UNIT 1

Great Places to be

Reading 1
1. Read the passage quickly and answer these questions.
1. London ; Sydney ; Paris
2. London : 2 -> very good place to do business, was an important cultural centre
Sydney : 2 -> friendliest inhabitants, nicest climate
Paris : 2 -> the most interesting city, place of interest than anywhere else

2. Find words or phrases in the passage which have a similar meaning to the
underlined words and phrases
 Well known = Famous
 Excellent = Very Good
 Very = Extremely
 Residents = Inhabitants
 Quality of life = Standard of living
 Most pleasant = Nicest
 Not many = Very few
 A lot = Large amount

3. Choose one word from the passage for each answer

1) Third
2) To do business
3) Expensive place to live
4) Friendly
5) Climate
6) First
7) Interesting
8) Traffic

Reading 2
4. Answer these questions
1) What do “best city” websotes usually show?
= Websites usually show grade the cities in order, from “best” to “worst”, and are based
on facts and figures provided by local or national organisations
2) What does the CBI ask people to do?
= CBI ask people in other countries to grade cities in the same way that they would
grade a product

5. Match the words

1. Similar to = Like
2. Each = Every
3. Total = maximum
4. Several = a number of
5. Useful = helpful
6. Find work = get a job
7. Regional = local
 6. Choose one word or a number from the passage
1) Products
2) Year
3) 50
4) Categories
5) Live
6) Holiday
7) Government

UNIT 2
People’s lives

Reading 1
1. Information that we need to fill the gap
1) His adress
2) His major at university
3) His after graduate activities
4) His hobby
5) His favorite place to explore
6) His occasion to join the expedition

2. Complete the flow chart

1) Britain
2) Human Geography
3) Teacher
4) 1.400 km
5) Remote
6) Expedition

3. Complete by no more than two words/ number

7) Discovered
8) Married
9) 3 children
10) 12 months
11) Articles
12) Travel

Reading 2
4. Answer questions
1. This person is diving underwater
2. The danger from this job such as : high pressure, wild animals, drowning, lack of oxygen,

5. What the passage will talk about ?

= c. A student who wants to become an underwater explorer

6. Answer no more than two words/number

1. Underwater explorer
 2. 381 m depth
3. Pollution
4. Fish farms

7. True, False, or Not given

1) True
2) Not given
3) True
4) True
5) False