Advanced English Reading and Comprehension

110 practice makes perfect Advanced English Reading and Comprehension

17. What population trend was responsible for the development of Curitiba?


18. What population trend was responsible for the development of Hammarby Sjöstad?

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EXERCISE

Reading for interpretation and inferenceMatch each of the following

meanings with the corresponding underlined phrase in the numbered items below.

a. reaching a higher position

b. something not very practical

c. seriously sufering from

d. very short of money

e. the absolute best

f. not being alive

g. answers that only temporarily hide a problem

h. entangled

i. no longer possible

j. passed on

1. “The United States without New York, France without Paris, England without
   London, or Japan without Tokyo, would be like a body without a heart.”


2. “Megacities Mumbai, Delhi, Dhaka, and Lagos, which do not yet appear on the Top
   Ten list, are steadily moving up the ladder.”


3. “... the beneits of a developed infrastructure, public transportation system,
   employment opportunities, better health care, and education, plus a wide range of
   services, make cities the place to live, work, and enjoy... .”


4. “... they are plagued with enormous problems.”


5. “Cholera epidemics, which claimed thousands of victims in cities all over the world
   in the 1800s and early 1900s, are by no means a thing of the past... .”


6. “For several years, federal and state governments with high debt loads have
   oloaded more responsibilities... .”


7. “... onto already cash-strapped municipalities without providing the necessary
   inancial support.”


8. “Unfortunately, elected public oicials are more often bogged down in crisis
   management... .”


9. “... and Band-Aid solutions, which they hope will get them reelected.”
   10. “... making urban ecology and sustainable eco-cities based on environment,
   economy, education, and equity more than just a nice idea.”