and carry out projects aiming to reduce fossil fuel consumption, find renewable fuels for public transport, and promote other clean air efforts.

a)

A. inexhaustible

b)

B. recyclable

c)

C. green

d)

D. environmentally-friendly

28.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

The urban planners are working for Eco Infrastructure Network, whose main function is to deal with urban environmental problems to make Super Star City greener, cleaner, and more sustainable.

a)

A. eye-catching

b)

B. developed

c)

C. long-lasting

d)

D. friendly

29.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

If we have solar panels on our roofs, we'll be able to generate our own electricity.

a)

A. afford

b)

B. produce

c)

C. manufacture

d)

D. light

30.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

Many city dwellers, especially those in developing countries, still live in poverty.

a)

A. people

b)

B. migrants

c)

C. immigrants

d)

D. residents