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Directions: After reading this story, you’ll be asked to look at it from different points of view.
Read carefully, then answer the questions.Reading Comprehension • Saddleback Educational Publishing ©2002 3 Watson, Irvine, CA 92618•Phone (888)SDL-BACK•www.sdlback.com
- From whose perspective is the story written? __
- How does the author appears to feel about the city of Los Angeles? __
the airport? ________________________________________________________________________- How might someone from a small Midwestern town feel upon arriving at LAX? ____
___________________________________________________________________________________- Imagine that you were coming to Los Angeles for the first time. Would this story make you
feel excited, nervous, overwhelmed, curious, or something else? _____
___________________________________________________________________________________Why? _____________________________________________________________________________My home, the city of Los Angeles, California, is home to not only a prodigious
population, but also a large number of icons instantly recognized around the world.
Besides Hollywood, the Rose Parade, and the infamous smog and traffic, Los Angeles has
one of the busiest airports in the world. About 200,000 passengers pass through Los
Angeles International Airport (LAX) each day! It is the second busiest cargo airport in the
world, carrying some 2.1 million tons a year. By 2010 it is estimated that LAX will handle
double that amount of cargo and 94 million passengers annually.
With all of this traffic, it is no wonder that LAX is a well-known landmark. Standing in
its center is a huge spaceship-looking structure. Four legs support a giant rotating disk.
When first seen, many people assume that it is the control tower. But it is a restaurant,
which, while you dine, gives you a ride and a 360° view!