UNIT 16 : HISTORICAL PLACES


< I >: A. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others:
1. a. famous b. flourish c. honour d. behaviour
2. a. citadel b. brilliant c. architecture d. site
3. a. merchants b. achieve c. chambers d. scholar
4. a. preserve b. measure c. decision d. usual
5. a. ocean b. special c. musician d. certify
B. Choose the word, whose main stress is placed differently from the others:
6. a. achievement b. memorial c. university d. historical
7. a. establish b. educate c. engrave d. preserve
8. a. laureate b. dynasty c. architect d. traditional
9. a. representative b. examination c. destination d. mausoleum
10. a. literature b. attractive c. flourish d. ceremony

< II >: Complete these sentences with the correct form of the verbs from the box:
memorialize engrave represent achieve exist
witness flourish construct establish preserve

1. The color red is commonly a _____________ of danger.
2. The peasants depend on a good harvest for their very
3. In Germany, the baroque style of art _____________ in the 17th and 18th centuries.
4. The Prime Minister today unveiled a _____________ to those who died in the disaster.
5. Most of the buildings are in an excellent state of
6. His name was _____________ on the trophy.
7. Quoc Tu Giam was _____________in 1076.
8. She was given a prize for her _____________ in textile design.
9. Several journalists _____________ the incident in which eight people were injured.
10. The company will finance the _____________ of a new community sports center.

< III >: Complete the sentences. Each time use the comparative form of one of the words in the list. Use “than” where necessary: relaxed, intelligent, wide, confident, simple, peaceful, important, nice, alike, high.
1. This exercise is too difficult. I think you should make it ______________.
2. I feel much _______________ now that the exams are over.
3. The last exam was quite easy and I began to feel ________________ about my results.
4. In some parts of the country, prices are ___________________ in others.
5. In my thinking, health and happiness are _________________ money.
6. Our new car is a little ________________ our old one, but still fits easily into the garage.
7. Can you think of anything _________________ to say?
8. I like living in the countryside. It`s ________________ living in a big city.
9. Indian food is __________________ Chinese, I think.
10. Now that they had both had their hair cut, the twins looked even ______________ usual.

< IV >: Write the superlative form of the words in brackets:
1. That film was ______________ film I`ve ever seen. (boring)
2. It`s been _______________ day in London for 35 years. (hot)
3. The telephone is one of ______________ inventions ever. (useful)
4. Some people now consider her to be ______________ figure in British politics. (confident)
5. They`ve got a lot of money.They`re ____________ club in the country. (rich)
6. ______________ ancient Indian burial ground is near Austin, Texas. (recently/ discovered)
7. This is ______________ I`ve ever got up. (early)
8. I`ve got ______________ computer in the world! (powerful)
9. Who is ______________ student in the class? (clever)
10. The factory uses _____________ production methods. (modern)


< V >: Complete the text with the comparative or superlative of the adjectives in brackets:
California is (1) ____________ (famous) state in the USA. It isn`t (2) ___________ (big) state; that`s Alaska. But it`s got (3) ____________ (large) population and it`s certainly (4) __________ (important) state for the US economy. It`s (5) ___________ (rich) than most countries in the world. The coast has one of (6) ___________ (good) climates in the USA; it`s (7) __________ (warm) and (8) __________ (dry) than most places. Some people would also say it`s (9) __________ (beautiful) state! But California has some problems; Los Angeles has one of (10) __________ (bad) crime rates of any US city.

< VI >: Make the correct choice :
1. Temple of Literature is a the famous historical and cultural _____