Cities 3

Question 1

hit the road

Answer 1

to leave a place or begin a journey.

Ex: I’d love to stay longer but I must be hitting the road.

Question 2

cut and dried

Answer 2

already decided and unlikely to be changed

ex: we need a cut and dried decision on weekend.

Question 3

cut and dried

Answer 3

simple and easy to understand

ex: most of the assignments that Ms. Huyen gave me are cut and dried.

Question 4

go to town on sth

Answer 4

to do something eagerly and as completely as possible

ex: I went to town on this Ielts course so that I could get the best score.

Question 5

demolition

Answer 5

demolish (v)

demolishing/ demolished (a)

Question 6

development (places/ activity)

developer (person/ company)

Answer 6

develop (v)

developed/ underdeveloped (a)

Question 7

resident (person)

residence (place)

Answer 7

reside (v) = live
residential (a)
It was not safe to locate the chemicals factory in a residential area.

Question 8

crime-free

Answer 8

Our neighbourhood doesn’t have any crime.

Question 9

car-free

Answer 9

There’s a zone around the school where cars cannot go. It’s a car-free zone.

Question 10

work-mad

Answer 10

tobe obsessive about work

My friends are all work-mad.