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WorksheetsUNIT 9 CITIES OF THE FUTURE
Total questions: 129
Worksheet time: 1hrs 15mins
city dweller /ˈsɪti ˈdwelər/ (n) means ______.
thành phố
cư dân thành thị
tầng lớp thượng lưu
người giàu có
detect /dɪˈtekt/ (v) means _____.
thám tử
dò tìm, phát hiện ra
đánh sập, đổ sập
mở rộng
infrastructure /ˈɪnfrəstrʌktʃər/ (n) means _____.
cơ sở hạ tầng
kiến trúc thượng tầng
hệ thống giao thông
tòa nhà chọc trời
inhabitant /ɪnˈhæbɪtənt/ (n) means ______.
kiệt tác
cư dân, người cư trú
đô thị hóa
nông dân
livable /ˈlɪvəbl/ (adj) means ______.
sống
người sống
khu vực sống
có thể sống được
optimistic /ˌɑːptɪˈmɪstɪk/ (adj) means _______.
bi quan
lạc quan
người lạc quan
tiêu cực
overcrowded /ˌəʊvərˈkraʊdɪd/ (adj) means _____.
rộng rãi, thoải mái
chật ních, đông nghẹt
căng thẳng
có thể tái tạo lại
pessimistic /ˌpesɪˈmɪstɪk/ (adj) means _______.
bi quan
lạc quan
tích cực
triết lý
renewable /rɪˈnuːəbl/ (adj) means _____.
không thể tái tạo
có thể tái tạo
không gây hại cho môi trường
thuộc về đô thị
sustainable /səˈsteɪnəbl/ (adj) means _____.
nhiều, đáng kể
thuộc về đô thị
không gây hại cho môi trường, có tính bền vững
nâng cấp
upgrade /ˌʌpˈɡreɪd/ (v) means _____.
xuống cấp
mở rộng
nâng cấp
thuộc về đô thị
Choose the word which has a different sound in the underlined part
detect
decide
debate
dweller
Choose the word which has a different sound in the underlined part
climate
liveable
city
discussion
Choose the word which has a different stress pattern from others.
pessimistic
optimistic
overcrowded
innovative
Choose the best answer to complete the sentence:
Local authorities should find ways to encourage city _________ to use public transport.
inhabitants
dwellers
planners
residents
Choose the best answer to complete the sentence:
The greenhouse ___________ takes place when certain gases in the atmosphere trap sun's heat.
emission
gas
effect
warming
Choose the best answer to complete the sentence:
In most cases, __________ based on past experience are correct.
predictive
predicted
predictions
predicts
Choose the best answer to complete the sentence:
The government will build plants to turn waste _________ energy.
from
with
for
into
Choose the best clause to complete each sentence.
If you press this switch, __________
the DVD player comes on.
the machine stopped.
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.
provide
province
volunteer
population
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.
climate
designer
discussion
environment
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.
dweller
energy
technology
electricity
Choose the best answer which best fits each space in each sentence.
Something needs to be done immediately to solve the water shortage problem, ?
doesn't it
don't they
needn't it?
needn't they?
Choose the best answer which best fits each space in each sentence.
We should develop such sources of energy as solar energy and nuclear energy.
tradition
alternative
revolutionary
surprising
Choose the best answer which best fits each space in each sentence.
Nobody wanted to prepare for the meal, .
did he
did she
didn't they
did they
Choose the best answer which best fits each space in each sentence.
This city is like a paradise for its inhabitants who can enjoy the highest quality of life.
environmental friendly
environmentally friendly
environment friend
friendly environmentally
Choose the best answer which best fits each space in each sentence.
All fossil fuels are resources that cannot be replaced after use.
unlimited
renewable
available
non- renewable
Identify one underlined part in each sentence that needs correcting.
If vou freeze water, it will turn to ice.
freeze
water
will turn
ice
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.
Scientists hope that this new drug will be a major breakthrough in the fight against AIDS.
new cure
important therapy
sudden remedy
dramatic development
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 hope that these energy resources will step by step replace fossil fuels such as gas, coal, and oil in the next twenty year.
gradually
slower and slower
faster and faster
fast
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.
people
migrants
immigrants
residents
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.
