Match the words and phrase with their meanings.

Match the words and phrase with their meanings.

Match the word and phrases with their meanings.

* Read the passage carefully and choose the best word or phrase given to fill in each numbered blank:

“ Good accommodation makes a successful career”. I didn’t believe in this saying until I arrived (1) ________ here to start my new job. At first, I stayed in a mini hotel, but I soon realized that I needed a permanent (2) _______ to live in as I was going to work in this city for long. The (3) _______ apartment I had a look at was in the basement of a deteriorating old building; so it was (4) _______ very damp in winter, especially when the weather become snowy, apart (5) _______ the fact that the only view was that of a dull red brick wall. (6) _______ I looked over a small apartment in a modern (7) _______ . It had a comfortable (8) _______ space for my big car and a large garden, but the (9) _______ was certainly too high for me to afford. I didn’t want to (10) _______ up in a narrow, dirty place at all; so I decided to (11) _______ a tiny ad for home sharing in the (12) _______ newspaper. This house was in a quiet neighborhood, and as (13) _______ as I saw it, I immediately (14) _______ in love with it. I have been living there (15) _______ then and have done my job even more successfully than ever before.

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1. The government needs to solve the pollution problems to make the city ____________

A. optimistic

B. liveable

C. renewable

D. wonderful

2. In my city, the post office is very well-_________, modern and spacious

A. equipping

B. equipment

C. equipped

D. equipption

3. The country ‘s ________ is in poor condition and needs to be upgraded .

A. solution

B. infrastructure

C. neibourhood

D. congestion

4. Many factories still allow ____, such as toxic waste, to flow into our rivers

A. pollutants

B. litters

C. pollution

D. garbage

5. We think football can help to ________ the idea of a multicultural and multiethnic society

A. control

B. happen

C. promote

D. treat

6. Many firms still discard_________, such as toxic water, sewage to flow into our local rivers and occean

A. polluted

B. pollution

C. pollutants

D. pollute

7. Pollution and heavy traffic are common problems in ____ cities.

A. cosmopolitan

B. metropolitan

C. overcrowded

D. modern

8. These projects have dealt with global climate change, which was considered a/ an ________ problem in the first thirty years of this century.

A. capable

B. liveable

C. solveable

D. insoluble

9. Teachers will never be___ by computers in the classroom, so we cannot deny their roles .

A. taken

B. replaced

C. occupied

D. given

10. The most common ___________ sources of energy are the wind and sun.

A. renewable

B. sustainable

C. pessimistic

D. capable

11. Farmers should use _________methods to produce clean and healthy food.

A. sustainable

B. renewable

C. liveable

D. infrastructure

12. On the other hand , __________ people believe that city dwellers will have a better life thanks to important achievements in technology and medicine.

A. healthy

B. environmental

C. optimistic

D. equipped

13. While carrying out projects to delevop a city , ___________ look at the needs of local people and the environment in order to maintain natural habitats and biodiversity.

A. urban planners

B. advanced technology

C. infrastructure

D. congestion

14. This company has just given out a new products to be friendly with our____________

A. environmental

B. environmentally

C. environment

D. environmentalist

15. The two countries have always_______ close relations because of their suitable policy.

A. replaced

B. maintained

C. dealt with

D. decided

16. Those who are ________ think that our cities will become more and more polluted, so they will no longer be safe and healthy places to live in.

A. sensible

B. friendly

C. pessimistic

D. insoluble

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

A. structure

B. construction

C. infrastructure

D. condition

18. Our recent environment is getting __________seriously day by day.

A. pollution

B. polluting

C. polluted

D. pollutants

19. Researchers are developing low- cost devices that can ____water pollutants in rivers and lakes .

A. detect

B. replace

C. maintain

D. destroy

20. This safe,_____________friendly city is like a paradise for its inhabitants who can enjoy the highest quality of life.

A. environmental

B. environmentalist

C. environment

D. environmentally

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