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1722 Last week I went back to the town where I was born. It's very di erent now. There have bea lot of changes. ☊ Tuần trước tôi trở về thị trấn nơi tôi sinh ra. Bây giờ nó đã khác rất nhiều. Đã có nhiều thay đổi. ☊
2517 I recently went back to the town where I grew up. ☊ Tôi mới trở về thị trấn nơi tôi lớn lên. ☊
approach sb/sth: As you approach the town, you'll see the college on the left. ☊ approach ☊
They walked around the town looking for a place to eat. ☊ around ☊
attack sb/sth: At dawn the army attacked the town. ☊ attack ☊
The town is an ideal base for touring the area. ☊ base ☊
The town is three miles away. ☊ be ☊
'Ladies and gentlemen,' he began, 'welcome to the Town Hall.' ☊ begin ☊
The town looks its best (= is most attractive) in the spring. ☊ best ☊
A regular bus service connects the train station with the town centre. ☊ bus ☊
in the town/city centre ☊ centre ☊
the Town Clerk ☊ clerk ☊
The towns are connected by train and bus services. ☊ connect ☊
For four days the town suffered continuous attacks. ☊ continuous ☊
The roads cross just outside the town. ☊ cross ☊
The fire badly damaged the town hall. ☊ damage ☊
The smell of death and decay hung over the town. ☊ decay ☊
The town fell into (a) decline (= started to be less busy, important, etc.) after the mine closed. ☊ decline ☊
The town walls were built as a defence against enemy attacks. ☊ defence ☊
a beautiful floral display outside the Town Hall ☊ display ☊
The plan should ease traffic congestion in the town. ☊ ease ☊
emphasize sth: His speech emphasized the importance of attracting industry to the town. ☊ emphasize ☊
The essential character of the town has been destroyed by the new road. ☊ essential ☊
Most of the buildings in the town are modern, but the church is an exception. ☊ exception ☊
The closure of the mine was the single most important factor in the town's decline. ☊ factor ☊
The town's only claim to fame is that there was once a riot there. ☊ fame ☊
The town is famous for its cathedral. ☊ for ☊
The town was founded by English settlers in 1790. ☊ found ☊
The police are determined to free the town of violent crime. ☊ free ☊
The town was hit by bombs again last night. ☊ hit ☊
The town has a concert hall and two theatres. The latter were both built in the 1950s. ☊ latter ☊
The town lies on the coast. ☊ lie ☊
The town is in a direct line between London and the coast. ☊ line ☊
Let's look round the town this afternoon. ☊ look around/round (sth) ☊
a plane flying low over the town ☊ low ☊
The town offers a fascinating mix of old and new. ☊ mix ☊
I am new to the town. ☊ new ☊
Over the next few days they got to know the town well. ☊ over ☊
The town has many excellent eating places. ☊ place ☊
The parking areas in the town are few, but strategically placed. ☊ place ☊
The entire population of the town was at the meeting. ☊ population ☊
The line of traffic progressed slowly through the town. ☊ progress ☊
She raced her car through the narrow streets of the town. ☊ race ☊
the town's resident population (= not tourists or visitors) ☊ resident ☊
serve sb/sth with sth: The town is well served with buses and major road links. ☊ serve ☊
The town is built on a slope. ☊ slope ☊
The trail starts just outside the town. ☊ start ☊
stranger to...: He must have been a stranger to the town. ☊ stranger ☊
the town's narrow cobbled streets ☊ street ☊
The town supports a small fishing fleet. ☊ support ☊
take sth (from sb): The rebels succeeded in taking the town. ☊ take ☊
He lives to the west of (= further west than) the town. ☊ west ☊