EXAM WITH ANSWERS

AIRPORT CITIES
QUESTIONS
I.
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3.
4.
II.
A.
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B.
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2.
3.
4.

READING COMPREHENSION. (2 POINTS) (0.5 points for each correct answer)

Add TRUE or FALSE and copy the evidence from the text to support your answer.
Many people have to travel as part of their work.
True (paragraph 2) Many people commute for business reasons
Many high-tech employees work near airports.
True (paragraph 3) high-tech firms are setting up offices that are convenient for airline
commuters.
People dont live in aerotropoli.
False (paragraph 3) Some airport cities even include housing.
Airport cities can be found in Hong Kong today.
False (paragraph 5) there are plans to build them in ... Hong Kong.
CHOOSE ONLY TWO FROM THE THREE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS.
EXPRESSING THE MAIN IDEAS. (1 POINT) (0.5 points for each correct answer)
How has Internet growth affected airports?
There has been an increase in the air cargo business because of e-commerce, where customers
order online and items need to be delivered right away.
Why are airports today offering more services than in the past?
There are more travellers and workers at airports today who need services.
LEXICON. (1 POINT) (0.25 points for each correct answer)
boring
dull (paragraph 1)
immediately
right away (paragraph 2)
to give someone a place to live
to house (paragraph 3)
show
display (paragraph 4)

C. PHONETICS. (1 POINT) (0.25 points for each correct answer)

1. Write two words from the text that have the same diphthong sound as five / /.
(Underline the part of the word which contains the diphthong.) (0.5)
Possible answers (there may be other alternatives): time, flight, rise, items, online
2. Which of the following words has the same vowel sound as sheep / / ?s
1. idea
2. even
3. items (0.25)
even
3. Is the -s- pronounced /z/ or /s/ in cities? (0.25)
/z/
III. USE OF ENGLISH. (3 POINTS) (0.5 for each correct answer)
Rewrite the following sentences starting with the words given.
1. Smoking is forbidden in airports.
You are forbidden to smoke in airports.
2. There was a lot of traffic so we missed our flight.
If there hadnt been a lot of traffic, we wouldnt have missed our flight.
3. Although the weather conditions were good, the flight was cancelled.
In spite of the good weather conditions, the flight was cancelled.
4. She asked: Have you ever been to Dallas / Fort Worth International Airport?
She asked us if/whether we had ever been to the Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport.
5. I havent flown for ten years.
It has been ten years since Ive flown.
6. Some aerotropoli include housing.
Housing is included in some aerotropoli.