UNIT 9: CITIES OF THE WORLD

I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.

1. a. prize b. excite c. design d. capital

2. a. cold b. photo c. continent d. poster

3. a. city b. capital c. nice d. excite

4. a. designed b. received c. cycled d. rewarded

5. a. tomorrow b. tower c. crowd d. around

II. Circle the odd one out.

6. A.Mexico B. Asia C. South Africa D. Australia

7. A.Amsterdam B. Stockholm C. Sweden D. Rio de Janeiro

8 A.sunny B. delicious C. cloudy D. awful

9. A.Times Square B. Big Ben C. Merlion D. Dickens

10.A.German B. American C. Italy D. English

III. Choose the word that is opposite in meaning to the underlined word. ( Chọn từ trái nghĩa với từ bị gạch chân)

11.Rio de Janeiro is an exciting city.

a. interesting b. dangerous c. boring d. expensive

12.The beaches in Sydney are clean and beautiful.

a. clear b. dirty c. famous d. fresh

13.It’s dangerous to walk around the city at night.

a. safe b. exciting c. cold d. popular

14.The dish is delicious with cheese.

a. tasty b. pleasant c. fatty d. awful

15.York is a historic city in North Yorkshire.

a. exciting b. modern c. famous d. quiet

16.The streets were very noisy throughout the night.

a. crowded b. busy c. quiet d. empty

17.That modern building is so ugly!

a. big b. impressive c. unattractive d. beautiful

18.We didn’t go camping last weekend. The weather was awful.

a. unpleasant b. nice c. bad d. terrible

IV. Write the comparative or superlative of the adjectives in brackets.

19.It’s today ____________ than it was yesterday. (warm)

20.Rio de Janeiro is one of ____________ cities in the world. (beautiful)

21.The second question was ____________ than the first one. (difficult)

22.Australia is ____________ continent on Earth. (old)

23.China is ____________ country in the world. (populated)

24.My exam results were ____________ than I expected. (bad)

25.Ms. Nicholson is ____________ teacher I’ve ever known. (good)

26.The city is ____________ than it used to be. (crowded)

27.Tokyo is still the world’s ____________ city with 37 million inhabitants. (large)