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TOPIC 2: URBANIZATION

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

CLOSEST:

She's a down-to-earth woman with no pretensions.

a)

ambitious

b)

creative

c)

idealistic

d)

practical

2.

CLOSEST:

She was brought up in the slums of Leeds.

a)

downtown area

b)

industrial area

c)

poor area

d)

rural area

3.

CLOSEST:

With so many daily design resources, how do you stay up-to-date with technology without spending too much time on it?

a)

connect to Internet all day

b)

update new status

c)

get latest information

d)

use social network daily

4.

CLOSEST:

Online Business School also offers interest free student loans to UK students.

a)

no extra fee

b)

no limited time

c)

no repayment

d)

no interest payments

5.

CLOSEST:

Many illnesses in refugee camps are the result of inadequate sanitation.

a)

A. cleanliness

b)

B. dirtiness

c)

C. pollution

d)

D. uncleanliness

6.

The United Nations estimates that 1.1 billion people have no access to fresh water and 2.4 billion lack access to adequate _______.

a)

sanitation

b)

facilities

c)

equipment

d)

congestion

7.

The necessary infrastructure often cannot ________ fast enough to keep up with residents’ needs.

a)

exceed

b)

excel

c)

expand

d)

expect

8.

The fisherman had a _________ face.

a)

weathered

b)

weatherproof

c)

weather-beating

d)

weather-beaten

9.

Since the renovation policy launched in 1986, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, has experienced the fastest ________ process.

a)

urban

b)

urbanization

c)

urbanized

d)

urbanize

10.

There has been a rapid ________ of rural people to urban areas for jobs and better living.

a)

migration

b)

immigration

c)

immigrant

d)

migrant

11.

Viet Nam is facing numerous challenges caused by rapid urbanization, leaving burdens on its technical and social_________.

a)

inhabitant

b)

infrastructure

c)

recreation

d)

tendency

12.

There was a(n) _______ of food at the wedding.

a)

abundant

b)

recreational

c)

abundance

d)

recreation

13.

As an old friend of the president, he enjoys _______ status.

a)

privileged

b)

comparative

c)

criminal

d)

economical

14.

With rents so high, it wasn’t _________to continue to live in the city.

a)

economic

b)

economy

c)

economical

d)

economist

15.

The 1930s were a time of high unemployment and economic ________.

a)

hard

b)

hardship

c)

harden

d)

hardly

16.

They didn't intend ______ you feel guilty.

a)

to make

b)

make

c)

making

d)

made

17.

With their natural resources they are potentiall a very ______ country.

a)

poor

b)

poverty

c)

wealth

d)

wealthy

18.

He has already achieved his main _______ in life - to become wealthy.

a)

comparison

b)

ambition

c)

abundance

d)

congress

19.

The police officer told the__________ that he had the right to remain silent.

a)

crime

b)

criminal

c)

habitat

d)

intention

20.

The city of Ely has about 10,000________.

a)

habitat

b)

inhabitant

c)

inhabitants.

d)

habitual

21.

He retired on a generous_______ from the company.

a)

wage

b)

salary

c)

income

d)

pension

22.

This feeling of rjection is often ______ in our childhood.

a)

cost-effective

b)

high-speed

c)

deeply-rooted

d)

old-aged

23.

What this country needs is a ________policy for investment in science and technology.

a)

old-fashioned

b)

well-known

c)

well-paid

d)

long-term

24.

A farmer, who was generous and ________, allowed them to go into an empty cottage.

a)

down-to-earth

b)

kind-hearted

c)

high-level

d)

well-dressed

25.

I suggest using______ bulbs to save electricity.

a)

enery-saving

b)

fast-growing

c)

easy-going

d)

cost-effective