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III. Read the text carefully, then choose the correct answers.
The City of New York, often called New York City or simply New York, is the most populous city in the United States. With an estimated 2016 population of 8,537,673 distributed over a land area of about 302.6 square miles (784 km2). New York City is also the most densely populated major city in the United States. Located at the southern tip of the state of New York, the city is the center of the New York metropolitan area, one of the most populous urban agglomerations in the world. A global power city, New York City exerts a significant impact upon commerce, finance, media and entertainment, art, fashion, research, technology, education, politics, and sports, its fast pace defining the term New York minute. Home to the headquarters of the United Nations, New York is an important center for international diplomacy and has been described as the cultural, financial, and media capital of the world. New York City traces its origin to its 1624 founding in Lower Manhattan as a trading post by colonists of the Dutch Republic and was named New Amsterdam in 1626. The city and its surroundings came under English control in 1664 and were renamed New York after King Charles II of England granted the lands to his brother, the Duke of York. New York served as the capital of the United States from 1785 until 1790. It has been the country’s largest city since 1790. The Statue of Liberty greeted millions of immigrants as they came to the Americas by ship in the late 19th and early 20th centuries and is a symbol of the United States and its democracy. In the 21th century, New York has emerged as a global node of creativity and entrepreneurship, social tolerance, and environmental sustainability, and as a world symbol of freedom and cultural diversity.
1. Which city is the most densely populated in the US?
………New York City is the most densely populated city in the United States.………………………………………………………………………..
2. Which field does New York exerts a significant impact upon?
………………A global power city, New York City exerts a significant impact upon………………………………………………….
3. Was New York City named New Amsterdam in 1624?
…………No, it wasn't………………………………………………………………………….
4. When did New York serve as the capital of the US?
………. New York served as the capital of the United States from 1785 until 1790.……………………………………………………………………………
5. Which symbolizes the US and its democracy?
………………The Statue of Liberty symbolizes the US and its democracy…………………………………………………….
D. WRITING
I. Complete the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first.
1. I’ve never had to wait this long for a bus before.
→ This is the first time I've had to wair this long for a bus
2. “You must stay in bed until next Monday!” the doctor said.
→ The doctor said that I had to stay in bed until the following Monday
3. It took us more than 3 hours to discover the inner Hanoi.
→ We spent more than 3 hours discovering the inner Hanoi
4. No other book is more popular than Dickens’ “David Copperfield”.
→ Dickens’ “David Copperfield” is the most popular book
5. Watching TV is not as important as doing homework.
→ Doing homework is more important than watching TV
II. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word in capital.
1. I’m really excited about the upcoming pottery workshop. (FORWARD)
I’m looking forward to the upcoming pottery workshop
2. There is no oil and gas left on Earth. (RUN)
The Earth has run out of oil and gas
3. When I was a child, I usually went to the local park every Saturday afternoon. (GO)
When I was a child, I used to go to the local park every Saturday afternoon
4. He left school because his mother was sick . (sickness)
Because of his mother's sickness, he left school
5. You shouldn’t have behaved like that. (behave)
I wish ...........you hadn't behaved like that......................................................................................................................................
I. Read the following passage and choose the best answer A, B, C or D.
Los Angeles is the largest city in the state of California and the(1) largest in the United States. Often abbreviated as L.A., it is rated analpha world city, having an (2) population of 3.8 million and spanningover 469.1 square miles (1,214.9 square kilometers) in Southern California.(3) , the Los Angeles metropolitan area is home (4) nearly 12.9million people who hail from all over the globe and (5) 224 differentlanguages. Los Angeles is the seat of Los Angeles County, the most populous andmost diverse county in the United Los Angeles was (6) in the year 1781,by Spanish governor Felipe de Neve. It became a part of Mexico in 1821, followingits independence from Spain. In 1848, at the end of the Mexican - American war,Los Angeles and California were (7) as part of the Treaty of GuadalupeHidalgo, thus becoming part of the United States; Mexico retained the territory ofBaja California. It was incorporated as a municipality on April 4, 1850 - fivemonths before California achieved statehood.Los Angeles is (8) the world's centers of culture, technology, media,besiness, and international trade. It is home to renowned institutions covering abroad range of professional and cultural fields, and it is one of the most substantialeconomic engines of the United States. Los Angeles also (9) the world inproducing popular entertainment - such as motion picture, television, video gamesand recorded music - which (10) the base of its international fame andglobal status.
1. A. two B. twice C. second D. secondary
2. A. estimating B. estimated C. estimation D. estimates
3. A. Addition B. Additional C. Added D. Additionally
4. A. on B. to C. from D. with
5. A. speak B. talk C. say D. tell
6. A. found B. made C. done D. founded
7. A. purchased B. bought C. purchasing D. got
8. A. some of B. one C. one of D. most of
9. A. pioneer B. leads C. leading D. pioneering
10. discovers B. forms C. form D. shapes
* Fill in each blank with the correct form of the word in brackets.
1. China is the most ………populous…………country of the world. (populate)
2. Population ……… distribution …………means the pattern of where people live. (distribute)
3. Vietnam’s population is added ………approximately………1 million people each year. (approximate)
4. Overpopulation over 7 billion people causes many social and ………environmental…………problems. (environment)
5. Air and water pollution is also one of the increasing problems due to the population ……explosion….(explode)
1. Canada
2. more than 5 million
3. Toronto proud of itself on its wide range of cultures, languages, food and arts.
4. That is the friendliness of citizens: ask for directions, and you will be helped.
5. museums
6. Hotter summers and considerably colder winters
7. Summertime in Toronto is festival time.
8. The city greets more than one million visitors.
40. What does the passage mainly discuss?
A. The natural resources of Australia.
B. The economic features of Australia.
C. The history of Australia.
D. The geography features of Australia.
41. “That makes this island nation one of the least densely populated countries” means: .................................................................................
A. This nation has the most population in the world.
B. This nation has more population than other countries.
C. This nation has less population than its neighbors.
D. This nation is one of the countries that have the least population
42. The majority of Australians are of ..................................................
A. English and Irish
B. English, Irish and Greek
C. English, Irish, Polish and Asian
D. English, Dutch, Polish, Irish and Greek
43. “Over the past 50 years, some four million people from 120 countries have made Australia their home” means:................................................
A. they left their countries and moved to Australia.
B. they built their new house in Australia.
C. they bought houses in Australia.
D. they made their houses the same as in Australia.
44. What is Not true about Australia?
A. it is the largest island in the world.
B. it consists of islands.
C. it is the only country that is also a continent.
D. it is the smallest continent.
second the most populous