Unit 1
Unit 1
1. suburb a. the people living in a particular area; the place where people live
5. remind sb of e. the buildings, equipment, and services provided for a particular purpose
1. police officer a. puts in, checks, and repairs electrical wires and equipment
2. garbage collector b. puts out fires and saves people from dangerous fires
3. electrician c. protects people and property, makes people obey the law, prevents and
solves crimes
2. concrete jungle b. a city or part of a city with many buildings next to each other
3. sky train c. the centre of a city, especially its main business area
4. metro d. things in a neighbourhood that make life more comfortable such as parks and
shopping centres
5. public amenities e. a type of train that runs on a railway high above the ground
John: City life is great! People can travel by public transport, like buses and the (1). There are good
schools and hospitals, and other (2) such as parks, cinemas, and sports facilities. They make cities (3)
places for people.
Jenny: City life is terrible! The (4) area is too crowded. Public transport is always packed with people.
Some cities are like (5) with so many buildings. Some cities are not (6) because of high crime rates.
Choose the correct option to complete each sentence.
1. Lan isn't home yet. The later / more late it gets, the more worried I get about her.
2. He wants a new house. The larger the house is, the comfortable / more comfortable he feels.
3. She thinks the bigger the city is, higher / the higher the cost of living gets.
4. The famouser / more famous the city is, the higher number of tourists it can attract
5. The larger population the town has, more difficult / the more difficult it is to find a job.
Match a phrasal verb in column A with a suitable word / phrase in column B.
A B
Complete each sentence with a phrasal verb in 3. You can change the form of the verb when necessary.
1. I'm ______ a cold. I have a runny nose and a sore throat
2. We all need to ______ using our cars and ride our bikes more to reduce air pollution.
3. When I was in town, I chose to ______ by bus.
4. Where do teenagers in your neighbourhood often ______ each other?
5. The authority is ______ a plan to solve traffic congestion in the downtown area.
Choose the correct answer to complete each sentence below.
1. It takes Jane 30 minutes to travel from her house in the suburbs / downtown to her office in the city
centre.
2. Minh prefers the metro / sky train. He finds it more comfortable to go underground than above the
ground.
3. The city centre is now packed with high buildings. It looks like an ugly public amenity / concrete
jungle.
4. He loves the nightlife of his city. He thinks that it is lively / noisy.
5. Ho Chi Minh City is a slow / bustling city. It is always full of activities.
Fill in each gap with a word from the box to complete the passage.
Mia lives in a small town. In the past, there were not many people living in the town, so it was rather
quiet and (1). Nowadays, it is totally different. The more crowded the town is, the less (2) it becomes.
Crime rates are increasing quickly. Moreover, many car drivers don't obey traffic rules, so they
indirectly cause traffic (3). Construction sites are everywhere in the town. The dust and dirt from these
sites have caused many problems for people's health, for example (4) eyes, runny noses, and acne. All
these things make Mia feel that her town is not as (5) as before.
Complete the sentences with the particles in the box.
1. People are throwing _______ tons of food each year. This is such a waste!
2. Shopping malls are a popular place for teens to hang _______ one another these days.
3. The city council wants to cut _______ construction noise by 20% in the next five years.
4. The researchers carried _______ a study about people's attitudes towards their cities.
5. Many people come _______ the flu in winter.
Find a grammar mistake in each sentence and correct it. (Tìm lỗi ngữ pháp trong mỗi câu và sửa nó.)
1. The dirtier the air gets, more difficult it is for people to breathe.
2. My brother likes to get up the city by bike, but I prefer using public transport
3. Nearer the school is, the more convenient it is for the students.
4. She came up with a cold after walking in the heavy rain.
5. The more slow the Internet is, the angrier the users get.
Choose the correct option A, B, C, or D to complete each sentence.
1. The city is now a big _______ site with many half-finished buildings.
A. waste B. tourist C. storage D. construction
2. The town is overcrowded and lacks public ______.
A. health B. amenities C. education D. places
3. I used to live in the _____ area, but I moved to a quiet suburb two years ago.
A. downtown B. underground C. outskirts D. village
4. The _____ system runs underground, so it doesn’t encounter road congestion.
A. bus B. coach C. metro D. taxi
5. This city looks like a _____ jungle with ugly buildings and almost no parks.
A. green B. loveable C. tropical D. concrete
6. I live in a _____ street which is full of people and vehicles moving around all day.
A. quiet B. bustling C. calm D. empty
7. Bangkok has an excellent _____ system which runs on a railway above the ground.
A. skytrain B. underground C. ferry D. taxi
8. Many people compliment Ha Noi on being a _____ tourist destination.
A. duty B. noisy C. safe D. polluted
Choose the option which is CLOSEST in the meaning to the underlined word/phrase in each
sentence
1. She browsed the shop but didn't buy anything. She found it a bit pricey.
A. crowded B. modern C. attractive D. expensive
2. The underground was packed with people. I couldn’t find a seat.
A. full on B. empty of C. full of D. convenient for
3. Her team is carrying out a project to recycle food waste.
A. running B. proposing C. funding D. aiming
Choose the option which is OPPOSITE in the meaning to the underlined word/phrase in each
sentence.
