I. Replace the word in italic with one of the words from the box.

         local        *        urban        *        crowded        *        international        *        neighboring

01. There is not a lot of world news in this newspaper.                                                                                                                                …………………………

02. My friend’s family has just moved to a nearby town.                                                                                                                                …………………………

03. There is far too much pollution nowadays in city areas.                                                                                                                                …………………………

04. At weekends the city centre is always packed with people.                                                                                                                                …………………………

05. I do my shopping in the neighborhood shops, not in the town centre.            …………………………

III. Fill in each blank with a suitable preposition.

16. It took a long time for the British economy to recover ………………the effects of the war.

17. Jennifer has looked ………………her new dictionary for several days but she hasn’t found it yet.

18. This report goes ………………the causes of rising unemployment rate and offers some solutions.

19. The players were substituted because they failed to live ………………to their coach’s expectations.

20. Seeing the heavy traffic jam from a distance, Eric turned ………………and took an alternate rout.

21. Phong was putting ………………his shoes while chewing some bread – he was late for school again.

22. When university students come to the city to start the new school year, the rent will go ……………….

23. The prices have gone ………………rising recently despite the government’s efforts to bring them down.

24. Lots of houses along this street will be pulled ………………soon to make way for the new metro project.

25. City dwellers are more likely to suffer ………………stress and anxiety than people who live in the countryside.