AN URBANISING WORLD

More than two thirds of the world's urban population is now in Africa, Asia and Latin America. Since 1950, the urban population of these regions has grown more than (1) ____. Rapid urban growth has also brought a huge (2) ____ the number of large cities, including many that have (3) ____ sizes that are historically (4) ____. Just two centuries ago, there were only two "million cities" worldwide (that is, cities with one million or more inhabitants) - London and Beijing (Peking). By 1950, there were 80; today there are over 300. Most of these million cities are in Africa, Asia, and Latin America, and (5) ____ have populations that have grown more than tenfold since 1950. Brasilia, the federal capital of Brazil, did not exist in 1950 and now has more than 2 million inhabitants. "Mega-cities," with ten or more million inhabitants are a new (6) ____. The first city to reach this size was New York in around 1940. There were 12 mega-cities by 1990 (the latest year for which there are (7) ____ accurate statistics as data for 2000 (8) ____ are not available or censuses are scheduled for 2001); seven were in Asia, three in Latin America, and two in the United States. In 1800, the average size of the world's 100 largest cities was fewer than 200 000 inhabitants but now it is over 5 million. These (9) ____ give the impression of rapid urbanization that is primarily (10) ____ on large cities. But this is not the case.

1. A. fivefold B. five time C. twices D. doubles

2. A. decrease in B. increase in C. peaking in D. fluctuation in

3. A. reached B. lengthened C. prolonged D. approached

4. A. unsurpassed B. unrivaled C. unmatched D. unprecedented

5. A. the number of B. many C. quite a little D. a great deal of

6. A. event B. ceremony C. phenomenon D. reaction

7. A. roughly B. generally C. reasonably D. relatively

8. A. censuses B. conveys C. investigations D. probation

9. A. documents B. circumstances C. opinions D. statistics

10. A. based B. impacted C. focused D. depend

1.I have never been to any english speaking countries before

-Never..........

2.He became so suspicious that he didn't even trust his close friend 

-So suspicious..........

3.The nation has seldom been faced with such difficulties

-Seldom..............

4.They had hardly started playing tennis when í began to rain

-Hardly.................

5.She would not give up her acting career under any circumstances

-Under no circumstanes..........

6.But  for John,we would not have enjoyed ourselves so much

-Had..............

7.Mary had hardly sat down to read her favourite book when the phone rang

-Hardly........

8.You wont be allowed to enter the president palace under any circumstances

-Under............

9.He was so anxious to start a new life that he actually moved to a new house

-So anxious..............

10.He had hardly left the office when the phone rang

-No sooner..............

11.If the river rises any higher,the town will be flooded

-Should..............

12.If the chemical were leaked,a large area of the sea would be contaminated

-Were.................

13.If it hadn't been for  Henry,I might not have met you 

-Had.......................

14.Tom never seems worried about his future 

-Never..................

15.She has never been so happy before

-Never before................

16.This restaurant rarely gets so crowded

-Rarely.................

17.Keep silent or you will wake the baby up

-Should...................

18.Study hard and you will pass the exam

-Should..............

19.Hurry up or you will miss the bus

-Should..............

20.Listen to me or you will not understand the lesson

-Should..................

21.Work harder and you will get promotion

-Should.............

22.She doesn't have her cousin's address,so she can't write him

-Were..............

23.Because she is lazy,she get bad marks

-Were............

24.Because they don't work together,they have bad results
-Were.....................

25.Because he doesn'thave much money.He can't invest into the company

-Were...................

26.She can't take part in the funfair because she is busy

-Were...................

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Task 8. Viết lại các câu sau sao cho nghĩa không đổi
1. Her old house is bigger than her new one. ⇒ Her new house........
2. No one in my class is taller than Peter. ⇒ Peter........
3. The black dress is more expensive than the white one. ⇒ The white dress........
4. According to me, English is easier than Maths. ⇒ According to me, Maths........
5. No one in my group is more intelligent than Mary. ⇒ Mary........ 
6. No river in the world is longer than the Nile. ⇒ The Nile........
7. Mount Everest is the highest mountain in the world. ⇒ No mountain........
8. This is the first time I have ever met such a pretty girl. ⇒ She is........ 9. He works much. He feels tired. ⇒ The more........
10. This computer works better than that one. ⇒ That computer.......