La Caridad

airport cities

QUESTIONS


I. 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.
1. Manypeople have to travel as part of their work.
True (paragraph 2) “Many people commute for business reasons”
2. Many high-tech employees work near airports.
True (paragraph 3) “high-tech firms aresetting up offices that are convenient for airline commuters.”
3. People don’t live in “aerotropoli”.
False (paragraph 3) “Some … airport cities … even include housing.”
4. Airport cities can befound in Hong Kong today.
False (paragraph 5) “there are plans to build them in ... Hong Kong.”
II. CHOOSE ONLY TWO FROM THE THREE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS.
A. EXPRESSING THE MAIN IDEAS. (1 POINT)(0.5 points for each correct answer)
1. 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 itemsneed to be delivered right away.
2. Why are airports today offering more services than in the past?
There are more travellers and workers at airports today who need services.

B. LEXICON. (1POINT) (0.25 points for each correct answer)
1. boring dull (paragraph 1)
2. immediately right away (paragraph 2)
3. to give someone a place to live to house (paragraph 3)
4. show display (paragraph4)

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” /[pic]/.
(Underline the part of the word whichcontains 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” /[pic]/?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...