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City is often (1) _______ as a large and a highly populated area. (2) _______, city life is living in a large populated, technologically advanced area. (3) _______ to World Health Organization, 54% of the world's population lived in urban areas by 2014. A city is technologically (4) _______ advanced and complex than the countryside. Therefore, there are many advantages in living in a city. Technology (5) _______ our lives easy in a City. Cities have many facilities like high-quality hospitals, educational institutes, banks, shops (6) _______ other business institutes. This makes our life easy as we (7) _______ access the facilities provided by these institutes and organizations without delay. Moreover, many employment opportunities are available in the City as many major business institutes, factories are (8) _______ here. City life also gives US access to developed infrastructure facilities, like water, electricity, telecommunication and transportation facilities. (9) ____, we can also notice a difference in the behavior of the people living in the city. City dwellers tend to be (10) ______, ambitious and distant compared to the village folk

showed round

put down

grew up

turned off

thought over

turned down

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look forward to

lived up to

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1. Miss Diep didn’t know the correct spelling so she had to _______ it in the dictionary.

2. She’s _ it __ and has made up her mind; she’s going to take the job in New York.

3. Can you _ your name, telephone number and email address in the book, please?

4. My hotel was amazing and it _______ all my expectations.

5. Mark was born in the East End, but he _______ in the West End.

6. The guide _______ us _______ the historic parts of the city.

7. He doesn’t know why she _______ his invitation to the party.

8. Vinh is very friendly. He _______ most of my friends.

9. We are all _______ seeing our grandparents again.

10. Miss Hang ______ the Music _____ and went to bed because it was quite late.

1. Ha Noi, _______ the Old Quarter, become a perfect city for walking with handicraft shops, street food, etc.

ESPECIAL

2. Ha Long Bay, which means descending dragon, is the _______ heritage of the world with 1,6000 limestone islands.

NATURE

3. Below Sa Pa are _______ rice terraces in the endless valley.

PICTURE

4. Besides the beach, the main _______ in Da Nang is the Museum of Cham Sculpture with the world’s largest collection of Cham artefacts.

ATTRACT

5. Hue becomes one of the most _______ destinations for travelers to Viet Nam with the number of three million tourists a year.

POPULARITY

6. Hoi An used to be one of the _______ ports of Southeast Asia, which were used by the Japanese, Portuguese, Dutch, French and Chinese merchants.

BUSY

7. Nha Trang, a _______ coastal city in Central Viet Nam, is generally recognized as Viet Nam's main beach destination.

DELIGHT

8. Formerly known as Saigon, Ho Chi Minh City is a metropolis which is still young but very _______.

DYNAMIST

9. The Mekong Delta is well-known for its busy waterways with many rivers, canals and streams _______ through the region.

FLOW

10. Phu Quoc Island is the _______ place for riding, snorkeling, scuba diving, and relaxing. IDEA

1. Villagers are more kind, friendly and warm-hearted than city _______.

A. dwellers B. foreigners C. beginners D. movers

2. You can see the _______ of the suburbs in Ho Chi Minh City with many apartment buildings, supermarkets, shopping centres, and schools.

