A. Make Predictions about your city or town

Choose the best answer.

The situation looks _______. We must do something.

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

Decide whether the bold part in each of the following sentences is an “action verb” or a “linking verb”.

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

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

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

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

Choose the best answer to complete each sentence.

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

Decide whether the bold part in each of the following sentences is an “action verb” or a “linking verb”.

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

1. action verb
2. linking verb

Choose the best answer to complete each sentence.

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

Decide whether the bold part in each of the following sentences is an “action verb” or a “linking verb”.

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

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

The garden looks __________ since you tidied it up.

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

Choose the best answer to complete each sentence.

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

Choose the best answer to complete each sentence.

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

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

Decide whether the bold part in each of the following sentences is an “action verb” or a “linking verb”.

July is smelling the soup her mother has just made.

1. action verb
2. linking verb

Choose the best answer to complete each sentence.

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

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

Decide whether the bold part in each of the following sentences is an “action verb” or a “linking verb”.

Janes looks more beautiful when cutting her long hair.

1. action verb
2. linking verb

Choose the best answer to complete each sentence.

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

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

Decide whether the bold part in each of the following sentences is an “action verb” or a “linking verb”.

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

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

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

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

Choose the best answer to complete each sentence.

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

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

Decide whether the bold part in each of the following sentences is an “action verb” or a “linking verb”.

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

1. action verb
2. linking verb

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

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

Choose the best answer to complete each sentence.

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

Choose the best answer to complete each sentence.

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

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

Choose the best answer to complete each sentence.

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

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

Your English is improving. It is getting ___________.

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