Practice 2 SVIP

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1. Cities in poorer countries often lack basic ____. Without it, they are unable to function properly as cities.

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2. This gargantuan wind farm's success is predicated on government skewing the energy market in favor of _______ sources.

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3. Many regions in the south of Vietnam are suffering from ________. The soil is so dry and farming cannot develop well.

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4. Because many services of this amusement park are completely ________ several parents feel free to bring their children to this place at weekend.

Match one word in the right column with one word in the left column to form commonly-used phrases.

Match one word in the right column with one word in the left column to form commonly-used phrases.

Choose the correct answer.

1.

2. Every month, scientists invent new gadgets and

3. The roads are terrible. I'm always getting

4. The

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5. If we have

6. Vancouver is often considered to be one of the most

7. Telecommunications and cloud computing will

8.

Fill in the blanks.

1. Songdo is unique, offering city something they have never had access to before.

2. Cities need to make full use of land in order to achieve urban .

3. Unlike the country where the day often ends quite early in the evening, the city offers its people exciting .

4. The of living in some places can be very high. Prices in London are particularly exorbitant.

Fill in the blanks.

5. The pace of is happening fast in the United States.

6. The city officials are that the downtown will continue to be a green population center.

7. London is a/an city. It's a melting pot for people from all parts of the world.

8. Urban is prevalent in most cities. Everywhere you go there are building sites, pedestrian precincts, blocks of flats, and housing estates spreading into the countryside.

Choose the word(s) that has the CLOSEST meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

1. Queensland researchers make COVID-19 drug breakthrough that could protect unvaccinated people against coronavirus.

Choose the word(s) that has the CLOSEST meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

Choose the word(s) that has the CLOSEST meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

3. The thing that surprises me is that even in the most cosmopolitan cities, racism is everywhere.

Choose the word(s) that has the OPPOSITE meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

1. We have the advanced technology, personnel and expertise in serving the needs of the manufacturing industry.

Choose the word(s) that has the OPPOSITE meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

2. The system's measured wind speed is 3 metres per second, sufficient to generate electricity, which is stored in battery accumulators.

Choose the word(s) that has the OPPOSITE meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

3. In addition to issues of safety and security, in some areas the physical environment throughtout the school is inadequate.