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Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions.
organiser
comfortable
technology
populated
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions.
presentation
pessimistic
residential
innovative
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions.
renewable
sustainable
insfrastructure
environment
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions.
familiar
generate
assignment
pollutant
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions.
overcrowded
inhabitant
geography
convenient
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
Islamabad is a thriving city of about 1 million people. It offers a healthy climate, a pollution-free atmosphere, plenty of water, and many green spaces.
healthy
prosperous
modern
green
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
Scientists hope that this new drug will be a major breakthrough in the fight against AIDS.
new cure
important therapy
sudden remedy
dramatic development
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
They design and carry out projects aiming to reduce fossil fuel consumption, find renewable fuels for public transport, and promote other clean air efforts.
inexhaustible
recyclable
green
environmentally-friendly
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
If I take the pessimistic viewpoint, Tokyo won't be a safe place to live in.
negative
optimistic
optical
neutral
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
To reduce carbon emissions into the atmosphere, ways to limit the use of private cars must be found.
public
personal
common
shared
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response for each of the following exchanges.
"What if I quit more than 3 sessions?" – “_______”
You won't take the final exam.
You wouldn't take the final exam.
You wouldn't be able to take the final exam.
You can't take the final exam.
"Yes, I love it here. Everything I want is only five minutes away." – “_______”
It's convenient to live here, isn't it?
It's comfortable to live here, isn't it?
It's inconvenient to live here, isn't it?
It's uncomfortable to live here, isn't it?
“City dwellers are always so busy, aren't they?" – "____”
No, they aren't. Everybody's rushing about all the time.
Not really. Everybody's rushing about all the time.
I'm not sure. Everybody's rushing about all the time.
Yes, everybody's rushing about all the time.
“____” – “London's so big. It took me ages to find my way round.”
What about London?
What was London?
How was London?
How about London?
The answer is Marrakech in Morocco, a four-hour (16) ____ from Britain, where the average temperature is a pleasant 66°F.
travel
trip
flight
voyage
Marrakech is a city of (17) ____ beauty, with its pink buildings and green palm trees contrasting with the snow-covered (18) ____ of the Atlas Mountains in the distance.
big
great
large
high
Marrakech is a city of (17) ____ beauty, with its pink buildings and green palm trees contrasting with the snow-covered (18) ____ of the Atlas Mountains in the distance.
peaks
hills
heads
surfaces
For tourists, there's the added attraction of excellent food at reasonable prices, and high quality accommodation, such as Hotel La Momounia, (19) ____ as one of the top hotels in the world.
thought
regarded
believed
guessed
(20) ____ Marrakech is one of Morocco's busiest and most modern cities, the influence of the Middle Ages is still very evident.
Because
However
Despite
Although
(21) ____ can admire the battlements, towers, and mosques, which were built (22) ____ centuries ago.
Spectators
Viewers
Sightseers
Onlookers
(21) ____ can admire the battlements, towers, and mosques, which were built (22) ____ centuries ago.
several
plenty
other
all
And forget about shopping malls – for perfumes, fabrics, antiques, spices and crafts, (23) ____ the ‘souks’, open-air market places where you'll almost (24) ____ find something to take back home.
work out
put up with
head for
make up for
And forget about shopping malls – for perfumes, fabrics, antiques, spices and crafts, (23) ____ the ‘souks’, open-air market places where you'll almost (24) ____ find something to take back home.
likely
certainly
probably
possibly
For those who want to (25) ____ sport Marrakech has plenty to offer.
do
exercise
take off
go in
What aspect of development does urban planning NOT deal with?
physical development
technical development
economic development.
social development
How many problems are mentioned in the passage as commonly shared by many cities?
2
3
4
5
What was the main cause of the increase in Curitiba's population Delore the 1940s?
immigrants from rural areas
workers in business park
immigrants from neighbouring countries
immigrants from Japan, Syria, and Lebanon
In what ways was Agache’s approach different?
His scheme gave priority to public services.
His scheme included centres which helped both community life and commerce to develop.
His scheme reduced traffic congestion.
His scheme addressed several problems at the same time.
What did the Curitiba Master Plan do?
added better road system
reduced urban growth
prohibit city-centre traffic
all of the above