UNIT 15
CITIES
I/ Choose the word whose underlined part has a different
pronunciation from the others in each group:
1/ A. city

B. country

C. by D. very
2/ A. places B. houses

C. bosses

D. offices

3/ A. names B. rivers C. seasons

D. parts
4/ A. e

mpire B. e

nter C. e

mpty D. e

nd
5/ A. united B. developed C. regarded

D. attracted



ndred D. su

ch
10/ A. wa

ter B. ca

ll C. rena

me D. tall
II/ Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the
others in each group:
1/ A. capital B. different C. business D. apartment
2/ A. theater B. district C. locate D. famous
3/ A. southeastern B. visitor C. attractive D. convenient
4/ A. develop B. museum C. populate D. informal
5/ A. mingle B. whether C. harbor D. compare
6/ A. population B. comparison C. information D. similarly
7/ A. region B. belong C. complete D. prefer
8/ A. metropolitan B. popularity C. pronunciation D.
international
9/ A. borough B. reserve C. beginner D. pollute
10/ A. rename B. problem C. combine D. connect
III/ Match the words in column A with their synonyms in column B:
A B
1/ well-known 2/ match A/ progress B/ full
3/ unite 4/ locate C/ mix D/ combine
5/ develop 6/ mingle E/ area F/ odd
7/ region 8/ total G/ couple H/ set up

C. developing D. developments
3/ We're reading a _______ book this week.
A. differ B. difference C. different D. differently
4/ The mansion is set in 90 acres of beautiful, unspoilt _______.
A. country B. countryside C. countrywide D.
countryman
5/ These flowers are brightly colored in order to _______ butterflies.
A. attract B. attraction C. attractive D. attractively
6/ The local _______ information office provides a free map of the
region.
A. tour B. tourist C. tourism D. tour guide
7/ Contractors have started _______ on waste land near the town.
A. build B. built C. builder D. building
8/ At the International School they have pupils of 46 different
_______.
A. nations B. national C. nationalist D. nationalities
9/ Although the technology _______ in the UK, it has been
developed in the US.
A. origin B. original C. originally D. originated
10/ My son's teacher says that his work is often rather _______.
A. care B. careless C. careful D. carelessly
VII/ Select the best option to complete the sentences:
1/ She walked home by herself, _______ she knew that it was
dangerous.
A. despite B. although C. because of D. because
2/ _______ repeated assurances that the product is safe, many
people have stopped buying it.
A. Despite B. Although C. Because of D. Because
3/ Just _______ I'm lending you my dress for tonight doesn't mean
you can borrow it whenever you want to.

5/ He (A) rang James, (B) that was (C) a good friend (D) as well as the
family doctor.
6/ (A) There was a picture (B) in the paper of a man (C) whose leg (D)
had blown off.
7/ He (A) took out (B) a photo (C) of his son, (D) who he adores.
8/ (A) I'll meet you in the city, (B) which is, I will (C) if the trains (D) are
running.
9/ You (A) can't complain of (B) being lonely (C) where you don't make
(D) any effort to meet people.
10/ Bradford, (A) where Bren (B) comes from, (C) has (D) a lot good
curry restaurants.
IX/ Read the following passage carefully, and then select the best
option A, B, C or D to complete it:
London is the capital of the United Kingdom and the home of its
queen, Elizabeth II. It’s also the largest city in Europe. About 7 million
people call London home.
LONDON LANDMARKS
Millions of people visit London every year from all (1) _______
the world. If you travel there, you’ll find many (2) _______ things to see
and do.
During August and September, you can visit Buckingham (3)
_______. That’s where the queen lives most of the year. It has about 600
(4) _______, but you’ll see only state rooms where the queen entertains
guests. In the morning, a colorful ceremony (5) _______ “changing of the
guard” takes place in the palace courtyard. One group of palace guards
(6) _______ off duty, and another troop arrives to replace them.
You can (7) _______ the Tower of London, a historic fortress that
was once a royal palace. It was also used as a (8) _______ for hundreds
of years. Two of the wives of King Henry VIII—Anne Boleyn and
Catherine Howard—were put (9) _______ death here. The Crown Jewels

