Vocabulary unit 4

The beautiful green fields that once surrounded the town have fallen victim to__________. URBAN SPRAWL. INEQUALITY. FIRE. SMASHED.

We ____ our house. PUT AN EMPHASIS ON. OWN. MENACE. LOCKDOWN.

I can't afford to ___ even a one-room apartment in this town. BAN ON. MOVE OUT. PARCEL. RENT.

Despite an official _____ corporal punishment, it is still practiced in schools, institutions and homes. BAN ON. BREAK FROM. RUN AN ERRANT. HARM.

Other new initiatives in the region include_____ strategies in Benin, Mali, the United Republic of Tanzania and Kenya. ABANDONED. CITY DEVELOPMENT. PUT SOMETHING RIGHT. LACK OF.

We got tired of the ____ and moved to the country. CONGESTION. RENT. COLLECTOR. RUN AN ERRANT.

My best friend and I ____ during several classes we took together in our final year of college. GREW CLOSE. GROW CLOSE. RUN OUT OF TIME. PUT ONE´S FOOT DOWN.

______ of water rights in the area has led to clashes. EQUALITY. PIT. OUTSKIRTS. INEQUALITY.

She also brings to the position, a degree in molecular science and genetic research, and a good ____ ethics and regulatory affairs. URBAN SPRAWL. GAINFUL. KNOWLEDGE OF. UNBOWED.

The artist could turn any idea into a _____. MASTERPIECE. SOUL. LUXURIANT. RAISE.

When you die, your _____ goes to heaven. PIT. SOUL. LUXURY. COINCIL.

Liberal societies move toward _____ for all citizens. LUXURY. MATTER. EQUALITY. SHOPPING MALL.

Maria was ____ from her job last week. ABANDONED. FIRE. FIRED. LACK OF.

I went to a fair for doll ______ last weekend. COLECTORS. PUT AN EMPHASIS ON. GROW OLD. HARM.

Most women will _____ the labour market for at least some part of their life. HAVE A SAY. SCROLL. LOCK UP. BREAK FROM.

We know that when asked poor people put ______water as one of their top three priorities, if not their top priority. BRING BACK. ACCESS TO. PUT AN EMPHASIS ON. BE WORTH.

There are several _____ farms in the area. ABANDONED. CLEAR LAND. FORMER. SUBURBS.

I believe that in the next few years we have ________ species protection. PUT SOMETHING RIGHT. UNLIKELY. AGREEMENT ON. PUT AN EMPHASIS ON.

New policies are now setting out ______ the problems of the past. OUTSKIRTS. MOVE OUT. PUT RIGHT. HECTIC.

Rats have become a ______ in some parts of the city. HARM. MENACE. HECTIC. LITTER.

The assessor will ______in how the money is spent. MOVE OUT. THINK HIGHLY OF. AFFORDABLE. HAVE A SAY.

There is a total _____ authority in this organisation. LACK OF. CHANCE. REACTION TO. RUN OUT OF TIME.

Richard spent his days living in ______. NEIGHBOURHOOD. LUXURY. LUXURIOUS. RENT.

This _______ has several good restaurants. PARCEL. COINCIL. NEIGHBOURHOOD. OVERCROWDED.

Heathrow Airport lies on the _______ of London. OUTSKIRTS. HIGH-RISE. SLUM. SUBURBS.

The _______ mirror lay in pieces on the floor. FORMER. LOCAL. SMASHED. LOCKDOWN.