TEST 2 (UNIT 3) - KEY

I. Find the word which has a different sound in the part underlined.
1. A. operate B. sensor C. neighbourhood D. environment
2. A. garden B. path C. article D. liveable
3. A. privacy B. efficient C. city D. centre
Choose the word which has a different stress pattern from the others.
4. A. skyscraper B. operate C. underground D. government
5. A. renewable B. eco-friendly C. environment D. sustainable

II. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentences.

6. The mining project threatens one of the world’s richest areas of _______.
A. collection B. variety C. biodiversity D. numerous
7. Visitors can wander around here without difficulty because most of the antique area is now a pedestrian
_______.
A. traffic B. crossing C. site D. zone
8. The holiday cottage has many green touches, including _______ cleaning products.
A. friendly B. eco-friendly C. ecological D. economical
9. The Saudi government is investing billions in _______ to support the enormous influx of people in
Mecca.
A. streets B. roads C. bridges D. infrastructure
10. We must improve the environment through _______ design and greener buildings.
A. sustainable B. lifelong C. harmless D. sustained
11. I’ll feel _______ when my exams are over.
A. happily B. more happily C. happy D. more happy
12. Although the dish smelt _______, he refused to eat saying that he was not hungry.
A. bad B. good C. well D. worse
13. The fish tastes _______. I won’t eat it.
A. awful B. awfully C. more awfully D. as awful
14. The situation looks _______. We must do something.
A. good B. well C. bad D. badly
15. He seemed to me a bit _______ today.
A. badly B. awfully C. strangely D. strange

III. Fill in each blank in the passage with the correct words below. There are three extra words that
you do not need.
read remind send out hold
make suggest access order
Shopping in 2050
High streets and regular shopping trips are already becoming a thing of the past, as so many of us are
shopping online. Predications state that by 2050, everyone will 16 ____order___ their clothes online and a
virtual scanner with a built-in hologram will be able to be accessed from the home - and so you can
‘virtually’ try on clothes from thousands of different stores, in the comfort of your own bedroom. Your
virtual ‘changing room’ will also 17 ___suggest___ clothes dependent on your body shape, height and age.
Food shopping will become non-existent as our fridges and domestic computers will order anything
we need automatically, so you don’t need to think about at all. Magazines and newspapers will become a
thing of the past and news will be 18 ___read___ online, in an instant. ‘Virtual Books’, which will look a
little like a Kindle will 19 ___hold___ all of our favourite books, receive our magazine subscriptions and
also recommend books we might like.

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 Flagging down a taxi after shopping will also be a thing of the past - as smartphone apps will be able
to tap in to the nearest automatically controlled carpool and 20 ___send out_____ an electric car to
wherever you are, in an instant.

IV. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets (present simple or
present continuous).
21. I ___think ____ (think) you already ____already know ______ (know) my views on the matter.
22. He’s tired of working in an office. He ____is thinking ______ (think) of changing his job.
23. I ___am just smelling___ (just / smell) your roses. __Do__ they ___not smell___ (not smell)
wonderful?
24. ___Do __ you ___see ___ (see) that house over there? No, not there! You _____aren’t looking _____
(not look) where my finger ____is pointing ______ (point).
25. I _____don’t hear _____ (not hear) anything. You ___are just imagining ____ (just / imagine) things.

V. Choose the word or phrase among A, B, C or D that best fits the blank space in the following
passage.
Silicon Valley is 26 __________ to hundreds of technology companies, so it comes as no surprise
that San Jose has partnered with technological giant Intel to transform itself 27 __________ a smart city.
San Jose and Intel will work 28 __________ to further the city's Green Vision initiative - a 15-year plan
for economic growth, and improve 29 __________ -which it launched in 2007.
Intel expects to help San Jose create 25,000 clean-tech jobs, drive economic growth, and improve
the city's environmental 30 __________ . To achieve this 31 __________ , Intel will work with the city to
track real-time data on air quality, noise pollution, traffic flow, and other environmental and
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__________ concerns which it will then use to encourage 33 __________ to reduce emissions by using
public transportation or bicycles to get to work or school.
Smart cities may sound like something of the distant future 34 __________ many people thought
the same thing about smartphones and smart homes. Up to now, over 70 percent of American adults have
owned a smartphone and 1.9 billion smart home devices have been installed. If smart cities are
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__________ like these other smart innovations, we will see them appear in our communities sooner
rather than later.
26. A. home B. house C. shelter D. housing
27. A. from B. to C. into D. towards
28. A. each other B. together C. one another D. themselves
29. A. love life B. a good life C. the life of quality D. quality of life
30. A. sustain B. sustainable C. sustainably D. sustainability
31. A. score B. goal C. point D. object
32. A. town B. rural C. urban D. countryside
33. A. inhabitants B. residence C. cavemen D. officials
34. A. because B. when C. so D. as
35. A. anything B. nothing C. one D. most

VI. Read the passage, and choose the correct answer A, B, C or D for each question.
Today’s urban cities are practically bursting at the seams. According to research from the United
Nations, 54 percent of the world’s population lives in urban areas, a percentage that is expected to
increase to over 66 percent by 2050. In fact, India alone is projected to add 404 million urban dwellers to
its population by 2050.
This rapid growth of the urban population has caused daunting problems for city planners, such as
overcrowded roads, excessive energy consumption and unemployment. Therefore, to build more
sustainable cities and accommodate the growing number of residents, many city leaders are turning to the
Internet of Things (IoT).

