Read the following passage and write the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the
correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.
Singapore is an Island City of about three million people.It is a beautiful city with lots of parks
and open spaces. It is also a very (23)______city.
Most of the people (24)______ in high- rise flats in different parts of the Island. The business
district is very modern with (25)______ high new office buildings. Singapore also has some nice
older sections. In Chinatown, there are rows of old shop houses. The Government buildings in
Singapore are very beautiful and date from the colonial days.
Singapore is famous (26)______its shops and restaurants. There are many good shopping centers.
Most of the goods are (27)______. Singapore’s restaurants sell Chinese, Indian, Malay and
European food, and the (28)______is quite acceptable.
23. A. polluted B. dirty C. smoggy D. clean
24. A. live B. living C. lives D. lived
25. A. lots B. a lot C. many D. much
26. A. at B. of C. for D. with
27. A. duty free B. free duty C. no duty D. none duty
28. A. money B. fee C. price D. currency