4. Neither Lan nor Hoa stayed home alone last weekend. They went to the shopping mall together.
A. hung out with one another B. came down with one another
C. got rid of one another D. looked up to one another
5. Hoa: I never use buses when getting around. They are always late.
Jack: Well, it’s not that bad. They are reliable now.
A. on time B. late C. timely D. terrible
Complete the text with the words and phrases from the box.
construction sites concrete jungle liveable
public amenities polluted security
I live in a coastal town. It used to be a beautiful and (1)_____ place. Now, it's a (2) _____. All we have
are big and ugly buildings. There will be even more buildings because (3) _____ are everywhere. The
beaches are (4) _____. Pickpockets happen frequently. I think the local government should invest in
better (5) _____ such as parks and sports facilities. They should also clean up the beach and increase
the (6) _____ in the town.
Write the correct forms of the adjectives in brackets.
1. The (busy) _____ the street is, the less I like it. I hate noisy places.
2. The later it gets at night, the (cold) _____ it becomes.
3. The (light) _____ the street was, the (safe) _____ I felt.
4. The (crowded) ______ the bus got, the more difficult it was for me to breathe.
5. I fear that the more modern city life is, the (friendly) _____ people are to one another.
6. (close) _____ it gets to pick-up time, (difficult) _____ traffic around the school becomes.
7. I think that (expensive) ______ a restaurant is. (good) ______ its service is.
8. (far) _____ the community sports centre is, (convenient) _____ it is for me to go there.
Circle a mistake in each sentence below and correct it.
1. Safer a city is, the more liveable it becomes.
2. Our city is age-friendly. We make it easy for the elderly to get along by public transport.
3. The bigger the shopping mall is, the attractive it is to teenagers.
4. Although people wanted to carry out with the project, the company stopped funding it.
5. The local authority tried to cut on private car use but they didn't succeed.
6. The closer an area is to the downtown, denser its population is.
7. Many teens prefer hanging in at shopping malls to outdoor places.
8. Hoang is coming up with a fever. The more time that passes, the higher his temperature is.
Choose the most suitable response A, B, C, or D to complete each of the following exchanges.
1. Minh: I can lend you this book if you are interested in reading it.
Peter: ______________________________
A. You did a great job! C. I didn't know you like reading books.
B. Thanks. I prefer going by bus. D. Thanks. I'll take good care of it.
2. Hoa: Ms Mai won't come back until noon. Would you like me to leave a note for her?
Ms Hoai: ______________________________
A. Sorry. I can't find my notes. B. That’s great. Thanks for your help.
C. Why would you like to leave? D. How about leaving her alone?
3. Harry: Oh no! I missed the bus to the underground.
Mr Lam: ______________________________
A. You're excellent. Congratulations! B. Your friends will miss you a lot.
C. The underground is much faster than the bus. D. Don't worry. I can take you to the station.
4. James: ______________________________
Chloe: Yes, please. That's so kind of you.
A. Excuse me. Can I sit here? B. Do you commute to work every day?
C. I can show you how this smart card works. D. Would you mind taking this book to Ms Hoa's office?
5. Ann: ______________________________
Hoang: Would you like me to get a taxi for you?
A. The tram is late today. B. The Melbourne tram is great.
C. The sky train is always on time. D. A taxi can get stuck in traffic congestion.
Read the passage and do the exercises.
Twenty years ago, people tried to leave the suburbs for cities but nowadays many people are reluctant
to make such a move. They say that compared to suburban areas, city life has many drawbacks.
The high cost of living is the first disadvantage. The bigger the city is, the higher the living cost is.
Accommodation and petrol are expensive. Food and drinks are also pricey. Apart from that, city people
seem to suffer from more noise and air pollution. The densely populated neighbourhoods, busy traffic,
and big construction sites make cities noisy and dusty. These are harmful to people's health, such as
increasing their stress levels, disturbing their sleep and making them suffer from breathing problems.
Lack of space is another drawback of city life. House prices are high in the city, so people tend to live
in smaller houses or in apartment blocks. Many cities lack spaces for outdoor activities; therefore,
teenagers often hang out at shopping malls or in entertainment complexes instead of doing sports
outdoors.
The cities' authorities are trying to overcome these problems. However, they still have a long way to go
before they can reduce living costs and pollution, and increase green space to make all cities in the
world more liveable places.
a. Choose the correct answer A, B, C, or D. (Chọn đáp án đúng A, B, C, hoặc D.)
