- Section I New wordsMatch Column A with Column B. (3 points each) asthmatic chronic indoor pollutants inhaler injection long-haired pets outdoor pollutants respiratory illness triggers vehicles
- Section I New wordsFill in the blanks with words from the box below. (3 points each) access established residents creative focus transportation environment global predict Under A City That’s Doing SomethingRight There’s good news and bad news about life in moderncities—first, the bad. People who study population growth (1) anightmare by the year 2025: the (2) population will be more than eightbillion, and almost four billion of these people will be living in cities indeveloping countries such as India and Nigeria. Population growth is alreadycausing unbelievable overcrowding. Due to this overcrowding, many cities haveproblems with air pollution, disease, and crime. People spend hours ingridlock—that is, traffic so horrible that it simply doesn’t move—when theycommute daily from their homes to their work and back. There isn’t enoughwater, (3) or housing. Many people don’t have (4) to health services or jobs. Now the good news: in some cities, instead of worsening, urban life is actuallygetting much better. A City and Its MayorIt might not be a surprise tofind that life in affluent cities is improving. But what about cities that aren’trich? The city of Curitiba, Brazil, proves that it’s possible for even acity in a developing country to offer a good life to its (5) .The former mayor of Curitiba for 25 years, Jaime 5 Lerner is an architect and avery practical person. (6) his leadership, the city planners (7) a list of priorities— in other words, a listof what was most important to work on. They decided to 8 on the 9 andon the quality of life. With an average income of only about $2,000 per personper year, Curitiba has the same problems as many cities. However, it also hassome 10 solutions.
- The number of children who are taught at home is________.
A. 1.5 million
B. 1.5% of the school-age population
C. 2.5% higher than last year
D. 2.5 million - Parents who want their children to have a religious education __.
A. always send them to expensive schools
B. sometimes buy materials and teach their children at home
C. do not want their children to learn about God
D. never send money to Christian education companies - Some parents homeschool their children because __.
A. there are good schools in their neighborhood
B. they disagree with public school practices
C. they do not want their children to study religion
D. they have enough money for a private school - Critics of homeschooling think that children __.
A. are more comfortable with their own learning style
B. are more interested in studying at home
C. compete at home for the highest grade
D. in traditional schools do better that children schooled at home - Generally, children who are homeschooled __.
A. are able to enter good universities
B. are not successful atwork
C. cannot get very good jobs
D. do not do well in traditional schools - Paragraph A implies that people are more wasteful than they think they are.
A. T
B. F - In Paragraph C, the author implies that SUV owners live an exciting life.
A. T
B. F - Paragraph E implies that diet pills really do reduce a person’s weight.
A. T
B. F - Paragraph E implies that people believe diet pills work better than they actually do.
A. T
B. F - The author implies throughout the reading that advertisers try to manipulate consumers’ thoughts.
A. T
B. F
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