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