- Ferris wheel (n.): vòng đu quay
1/ A) through B) over C) across D) in
2/ A) poor B) famous C) boring D) fascinating
3/ A) Castle B) House C) Palace D) Building
4/ A) rooms B) doors C) windows D) gates
5/ A) said B) called C) considered D) known
6/ A) puts B) marches C) takes D) sends
7/ A) go B) come C) travel D) tour
8/ A) place B) room C) prison D) house
9/ A) to B) into C) on D) onto
10/A) selection B) class C) kind D) collection
11/A) special B) especial C) essential D) important
12/ A) enough B) sure C) good D) clever
13/ A) villas B) houses C) churches D) castles
14/ A) buried B) dead C) killed D) born
15/ A) Palaces B) Houses C) Buildings D) Churches
16/ A) up B) down C) after D) for
17/ A) flag B) bell C) tower D) clock
18/ A) near B) nearby C) nearly D) next to
19/ A) as well B) and C) too D) also
20/ A) Crime B) Army C) Citizen D) National
21/ A) real B) reality C) realist D) realistic
22/ A) paintings B) photos C) copies D) pictures
23/ A) some B) one C) several D) out
24/ A) view B) sight C) scene D) opinion
25/ A) London Eye B) Scotland Yard C) Big Ben D)
London Eye
X/ Read the headings (from 1 to 7) and the paragraphs (from A to G)
carefully, and then match them together appropriately:
1/ A CENTER OF BUSINESS AND FINANCE

Queens, Brooklyn, the Bronx, and Staten Island.
D/ __________
The Bronx is the only borough of New York City on the United
States mainland. The other boroughs are on islands. Brooklyn and Queens
occupy the western end of Long Island. Water surrounds Staten Island
and Manhattan. These two boroughs face each other across New York
Harbor.
E/ __________
English explorer Henry Hudson in 1609 sailed up the river that
now bears his name. He was working for a Dutch company. The company
started a settlement at the mouth of the Hudson in 1624. They called it
New Amsterdam. The English captured the settlement in 1664 and
renamed it New York.
Since colonial days New York has been an important city. It was
the U.S. capital from 1785 to 1790. New York passed Philadelphia in
1810 to become America’s largest city. New York grew because of its
excellent harbor. The port made it a center of trade. Immigrants to the
United States poured through the port.
F/ __________
Today, Wall Street, New York’s financial center, is the leading
financial center for the world. Wall Street is home to many banks, stock
markets, stockbrokers, and other financial institutions.
New York is the most important communications and publishing
center in the United States. Three major television networks have their
headquarters in New York City—ABC, CBS, and NBC. Many of the
country’s major advertising agencies and book and magazine publishers
also are headquartered in New York City.
G/ __________
New York is a major center for the arts. No other American city
has so many places to hear music, see plays, watch dance, or look at art.

II/ Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the
others in each group:
1/ D. apartment ; 2/ C. locate ; 3/ A. B. visitor ; 4/ C.
populate
5/ D. compare ; 6/ D. similarly ; 7/ A. region
8/ C. pronunciation ; 9/ A. borough ; 10/ B. problem
III/ Match the words in column A with their synonyms in column B:
1-J ; 2-G ; 3-D ; 4-I ; 5-A ; 6-C ; 7-E ; 8-B ; 9-H ; 10-F
IV/ Match the words in column A with their antonyms in column B:
1-H ; 2-C ; 3-E ; 4-I ; 5-A ; 6-F ; 7-J ; 8-D ; 9-G ; 10-B
V/ Match the cities or capitals in column A with the appropriate nations in
column B:

1-B ; 2-D ; 3-T ; 4-A ; 5-S ; 6-C ; 7-R ; 8-I ; 9-P ; 10-J ; 11-O ; 12-E ; 13-N ;
14-F ; 15-M ; 16-Q ; 17-L ; 18-H ; 19-G ; 20-K
VI/ Choose the best answer A, B, C or D for each sentence:

1/ B.

known ; 2/ D. developments ; 3/ C. different
4/ B. countryside ; 5/ A. attract ; 6/ B. tourist
7/ D. building ; 8/ D. nationalities ; 9/ D. originated
10/ B. careless
VII/ Select the best option to complete the sentences:
1/ B. although ; 2/ A. Despite ; 3/ D. because
4/ C. because of ; 5/ A. that ; 6/ A. which ; 7/ A. whose
8/ C. where; 9/ B. why ; 10/ C. when
VIII/ Find the one mistake (A, B, C or D) in these sentences and
then correct them:
1/ (C) exact → exactly ; 2/ (B) because of → because