EXERCISES UNIT 2

<span class='text_page_counter'>(1)</span>I. Choose the underlined part that differs from the other three in pronunciation in each question. 1. slum. industrialization. rural. fluctuate. 2. provoking. overload. propose. progressive. 3. housing. established. centralise. urbanization. II. Choose the word whose stress is different from the others. 4. progressive. congestion. urbanized. creation. 5. populated. industrialize. environment. inhabitant. III. Choose the correct answer to each of the following questions 6. ___________ and poverty force people to engage in anti- social activities. employees. employment. unemployment. jobs. 7. His face was line and___________. weathered. weatherproof. weather-beaten. weather-beating. 8. The government said that they didn’t have enough funds to deal with ___________ medical care. low-cost. high-cost. cost- high. cost- effective. 9. Her doctor suggested that she ___________ a short trip aboard. will take. would take. take. took. 10. It is desirable that the plane___________ as light as possible. be. is. was. were. 11. It is recommended that he ___________ his course. taking. take. takes. took. I. Choose the underlined part that differs from the other three in pronunciation in each question. 1. slum. industrialization. rural. fluctuate. 2. provoking. overload. propose. progressive. 3. housing. established. centralise. urbanization. II. Choose the word whose stress is different from the others. 4. progressive. congestion. urbanized. creation. 5. populated. industrialize. environment. inhabitant. III. Choose the correct answer to each of the following questions 6. ___________ and poverty force people to engage in anti- social activities. employees. employment. unemployment. jobs. 7. His face was line and___________. weathered. weatherproof. weather-beaten. weather-beating. 8. The government said that they didn’t have enough funds to deal with ___________ medical care. low-cost. high-cost. cost- high. cost- effective.

<span class='text_page_counter'>(2)</span> 9. Her doctor suggested that she ___________ a short trip aboard. will take. would take. take. took. 10. It is desirable that the plane___________ as light as possible. be. is. was. were. 11. It is recommended that he ___________ his course. taking. take. takes. took. IV. Underline the correct word in each sentence. 1. High crime rate is considered to be the worst effect of (industrialization/urbanization). 2. (Industrial/Agricultural) zones are developing rapidly in the urban areas. 3. More and more people are migrating to {urban/ rural) areas to look for better job opportunities. 4. The cost of living in big cities has (fallen/risen) dramatically over the past years. This has caused a lot of difficulties for low-income people. 5. The talk was long and overloaded with useless information, so I switched {on/off).. IV. Underline the correct word in each sentence. 1. High crime rate is considered to be the worst effect of (industrialization/urbanization). 2. (Industrial/Agricultural) zones are developing rapidly in the urban areas. 3. More and more people are migrating to {urban/ rural) areas to look for better job opportunities. 4. The cost of living in big cities has (fallen/risen) dramatically over the past years. This has caused a lot of difficulties for low-income people. 5. The talk was long and overloaded with useless information, so I switched {on/off)..

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