Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D 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's a beautiful (23) _______ with lots of parks and open spaces. It's also a very (24) _______ city. Most of the people (25) _______in high rise flats in different parts of the island. The business district is very modern with (26) _______ of high new office buildings. Singapore also has some nice older sections. In China town, there (27)_______ rows of old shop houses. The Government buildings in Singapore are very beautiful and date from the colonial days. 23. A. city B. town C. district D. village 24. A. dirty B. clean C. small D. large 25. A. lived B. lives C. are living D. live 26. A. lot B. lots C. many D. much 27. A. were B. will be C. are D. is