People who hold optimistic view believe that cities of the future will increase the general well-being of individuals and societies.
health state
quality of life
level of development
growth rate
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
If I take the pessimistic viewpoint, Tokyo won't be a safe place to live in.
negative
optimistic
optical
neutral
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.
Plants and flowers can't live without water.
If you water plants and flowers, they can't live.
If you water plants and flowers, they will live.
If you don't water plants and flowers, they can't live.
Unless you water plants and flowers, they live.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.
I think you should tell your parents the truth.
If I am you, I tell your parents the truth.
If I am you, I will tell your parents the truth.
If I were you, I would tell your parents the truth.
If I were you, I will tell your parents the truth.
Local authorities should find ways to limit the use of private cars and encourage city __________ to use public transport.
commuters
planners
dwellers
people
Cities in poorer countries often lack basic __________. Without it, they are unable to function properly as cities.
structure
construction
infrastructure
condition
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. dump
B. disposal
C. landfill
D. throwaway
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. value
B. price
C. worth
D . cost
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. sprawl
B. expansion
C. widening
D. spread
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. Treatment
B. Untreated
C. Non-treatment
D. Non-treated
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. activities
B. performances
C. nightlife
D. night clubs
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. stuck
B. lost
C. exhausted
D. late
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. crossroads
B. crossing
C. junction
D. T-junction
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. fumes
B. smokes
C. gases
D . smog
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. pollution
B. litters
C. garbage
D. pollutants
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. congestion
B. vehicles
C. roads
D. accidents
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 emission
B. gas
C. effect
D. affect
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 cosmopolitan
B. modern
C. metropolitan
D. overcrowded
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. inexhaustible
B. recyclable
C. green
D. environmentally-friendly
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. eye-catching
B. developed
C. long-lasting
D. friendly
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. afford
B. produce
C. manufacture
D. light
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. people
B. migrants
C. immigrants
D. residents
We'll have better lives because there'll be no (a) (pollute).
We'll have better lives because there'll be no (a) (pollute).
Our city will be (a) (sustain) in the year 2020.
If people use (a) (new) energy, their impact on the environment is less.
The government needs to solve the pollution problems to make the city (a) (live).
Governments have no (a) (effect) ways to control pollution.
We design and carry out the projects aiming to reduce fossil fuel (a) (consume).
The government needs to solve the pollution problems to make the city (a) (live).
I think the cities of tomorrow also need to consider the (a) (available) of open space.
Copenhagen is also taking advantage of the lot to improve (a) (environment) protection
Finding word: cư dân, người cư trú
inhabitant
urban planner
city dweller
quality of life
Finding word: cư dân, người cư trú
inhabitant
urban planner
city dweller
quality of life
Choose the word having different stress
sustainable
upgrade
detect
infrastructure
Local authorities should find ways to limit the use of private cars and encourage ......................... to use public transport.
inhabitant
city dwellers
urban planner
person
My father believes the government will use ............... to solve the pollution problems successfully.
construction
energy
infrastructure
advanced technology
If I take the ............... viewpoint, Tokyo won't be a safe place to live in.
optimistic
pessimistic
serious
renewable
City-dwellers will have a better life thanks to important (a) (achieve) in technology and medicine.
Scientists will find ways to cut down the cost of renewable energy sources and make them (a) (availability) to everybody.
This lamp has a(n) (a) inside. You can adjust its brightness by touching the base
The government has issued a(n) (a) that there might be another powerful earthquake
Many devices has been invented to help doctors to (a) diseases early
The government has issued a(n) (a) that there might be another powerful earthquake
This lamp has a(n) (a) inside. You can adjust its brightness by touching the base
The government has suggested different policies to (a) economic growth
Air pollution is a(n) (a) problem in this city.
