Advanced English Reading and Comprehension

Eco-cities: Building sustainable urban communities 107

9. security, secure
   a. A residential alarm system can give the homeowners a sense of.
   b. Deadbolt door locks and steel doors are more than old-fashioned
   locks and wooden doors.


10. trend, trendy
    a. Condominiums in Yaletown are very and popular with young
    professionals.
    b. The among young professionals is to buy a condominium in
    Yaletown.

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EXERCISE

Nonacademic vocabulary Using a dictionary, complete the following chart

with the correct part of speech and deinition of each of the nonacademic words

in the reading text.

Word Part of speech Deinition

1. acclaim


2. demographic


3. derive


4. devise


5. opportunity


6. optimize


7. rehabilitate


8. reward


9. sanitation


10. stagnate

Reading comprehension

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EXERCISE

Reading for main ideasIndicate which of the two statements in the following

pairs contains a main idea (M) and which contains a supporting detail (SD)?

1. a. Throughout history, cities have functioned as commercial and cultural centers.
   b. Cities began to grow because of the Industrial Revolution in England in the 1800s.