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Listen to the conversation. Read the sentences. Then listen again and check true or false.
true Example: false

Sandra is planning a trip to the city.

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1. Matt thinks people’s behavior in the city is unacceptable at times. 2. It really bugs Sandra when people bump into her on the street. 3. Matt thinks city people are impolite anddiscourteous. 4. Matt thinks it is inconsiderate when people litter. 5. Matt does not mind when people talk loudly on their cell phones.

Write the antonym of each adjective below. Use the negative prefixes from the box.
disiminirun-

Example:

polite ≠ impolite

8. honest ≠ 9. excusable ≠ 10. rational ≠

6. acceptable ≠ 7. proper ≠

Complete each sentence with a word or phrase from thebox. Make changes as necessary.
beautify your town donate your organs clean up litter volunteer

Example:

“ Beautify your town

by planting trees or flowers where there are none.”

11. “Mike

at a hospital. He doesn’t get paid for his work; he does it because community service is important to him.” so that you could save the lives of others left lying around.” after you die?”

12.“Have you ever considered 13. “It’s important not to leave any trash behind and to

Complete each sentence in your own way. Use possessives with gerunds.
Example:

My husband’s smoking

really bothers me. really ticks me off. gets on my nerves. really bugs me.

14. 15. 16.
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Combine each pair of sentences into one new sentence. Use apossessive with a gerund.
Example:

They laughed during the wedding. I didn’t like it.

I didn’t like their laughing during the wedding.
17. Jacob moved out of the city. He says that it is the best thing he has ever done for himself.

18. Maria smokes. Her boyfriend is getting worried about it.

19. They argue. I think it’s getting worse and worse.

20. Chris talks on his cell phoneduring meetings. His boss is really getting annoyed by it.

Combine each pair of sentences into one new sentence. Use the words in the box.
either . . . or neither . . . nor not only . . . but also

Example:

You may smoke in the lounge. You may smoke outside.

You may smoke either in the lounge or outside.
21. Driving in the city is not convenient. Driving in the city is not enjoyable.22. You can help your community by volunteering your time. If you are too busy, you can

donate money.

23. Smoke-filled rooms are unpleasant. Smoke-filled rooms are unhealthy.

24. The traffic was terrible. The weather was awful.

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“Advancements” in Transportation
BY DAN JOHNSON
Published: January 11

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n the late 1980s, the city of Beijing had six million cyclists and only afew thousand cars. There were wide cycle lanes and plenty of convenient parking for bicycles. If your bicycle got a flat tire, there were sidewalk repair shops everywhere. Everything—from food and clothing to heavy items like refrigerators and washing machines—was delivered either by bicycle or by some other vehicle without a motor. Consequently, the air was free of the pollution that makes mostmodern cities so unpleasant and unhealthy. In Beijing today, bicycles have been joined by over a million cars, trucks, and motorbikes. The air quality is no longer acceptable, and there are now sidewalk

“oxygen bars” for people who are having trouble breathing. Accidents are not only more common but also more serious, often involving severe injury. Overcrowded streets make city travel...