Question

Cairo Cairo, despite its contrasts, is similar to any huge (1) …………. jungle with its high-rise tower blocks and evidence of urban development. It is melting (2)…………. of people from all over Africa and, in pairs, (3)………………. a huge marketplace with little (4)…………. to move, as street vendors and customers haggle over the price of goods. Cairo, however, is by no (5) …………… a cheap city to visit, and accommodation, while not costing the (6) …………. can be expensive. This is especially true if you want to stay in one of the hotels along the (7) ………….. of the River Nile where there are long (8) ……of unspoilt beauty. (9)…………….. in Cairo is relatively easy and cheap, as admission to most sites is well within the average tourist’s (10)…………….. . All visitors to Cairo (11)………… pleasure in experiencing the city and its sounds, and this is best done on foot. Avoid cars, as this city of almost 16 million suffers from chronic traffic (12)…………….. and the inevitable (13) ………….. which motor vehicles help to produce. 1A concrete B brick C stone D wooden 2A box B can C pot D pan 3A looks B resembles C associates D appears 4A place B area C metres D space 5A ways B means C reasons D costs 6A earth B world C globe D money 7A sides B grounds C banks D edges 8A layers B areas C stretches D line 9A vieweing B sightseeing C journeying D sighting 10A economics B cost C charge D budget 11A take B enjoy C get D make 12A queues B lines C congestion D accidents 13A dirt B smog C clouds D exhaust

Answer 1

Cairo, despite its contrasts, is similar to any huge (1) … concrete…. jungle with its high-rise tower blocks and evidence of urban development. It is melting (2)…pot…. of people from all over Africa and, in pairs, (3)…resembles…. a huge marketplace with little (4)……space……. to move, as street vendors and customers haggle over the price of goods. Cairo, however, is by no (5) …means… a cheap city to visit, and accommodation, while not costing the (6) …earth…. can be expensive. This is especially true if you want to stay in one of the hotels along the (7) …banks….. of the River Nile where there are long (8) …stretches…of unspoilt beauty. (9)…sightseeing.. in Cairo is relatively easy and cheap, as admission to most sites is well within the average tourist’s (10)…budget….. . All visitors to Cairo (11)…take… pleasure in experiencing the city and its sounds, and this is best done on foot. Avoid cars, as this city of almost 16 million suffers from chronic traffic (12)…congestion….. and the inevitable (13) …smog….. which motor vehicles help to produce.

Answer 2

1. A) concrete
2. B) pot
3. B) resembles
4. D) space
5. C) reasons
6. D) money
7. C) banks
8. C) stretches
9. B) sightseeing
10. D) budget
11. B) enjoy
12. C) congestion
13. D) exhaust