EXERCISES UNIT 2

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

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).