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UNIT 9 CITIES OF THE FUTURE - WORD CHOICE

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Choose the best answer to complete the following sentence.

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

a)

commuters

b)

planner

c)

dwellers

d)

people

2.

Choose the best answer to complete the following sentence.

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)

district   

b)

area  

c)

location 

d)

organisation

3.

Choose the best answer to complete the following sentence.

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

4.

Choose the best answer to complete the following sentence.

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

a)

structure  

b)

construction    

c)

infrastructure

d)

condition

5.

Choose the best answer to complete the following sentence.

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

a)

value  

b)

price

c)

worth

d)

cost

6.

Choose the best answer to complete the following sentence.

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

7.

Choose the best answer to complete the following sentence.

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

a)

environment

b)

environmental

c)

environmentally

d)

environmentalist

8.

Choose the best answer to complete the following sentence.

With tonnes of _______ waste discarded directly into fields, lakes and ponds has become a serious pollution problem in our country.

a)

treated

b)

untreated

c)

non-treatment  

d)

retreated

9.

Choose the best answer to complete the following sentence.

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

a)

stuck  

b)

lost  

c)

exhausted   

d)

late

10.

Choose the best answer to complete the following sentence.

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)

outskirt

b)

suburbs  

c)

city 

d)

urban

11.

Choose the best answer to complete the following sentence.

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

a)

lanes    

b)

streets   

c)

roads

d)

paths

12.

Choose the best answer to complete the following sentence.

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

a)

fumes  

b)

smokes  

c)

gases   

d)

smog

13.

Choose the best answer to complete the following sentence.

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

a)

pollution

b)

litters  

c)

garbage

d)

pollutants

14.

Choose the best answer to complete the following sentence.

Pollution and heavy traffic are common problems in ____ cities.

a)

cosmopolitan

b)

metropolitan

c)

modern

d)

overcrowded

15.

Choose the best answer to complete the following sentence.

I think living in a city has a number of _____ such as traffic jams, traffic accidents, noise pollution , visual pollution and water pollution.

a)

beenefits

b)

drawbacks

c)

attractions

d)

destinations

16.

Choose the best answer to complete the following sentence.

I enjoy going to the city centre at weekends, though it is always ______ with people .

a)

packed

b)

full

c)

filled

d)

populous

17.

Choose the best answer to complete the following sentence.

Formally known as Saigon, Ho chi Minh city is a metropolis which is still young but very _________.

a)

poor

b)

affordable

c)

popular

d)

dynamic

18.

Choose the best answer to complete the following sentence.

Coal and fossil fuels are examples of __________ energy.

a)

renewable

b)

usuable

c)

non-renewable

d)

efficient