Question 1. Which detailed information is NOT mentioned in the text?
D. The exact cost of travelling by bus in the past
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Question 2. What is the OPPOSITE of the word “gradually” in paragraph 4?
A. Suddenly
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Question 3. What does the word “it” in paragraph 2 refer to?
A. Ha Noi
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Question 4. Which word can best replace “concern” in paragraph 5?
A. Worry
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Question 5. Which statement contains TRUE information according to the text?
A. Ha Noi used to have trams until 1991
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Question 6. Which sentence can restate the idea in paragraph 5? “As more people come to seek better job opportunities, the city is getting more and more crowded. This has led to more traffic jams and higher unemployment rates.”
A. More new residents are arriving, so the city is becoming crowded, causing extra traffic and fewer jobs.
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Question 7. Which paragraph discusses the expansion of Ha Noi’s urban area?
A. Paragraph 4
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Question 8. Which paragraph discusses how public transport has changed in Ha Noi?
D. Paragraph 4
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After a period of __(9)__, the numbers of people in rural and urban zones became almost the same by the early 1990s
A (C). rapid urban growth
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For instance, the urban population __(10)__ from 66 per cent in 2004 to 74 per cent in 2014.
B. increased
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Today, Malaysia is viewed as one of the most __(11)__ countries in East Asia, as well as one of the fastest-growing urban regions in the world
C. urbanized
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Australia provides another example of early urbanization, beginning __(12)__ the end of the 19th century
D. at
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Since then, urban growth has continued gradually, partly because the country’s immigration policy encouraged people __(13)__ in its coastal cities.
C. to settle
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The two largest cities, Sydney and Melbourne, are home to a(an) __(14)__ of citizens that make up more than 40 per cent of the whole nation.