A. urban area B. convenience C. urban sprawl D. living condition

3. Dong Khoi Street is the main shopping street in the ____ of downtown in Ho Chi Minh City.

A. mind B. heart C. head D. spot

4. It is considered that life in a city is wonderful and _______.

A. funny B. boring C. enjoyable D. helpful

5. No city in America has ____ monuments and museums into one area as Washington, DC.

A. as much B. such many C. as many D. a few

6. My passport _______ last month, so I will have to get a new one.

A. elapsed B. expired C. ended D. terminated

7. The department is also deeply _______ in various improvement schemes.

A. connected B. entailed C. involved D. implied

8. His answer was so confused that I could hardly make any _______ of it at all.

A. interpretation B. meaning C. intelligibility D. sense

9. The main attraction of the job was that it offered the _______ to do the research.

A. possibility B. proposal C. opportunity D. prospect

10. I wish you’d tell me what I _______ do in this difficult situation.

A. shall B. would C. should D. ought

11. A competitor may submit any number of entries _______, each one is accompanied by a packet top.

A. supposing B. not withstanding C. assuredly D. provided

12. They always kept on good _____ with their next-door neighbours for the children’s sake.

A. friendship B. relations C. will D. terms

13. He earns his living by _______ old paintings.

A. reviving B. restoring C. reforming D. replenishing

14. Hotel rooms must be _______ by noon, but luggage may be left with the porter.

A. vacated B. evacuated C. abandoned D. left

15. The majority of nurses are women, but in the higher ranks of the medical profession women are in a _______.

A. rarity B. minority C. scarcity D. minimum

Complete each of the following sentences with comparatives or superlatives. Add “the” where necessary.

1. This is (good) _______ food I’ve ever eaten in this country.

2. Peter’s new haircut is (trendy) _______ than the previous one.

3. The building looks much (nice) _______ in green than the previous white. 

4. I had to drive my car along (narrow) _______ road in the region.

5. Nam’s house is (far) _______ from the city centre than my house.

6. In my opinion, living in the city is (hard) _______ than living in the country.

7. I think this is (noisy) _______ part of the city.

8. This place was (dangerous) _______ than we thought.

9. Could you show me the way to (near) _______ bus stop?

10. The trip to Nha Trang City was (interesting) _______ for us.

1. Villagers are more kind, friendly and warm-hearted than city _______.

A. dwellers B. foreigners C. beginners D. movers

2. You can see the _______ of the suburbs in Ho Chi Minh City with many apartment buildings, supermarkets, shopping centres, and schools.

A. urban area B. convenience C. urban sprawl D. living condition

3. Dong Khoi Street is the main shopping street in the ____ of downtown in Ho Chi Minh City.

A. mind B. heart C. head D. spot

4. It is considered that life in a city is wonderful and _______.

A. funny B. boring C. enjoyable D. helpful

5. No city in America has ____ monuments and museums into one area as Washington, DC.

A. as much B. such many C. as many D. a few

6. My passport _______ last month, so I will have to get a new one.

A. elapsed B. expired C. ended D. terminated

7. The department is also deeply _______ in various improvement schemes.

A. connected B. entailed C. involved D. implied

8. His answer was so confused that I could hardly make any _______ of it at all.

A. interpretation B. meaning C. intelligibility D. sense

9. The main attraction of the job was that it offered the _______ to do the research.

A. possibility B. proposal C. opportunity D. prospect

10. I wish you’d tell me what I _______ do in this difficult situation.

A. shall B. would C. should D. ought

11. A competitor may submit any number of entries _______, each one is accompanied by a packet top.

A. supposing B. not withstanding C. assuredly D. provided

12. They always kept on good _____ with their next-door neighbours for the children’s sake.

A. friendship B. relations C. will D. terms

13. He earns his living by _______ old paintings.

A. reviving B. restoring C. reforming D. replenishing

14. Hotel rooms must be _______ by noon, but luggage may be left with the porter.

A. vacated B. evacuated C. abandoned D. left

15. The majority of nurses are women, but in the higher ranks of the medical profession women are in a _______.

A. rarity B. minority C. scarcity D. minimum

Choose a word in each line that has different stress pattern.

1. A. education B. facility C. development D. intelligence

2. A. metropolitan B. organization C. university D. multicultural

3. A. fascinate B. restaurant C. expensive D. difference

4. A. feature B. ancient C. drawback D. conduct

5. A. fabulous B. pagoda C. determine D. convenient

Find the word which has a different sound in the underlined part

1. A. wipe B. alive C. micro D. link

2. A. cleaner B. threat C. ahead D. instead

3. A. breathe B. ethane C. thank D. healthy

4. A. choose B. moon C. food D. look

5. A. burden B. survive C. curtain D. furnish

6. A. camel B. sandy C. travel D. stable

7. A. dune B. hummock C. scrublands D. gun

8. A. basic B. desert C. president D. season

9. A. separate B. network C. dessert D. crest

10. A. stretches B. slopes C. ranges D. faces