3A. Vocabulary

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The situation looks _______. We must do something.

1. good
2. well
3. bad
4. badly

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Mary’s grandfather is looking for his wallet.

1. action verb
2. linking verb

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The garden looks _____ since you tidied it up.

1. better
2. well
3. more good
4. more well

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I’ll feel _____ when my exams are over.

1. happily
2. more happily
3. happy
4. happier

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The chef tasted the meat ___________ before presenting it to the President.

1. cautious
2. more cautious
3. cautiously
4. few cautiously

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Since 2007, Boston police have been using Shotspotter, a system that allows them to _____ the location of shots fired immediately.

1. detect
2. select
3. collect
4. realize

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My mother appeared exhausted after a hard day working on the paddy field.

1. action verb
2. linking verb

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China has already been experimenting with ways to make its cities more ______ for the last two decades.

1. sustain
2. sustainable
3. survival
4. available

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My plan is to stay in Ha Long Bay in 2 weeks.

1. action verb
2. linking verb

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He seemed to be a bit _____ today.

1. badly
2. awfully
3. strangely
4. strange

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The chef tasted the meat _____ before presenting it to the President.

1. cautious
2. more cautious
3. cautiously
4. much cautiously

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The garden looks __________ since you tidied it up.

1. better
2. well
3. more good
4. more well

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By 2050, seven out of every 10 people on Earth will be a(n) ______ .

1. shelter
2. urban residence
3. city developer
4. city dweller

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Although the dish smelt _____, he refused to eat saying that he was not hungry.

1. bad
2. good
3. well
4. worse

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New York has invested substantially in improving the ______ of its waterways in recent years.

1. quality
2. quantity
3. level
4. feature 

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July is smelling the soup her mother has just made.

1. action verb
2. linking verb

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_______ structure in Ha Noi will be change with the development of satellite areas.

1. City
2. Downtown
3. Urban
4. Town

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Janes looks more beautiful when cutting her long hair.

1. action verb
2. linking verb

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Copenhagen has been voted the most ______ city in the world several times.

1. ecological friendly
2. ecologically soundly
3. eco-friendly
4. friendly ecologically

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If you want to stay fit, you need to have a healthy diet.

1. action verb
2. linking verb

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Your English is improving. It is getting ______.

1. well
2. good
3. much well
4. clearly

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When you grow up, you need to choose a specific career.

1. action verb
2. linking verb

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Vancouver is often considered to be one of the most ______ cities in the world. 

1. fit
2. liveable
3. endurable
4. suitable

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Tom sounded __________ when I spoke to him on the phone.

1. angry
2. angrily
3. to be angry
4. to be angrily​

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The fish tastes _____, I won’t eat it.

1. awful
2. awfully
3. more awfully
4. as awful

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We will need new technologies to generate energy and use it in clean and safe ways, only from fully ______ sources.

1. replaced
2. controlled
3. renewable
4. endurable

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As we move toward 2050, we are facing the consequences of _____ urbanization and population growth.

1. promoting
2. improving
3. moving
4. accelerating

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Telecommunications and cloud computing will ______ transportation for moving ideas and intellectual property.

1. change
2. replace
3. remove
4. eliminate

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He did not come and she looked rather _____.

1. worry
2. worrying
3. worrier
4. worried

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Your English is improving. It is getting ___________.

1. well
2. good
3. much well
4. clearly