Cities

Question 1

amenity
/əˈmiːnəti/ - n
amenities

Answer 1

a feature that makes a place pleasant, comfortable or easy to live in
tiện nghi

Example:
- Many of the houses lacked even basic amenities (= baths, showers, hot water, etc.).

Question 2

commuter

/kəˈmjuːtə(r)/ - n

Answer 2

a person who travels into a city to work each day, usually from quite far away
Example:

• The five o’clock train is always packed with commuters.

Question 3

congestion

/kənˈdʒestʃən/ - n

Answer 3

• traffic congestion and pollution

- the new bridge should ease (/iːz/ - làm giảm bớt, làm dịu bớt) congestion in the area

Question 4

housing

/ˈhaʊzɪŋ/ - n

Answer 4

nhà cửa nói chung

• poor housing conditions
• the housing policy

Question 5

bustling

/ˈbʌslɪŋ/ - adj

Answer 5

a bustling city/street

Question 6

pioneering

/ˌpaɪəˈnɪərɪŋ/ - adj

Answer 6

introducing ideas and methods that have never been used before
tiên phong
Example: 
- the pioneering days of radio
- his pioneering work on programming

Question 7

historic

/hɪˈstɒrɪk/ - adj

Answer 7

important in history; likely to be thought of as important at some time in the future
Example:
- a historic building/monument (/ˈmɒnjumənt/ - tượng đài)

Question 8

rural

/ˈrʊərəl/ - adj

Answer 8

nông thôn

• rural areas
• a rural economy

Question 9

sprawling

/ˈsprɔːlɪŋ/ adj

Answer 9

spreading in an untidy way
ngỗn ngang
- a modern sprawling town

Question 10

urban

/ˈɜːbən/ - adj

Answer 10

thành thị

• damage to both urban and rural environments
• urban areas
• urban life