1. Choose the correct answer. (Chọn đáp án đúng.)

1. People in urban areas can suffer _____ illness due to air pollution.

A. with            B. of                C. to                D. from

2. Tom visits his parents in the countryside once a month when he needs to escape _____ the noise in the city centre.

A. in                B. of                C. from            D. about

3. Emma is currently focused _____ finding a high-paying job in Paris.

A. about          B. on               C. with            D. for

4. Paul arrived _____ the office late this morning because the traffic was terrible.

A. in                B. at                 C. for               D. from

5. People who live in busy urban places often complain _____ the noise and pollution that traffic creates.

A. about          B. on               C. in                D. for

6. The government has approved the _____ agricultural project in this province.

A. about          B. of                C. to                D. with 

2. Fill in the gaps (1-6) with the correct forms of the verbs dream, suffer, add, provide, think and pay. Then add a correct preposition after each verb.

(Điền vào chỗ trống (1-6) với dạng đúng của các động từ dream, suffer, add, provide, think và pay. Sau đó thêm một giới từ đúng vào mỗi động từ.)

Many people often 1) _____ living in the city, where opportunities seem endless, but urban living can be challenging, City residents have to deal with noise and overcrowding, so they may 2) _____ health problems due to noise and air pollution. Living costs are high in cities too, so people sometimes struggle to 3) _____ food and other basic necessities. Therefore, the local council should focus on policies that help 4) _____ the citizens   adequate housing, clean water, sanitation, energy and good public transport. However, with such fast-growing populations, some cities cannot offer these things to their residents, and this can 5) _____ existing social problems like unemployment, poverty and disease. As a result, the quality of life can be lower in some urban areas. Of course, there are many advantages to urban living, but it's important to 6) _____ all these different factors before deciding what's right for you. 

3. Choose the option (A, B, C or D) to indicate the word CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word in the given sentences.

(Chọn đáp án (A, B, C hoặc D) để chỉ ra từ gần nhất với từ được gạch chân.)

1. When Lila first arrived in this city, it wasn't easy for her to adapt to the new environment.

A. depend on                           B. get used to 

C. protect from                        D come up with

2. Joe has never considered the problems of city life because he has always lived in the countryside.

A. related to                            B. concentrated on

C. thought about                     D. talked about

3. As responsible citizens, we have to look after public facilities and not misuse them.

A. rely on        B. care for       C. save from   D. protect from

4. Eric is having difficulty handling the stress of living in a megacity.

A. worrying about                   B. preparing for

C. coping with                        D. suffering from

5. Jason likes the new plan to invest in public healthcare.

A. argues with                         B. approves of

C. asks for                               D. insists on 

4. Write the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one. Use the word in brackets.

(Viết câu thứ hai sao cho nghĩa giống với câu thứ nhất. Dùng từ trong ngặc.)

1. Because of his low wages, Minh can't afford the high living costs in that urban area. (PAY)

2. Dan shares Paul's opinion on the advantages of urban life. (AGREES)

3. After spending an hour on a city bus, Marie finally got to her office. (ARRIVED)

4. The growth of industrial areas is likely to cause more air pollution. (RESULT)

5. I hope to move back to the rural area at some point in the future. (DREAM) 

5. Choose the correct option. (Chọn đáp án đúng.)

1. The principal had the technician _____ the school computers.

A. update         B. to update     C. updated       D. updating

2. The school in our area was in poor condition, so local residents raised money and got it _____.

A. to renovate B. renovate     C. renovated    D. renovating

3. The town authorities got workers _____ to connect the two districts last year.

A. build a bridge                     B. building a bridge

C. built a bridge                      D. to build a bridge

4. The planning committee will have _____ to encourage people to cycle more.

A. more bike lanes added       B. more bike lanes to add

C. more bike lanes to be added

D. more bike lanes adding

5. The local council has _____ in our neighbourhood every day.

A. the workers to sweep the roads

B. the roads to be swept by the workers

C. the roads swept by the workers

D. the workers sweeping the roads 

6. Rearrange the words to make complete sentences.

(Sắp xếp các từ sau thành câu hoàn chinh.)

1. Matt / mechanic / a / got / service / his / car. / to

2. air / city council / had / carried / study / on / The / pollution / a / out.

3. We / benches / had / the / our / park / at / local / replaced.

4. planning / committee / plant / workers / The had / town / centre. / the / around / trees /

5. government / had / expanded. / the / local / transit / system / The

6 the / demolish / building. / old / had / The planners / urban / construction / workers 

7. When / the / to / council / going / are / get / local clinic / renovated? / the / 

7. Write the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one. Use the word in brackets.

(Viết câu thứ hai sao cho nghĩa giống với câu thứ nhất.)

1. The town council asked the environmental organisation to start a campaign to promote green living.

The town council got an environmental organisation _____.

2. The mayor wanted to build a new library, so he hired people to build it.

The mayor got a new _____. 

3. An's bike was broken. She asked someone to fix it for her so she could get to work.

An's bike was broken, so she got her bike _____.

4. The local government asked the city planner to create a development plan for the next year.

The local government had the city planner _____.

5. They paid a team of gardeners to build a rooftop garden on the high-rise building in the city.

They had a rooftop garden _____.

6. The planning committee paid the decorators to paint the community centre.

The planning committee had the decorators _____.

7. The city council hired workers to construct cycle lanes in the centre in order to reduce carbon footprint.

The city council got cycle lanes _____.

8. The high-rise building manager hired some technicians to repair the sanitation facilities yesterday.

The high-rise building manager had _____.

9. The mayor will ask the city planners to conduct a study on inner-city traffic.

The mayor will get _____.

10. Community leaders arranged for someone to put more waste bins on city streets.

Community leaders got more _____.