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 The IoT has forever changed the way urban cities operate. Cities that were once detached and
inaccessible are now intelligent and highly connected. From Amsterdam to Seoul, cities are launching
smart city projects to help improve quality of life for residents and better support the environment.
According to research from IHS Technology, there will be at least 88 smart cities globally by 2025, up
from 21 in 2013.
San Francisco, for example, provides more than 100 charging stations in various locations to promote
the use of hybrid and electric cars to reduce harmful greenhouse gas emissions. Copenhagen is also taking
advantage of the IoT to improve environmental protection and reduce road traffic by developing smart
bikes equipped with sensors that generate data on air contamination and traffic congestion.
The possibilities afforded by the IoT are endless; however, designing smart cities requires
comprehensive technology infrastructure that is capable of capturing and processing large amounts of
data quickly and securely - which is where 4G LTE comes into play.
The future looks bright for urban cities. Soon they will be able to do things that only sci-fi enthusiasts
could dream of before, like monitoring bridge conditions using intelligent sensors and conserving energy
by automatically dimming street lights when no one is around.
36. Today’s urban cities __________ .
A. account for 66 percent of the world’s population
B. have more 404 million dwellers by 2050
C. are in fact extremely crowded
D. are bursting around the world
37. The Internet of Things allows the city planners and leaders __________ .
A. to stop the rapid growth of the urban population in most cities
B. to make cities more sustainable and provide enough accommodation
C. to develop the broadband Internet connectivity in urban cities
D. to forget daunting problems, such as overcrowded roads, and unemployment
38. All of the following are the advantages of the IoT EXCEPT that __________ .
A. cities around the world become more intelligent and connected
B. we may improve quality of life and better support the environment
C. the Internet of Things will be applied in several cities around the world
D. the number of smart cities decreases but the quality is much better
39. Some cities which follow this trend of the new technology __________ .
A. make transportation more eco-friendly and more convenient
B. only allow the use of hybrid and electric cars to reduce pollution
C. introduce smart bikes to escape air contamination and traffic congestion
D. provide charging stations in various locations for cars and bikes
40. The potential of the IoT includes all of the following EXCEPT that __________ .
A. things that only sci-fi enthusiasts could dream of before come true
B. comprehensive technology infrastructure to support the IoT is endless
C. intelligent sensors can help watch and check bridge conditions carefully
D. energy conservation can be done by automatically controlling street lights

VII. Complete the conversation between two New Yorkers, using the sentences (A-F) given. There
is one extra sentence that you do not need.
A. A highly visual, user-friendly digital communication system will collect and display
multidimensional information about every aspect of the city.
B. Wind power could be used to meet most of New York’s energy needs.
C. User-friendly digital voting, polling, and feedback systems contribute to high levels of political
participation.
D. If private cars disappear, a great deal of parking space will be freed up.
E. New York’s greener building plan will solve the problem.

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 F. Grandparents, business people, and schoolchildren alike feel biking comfortable, we can
achieve similar results.

Daisy: What are you reading, Nick?

Nick: I ’m reading some predictions about New York in 2050.
Daisy: I think air pollution is a big problem because at present buildings account for three quarters of
the city’s greenhouse gas emissions.
Nick: 41_____E. New York’s greener building plan will solve the problem.________. It’ll have
enormous effect on New York’s future.
Daisy: I hope that there will be no more fossil fuels - all buildings in New York will run on renewable
energy.
Nick: I think this will come true. 42________B. Wind power could be used to meet most of New
York’s energy needs.___________. Anyway, in a big city with heavy traffic like New York, it’s
necessary to put in use an autonomous taxi fleet which carry people all the time.
Daisy: We’ll save time, energy and we’ll need fewer taxis, won’t we?
Nick: 43________D. If private cars disappear, a great deal of parking space will be freed up._____. It
could be replaced with planted areas that accept and filter sewage water running off from the
street.
Daisy: I think during storms, the new sewage system can deal with polluted storm water better.
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_____F. Grandparents, business people, and schoolchildren alike feel biking comfortable, we
can achieve similar results.______
Daisy: We could encourage cycling by building dedicated bicycle and pedestrian bridges over the city’s
rivers.
Nick: I think New York will become a model city which focuses on making citizens smarter.
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________A. A highly visual, user-friendly digital communication system will collect and
display multidimensional information about every aspect of the city.________. That enables
every New Yorker to make better decisions about both their own lives and the larger community.

VIII. Write complete sentences about disadvantages of living in a smart city, using the words /
phrases given in their correct forms. You can add some more necessary words, but you have to use
all the words given.
Limited privacy
46. since / authorities / or / government / have access / security cameras / and / intelligent systems /
connected through many different spaces / citizens / have / difficulty / maintain / their anonymity.
46. Since the authorities or the government will have access to security cameras and intelligent
systems connected through many different spaces, the citizens will have difficulty in maintaining
their anonymity.
47. facial recognition / change / concept / privacy / or / personal space
47. Facial recognition will change the concept of privacy or personal space.
Pre-training is required
48. if / people / not know / technology / they / not be able / use it
48. If people don’t know about technology, they will not be able to use it.
49. without training / they / find it irrelevant / their daily lives / and / find it / difficult / use it
49. Without training, they will find it irrelevant to their daily lives and will find it difficult to use
it.
Excess network trust
50. Since / people / smart cities will / almost entirely / electronics and networks / they / lose / autonomy /
their decision making / and / become incompetent
50. Since people of smart cities will rely almost entirely on electronics and networks, they will
lose autonomy in their decision making and could become incompetent.