Advanced English Reading and Comprehension

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17. The government has just passed new making it illegal to use cell
    phones while driving.


18. During takeof and landing, all passengers on the airplane must turn of their electronic
    .


19. Prices rise when demand for goods and commodities the supply.


20. When you check into the hotel, you have to at the front desk.

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EXERCISE

Nonacademic vocabulary Match each nonacademic word or phrase in column 1

with its deinition in column 2. Then, indicate each item’s part of speech (n., v., or adj.).

1. acceleration


2. charge


3. emission


4. exhaust


5. launch


6. mandatory


7. mobility


8. quest


9. sprawl
   10. stipulate

Reading comprehension

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EXERCISE

Reading for main ideasChoose the boldface word or phrase that correctly

completes each of the following statements. Some statements include two sets

of choices.

1. In the United States, car ownership is increasing | decreasing at a slower | faster rate than
   the population.


2. Car manufacturing and driving are minor| major sources of air pollution, greenhouse gases,
   and environmental destruction.


3. The American car industry has been | has not been a leader in developing cleaner, greener
   cars.

a. specify, require

b. start, initiate

c. speeding up

d. lexibility, movement

e. spreading out

f. gases, waste

g. top up, replenish

h. compulsory, obligatory

i. search, mission

j. discharge, outlow