Government have no ____ways to control pollution which continue to be a serious problem in the future
convenient
good
creative
effective
According to the pessimistic viewpoint, our future cities will not be safe and _____places to live in.
health
healthy
unhealthy
unhealth
Government have no ____ways to control pollution which continue to be a serious problem in the future
convenient
good
creative
effective
Government have no ____ways to control pollution which continue to be a serious problem in the future
convenient
good
creative
effective
According to the pessimistic viewpoint, cities will become ______which means there will be more waste and___traffic
crowded/unheavy
crowded/heavy
overcrowded/ heavier
overcrowded/unheavy
In the next years , renewable resources will gradually replace _____fuels .
gas
non-renewable
oil
fossil
The environmental problems will be solved . The cost of ____energy sources will be cut down
renewable
non-renewable
fossil fuel
gas
2.According to the optimistic viewpoint, city dwellers will have a better life thanks to advances in technology and___
science
medicine
energy
resources
According to the pessimistic view point, more and more people are _____ the countryside and ____ to big cities
leaving/moving
living/moving
moving/leaving
working/moving
If you ____(mix) yellow and blue, you get green.
mix
mixed
will mix
would mix
If I don't water the flowers, they ____(die).
die
died
will die
would die
If there is heavy rain tomorrow, we ____(go) for a hike.
go
will go
won't go
wouldn't go
I wouldn’t tell her if I ……….. you.
She can’t keep a secret.
will be
were
am
had been
Paul would be a good artist if he …….... more patience
had
has
will have
have
We ……………… out in the garden if it hadn’t been so cold.
would had sat
would sit
had sit
would have sat
If I …………. John, I’d ask Mary for a date.
will be
am
were
would be
If you ……….., you won’t find out the truth
will ask
won't ask
ask
don't ask
If you had caught the bus, you _____ late for work.
A. wouldn't have been
B. would have been
C. wouldn’t be
D. would be
John would be taking a great risk if he _____ his money in that business.
A. would invest
B. invested
C. had invested
D. invests
If I _____ her phone number, I _____ her last night
A. had known / could have phoned
B. knew / would have phoned
C. know / can phone
D. knew / could phone
We did not visit the museum because we had no time.
A. If we have time, we will visit the museum.
B. If we had time, we would visit the museum.
C. If we had had time, we would have visited the museum.
D. If we had had time, we will visit the museum.
Choose the sentence which has the same meaning, using conditional sentence:
I have to work today , so I can’t meet you.
If I don’t have to work today, I can meet you.
If I didn’t have to work today, I could meet you.
I could meet you if I don’t have to work today .
I can meet you if I didn’t have to work today .
You won’t pass the examination……………you study more.
as long as
unless
whether
If
Choose the sentence which has the same meaning, using conditional sentence:
Keep silent or you’ll get out.
If you don’t keep silent, you get out.
Unless you keep silent, you’ll get out.
If you keep silent, you’ll get out.
Unless you keep silent, you’ll not get out.
When you _____________ a word, you look it up a dictionary.
don't know
didn't know
doesn't know
knew
Elsa wrote that poem,_________?
doesn't she
wasn't she
isn't she
didn't she
Jack and Jill have cleaned their room, __________________?
did he
have you
haven't they
didn't we
The cat is fat, ____________?
isn't he
isn't she
isn't it
is he
My brother never asks for permission when he goes out at night, _________________ ?
doesn't he?
shall we
does he?
will he?
I am not fat , ____________________ ?
aren't I ?
are you?
not me?
am I?
Nobody called you when you were at the hospital, _____________________?
did they?
they didn't?
weren't you?
didn't he?
Call me if you need something, ______________________ ?
wont' you?
will you?
must you?
don't you?
There is no time to eat something, __________ ?
is there?
there isn't?
isn't it?
isn't there?
Those lemons aren't fresh, ___________________ ?
are those?
aren't they?
are they?
aren't they?
Let's invite our next door neighbors and have a great time tonight, __________________?
will they?
shall we?
will you?
shall you?
This is tiring, _________ ?
isn't this?
this isn't?
is this?
isn't it?
No one is better cook than his mother, ______?
is she
isn't she
are they
aren't they
He seldom goes to the library, ______?
doesn't he
is he
does he
isn't he
I think he will join us, _____?
doesn't he
won't he
will he
don't I
1. The film is good, _______________?
is it
are they
isn't it
aren't they