1. What is the passage mainly about?
A. The reasons for moving to the suburbs.
B. The disadvantages of city life.
C. The high cost of living in cities.
D. The causes of pollution in cities.
2. Why does the author mention "accommodation, petrol, food, and drinks" in paragraph 2?
A. To give examples of high living costs.
B. To explain how convenient city life is.
C. To describe what city people often lack.
D. To suggest city people save money.
3. What does the word "them" in paragraph 2 refer to?
A. bad effects
B. stress levels
C. city people
D. construction sites
4. According to the passage, teenagers often hang out at shopping malls because _____.
A. they find shopping malls interesting
B. they all want to solve problems for all the world's cities.
C. they prefer them to entertainment complexes.
D. they reduced pollution levels in cities by half last year.
5. Which of the following is NOT mentioned about city authorities?
A. They are trying to find solutions to city problems.
B. They have few places outdoor to play.
C. They hope to lower the costs of living in cities.
D. Their houses are too small.
Make sentences using the words / phrases below to help you. You can make changes to the
words / phrases and add more words if necessary.
1. boy / came / food poison / after / eat / street food.
2. big / mall / is, / the easier / it / people / to / lost / in it.
3. They / decided / hang / cinema / instead / a coffee shop.
4. The restaurant / bit / price so / it was / popular / teenagers.
5. Travel / a dusty road / every day / causes / have / itchy eyes / runny nose.
Choose the best option A, B, C, or D which has the same meaning as the original sentence.
1. It's difficult to get around the city at rush hours due to congested roads.
A. Moving to the city at rush hours is not a good idea.
B. It's not easy at rush hours because the downtown is congested.
C. Traffic congestion makes it difficult to travel in the city at rush hours.
D. Don't get around the city because all roads are congested.
2. The city council will cut down on electricity used for public lighting.
A. According to the city council, there will soon be no public lighting in the city.
B. The city council intends to reduce energy used to light public places.
C. The city council will cut down on investment in public amenities.
D. Public lights use up much electricity so the city council will remove them.
3. They should reduce the amount of fatty foods in their daily meals.
A. They should cut down on the amount of fatty foods in their daily meals.
B. They should eat more fatty foods in their daily meals.
C. They shouldn't cook fatty foods every day.
D. The more fatty foods they eat, the healthier they become.
4. Jack caught a cold after walking home in the rain.
A. Jack felt cold because he had to walk home in the rain.
B. The rain was cold, so Jack tried to walk home as quickly as possible.
C. The heavier the rain, the more quickly Jack walked to his home.
D. Jack came down with a cold because he walked home in rainy weather.
5. Tom conducted research to find out how much food his friends were throwing away.
A. Tom's research was about wasting food at his friends’ home.
B. Tom did research on how to throw away food without harming the environment.
C. Tom's friends carried out research because he was throwing away too much food.
D. Tom carried out a study on his friends' food wasting habit.
UNIT 3
Match the words with their definitions.
1. physical a. a person whose job is to help and support people with problems
3. well-balanced c. something that you think is more important than other things and should
be dealt with first
5. counsellor e. having the right amounts of all the different parts that make up something
1. delay a. the planned day and time that something is required to be completed
A B
1. If you spend too much time on the computer, a. you can make your favourite food at home.
2. If you put too much sugar in your coffee, b. you should use a calendar to plan your work
ahead.
3. If you want to manage your time effectively, c. you may put on more weight.
4. If you want to have perfect white teeth, d. you might get shoulder pains.
5. If you take a cooking class, e. you must brush your teeth regularly.
Match the first half of the sentence in A with the second half in B.
3. appropriately c. the state of feeling nervous or worried that something bad is going
to happen
Complete the sentences with the correct words and phrases in the box.
1. A _______ meal or diet contains all the different things you need to keep you healthy.
2. The _______ for the project is next Friday.
3. I've got too much to do, and I'm completely _______.
4. Nick gave _______ to tasks at his job because he couldn't do everything he wanted today.
5. You may not feel better if you _______ going to the doctor.
1. If you don't want to get in an accident, you _______ follow these safety instructions.
2. If you take these pills, you ______ feel better soon.
3. You ______ come and join us if you like.
4. If you feel unwell, you______ consult a doctor.
5. If she tries hard, she ______ speak English better than you.
Circle the most suitable modal verbs to complete the sentences
1. He shouldn't / may not / cannot stay up late tonight if he wants to feel awake and alert tomorrow
morning.
2. Nick should / can't / might be very excited if we invite him to our home.
3. Mai can / must / should be good at time management if she takes a training course at school.
4. If you want to save on your electricity bills, you must / can / might turn off all the electric equipment
before going out.
5. If you help me tidy our flat this morning, you must / can / can't go out this afternoon.
Match the following words/phrases with their definitions.
6. stressed out f. something that is the most important and must be dealt with before
other things