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EXERCISE UNIT 12: ENGLISH SPEAKING COUNTRIES

I. Choose the best answer
1. Good living standard helps people to ………………. healthy and to live longer.
A. live B. stay C. take D. make
2. Traffic jam is the most serious ……………..in big cities nowadays.
A. part B. cause C. problem D. affect
3. You can see ……………. people in many places in big cities. They have no place to live.
A. homeless B. old C. poor D. wealthy
4. Poverty is the major ……………of death for children living in the slums.
A. problem B. effect C. cause D. solution
5. A healthy child ……………………more care from his mother than a sick one.
A. has B. requires C. increases D. supports
6. …… youngest boy has just started going….to school.
A. The – Ø B. a – Ø C. Ø – the D. an – Ø
7. Ann used to ride a motorcycle up and down. …. road early in…. morning
A. a – the B. the – a C. the – the D. the – an
8. My mother goes to…. church in ….. morning.
A. the – Ø B. the – the C. Ø – the D. a church – a
9. English is a(n) ............... language in countries like India, Malaysia and Singapore.
A. native B. official C. main D. mother
10. The USA, the United Kingdom and New Zealand are all English - ............... countries.
A. speaking B speaker C. speak D. spoken

II. Choose the correct answer

1. Singapore is famous for its …………………… and green tea.
A. cleanliness B. cleanly C. cleaning D. clean
2. In the United State, there are 50 ……… and six different time zones across the country.
A. states B. nations C. towns D. countries
3. Danny wanted …………………… new bicycle for Chrismas.
A. a B. an C. the D. Ø
4. I once tried to…………… an apple pie when I was in London. It was really delicious.
A. do B. cook C. make D. show
5. Queenstown in New Zealand has got beautiful …………………… and a dry climate, so it’s
ideal for outdoor activities.
A. look B. viewing C. atmosphere D. scenery

III. Choose a word that has a different stress pattern from others
1. A. lazy B. children C. disease D. stressful
2. A. crowded B. wealthy C. problem D. effect
3. A. question B. invite C. city D. village

IV. Complete each of the following sentences using the cues given. You can change the
cues and use other words in addition to the cues to complete the sentences.
1. Overpopulation/ bring/ many problems/ like/ crimes/ unemployment.
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2. Every country/ should do/ something/ control/ population.
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3. Some/ measure/ should/ empower/ laws.
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4. People/ must/ aware/ effects/ overpopulation.
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5. Methods/ to control/ population/ should/ carry out/ soon.
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