The increase in city crime is a global phenomenon. Some people say that a lot of crime in this country is because of (1 - migrate) ______ and the new people arriving from other countries bringdifferent (2 - culture) ______ values and attitudes to the law. I don’t agree with this idea because themost common crimes are (3 - local) ______ produced and not imported from other countries. (4 -Vandal) ______ is one of the biggest crimes in my city with bus shelters and shop windows beingpopular targets. Another popular crime is (5 - pay) ______ parking fines, which is unlikely to be becauseof immigrants because most of them do not own cars. The (6 - oppose) ______ point of view is thatyoung local people feel angry when they can’t get a job and in order to (7 - hand) ______ the change intheir environment, they strike out at easy targets. This would explain why bicycle (8 - thief) ______ ismore common than car crime these days, especially in rich (9 - neighbors) ______ where most cars areprotected with electronic alarms. Another reason, though, for so many bicycles getting stolen might bethat the (10 - punish) ______ is not very severe compared to car stealing which can land you in prison fora number of years.

D. WRITING (2.5pts)

I. Use the adjectives in brackets in their correct forms of comparison to complete the sentences. (1,0pt)

1/ Some people think that country folk are …………………………………. than city people. ( friendly)

2/ Which one is ……………………..……………………, Red River or Mekong River? (long)

II. Rewrite the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one (1.5 pt)

1. My house is taller than your house.

F Your house .……….……….……….……….……….………………………

2. I love listening to music. 

F I like …………….……….……….……….……….……….………….……….

     3. The black dress is more expensive than the white one.

 F The white dress ….……….……….……….……….……….………….……….

4. We don’t use oil lamps any more.  

  F We used ……….……….……….…………….……….……….……….……….

5. No one in my group is more intelligent than Mary.

F Mary……….……….…….……….……….……….……….………….……….

6.He works much. He feels tired.

F The more ………….……….……….……….……….……….………….……….

II. Give the correct form of the words in brackets. ( 2.0 pts )

25. He is a notorious who robbed a bank yesterday. (CRIME)

26. The small blood vessels in the nose ______________ easily. (BLOOD)

27. It was ____________ of me to mislead you like that. (FORGIVE)

28. The company must reduce costs to compete _____________. (EFFECT)

VI. Write the correct form of the words in brackets.
1. Today, we suffer from a population ___________. (explode)
2. Jakarta is the most ___________ city in Southeast Asia. (populate)
3. The policeman ordered the ___________ to drop his weapon. (crime)
4. Approximately one-third of Dhaka's residents live in___________ . (poor)
5. The population ___________ of Vietnam is 293 people per square kilometer. (dense)
6. Many of the refugees are suffering from severe___________ . (nutrition)
7. London's population makes it by far the ___________ city in the UK. (large)
8. Rapid growth of the city has led to a housing ___________. (short)
9. Do you think overpopulation is a cause of ___________ in the world? (hungry)
10. Children living in severely ___________ homes often have no space to play, study and
develop. (crowd)

Your English-speaking friend is doing a school project on crime and wants to know if crime is a problem in your country. Write an email to your friend about this.

· Say if you think crime is a problem in your country and why.

· Say what kind of crime you think is the most common.

· Say what kind of crime you think is the biggest problem.

· Say what you think can be done to reduce crime in your country.

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VII. Complete the sentences with the words in the box.
healthcare
growth
shortages
earnings
disease
drought
megacity
accommodation
peaceful
crime
1. London is a ____________.
2. The long hot summer has led to serious water ____________.
3. To have hundreds of homeless people sleeping in the streets of a rich city like The first symptom of the ____________ is a very high temperature.
4. A ____________ is a very large city with big population.
5. Average ____________ for skilled workers are rising.
6. ____________ has affected many countries in Africa after a long period of dry weather.
7. Nuclear power can be used for ____________ or military purposes.
8. The government is trying to limit population ____________.
9. ____________ workers who offer medical care to others are some of the lowest paid people in the country.
10. We lived in rented ____________ before buying this house.