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shì yīn |
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11. |
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W: I ran into Sally the other day. |
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I could hardly recognize her. |
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Do you remember her from high school? |
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M: Yeah, she was a little out of shape back then. |
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Well, has she lost a lot of weight? |
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Q: What does the man remember of Sally? |
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12. |
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W: We don' t seem to have a reservation for you, sir. I' m sorry. |
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M: But my secretary said that she had reserved a room for me here. |
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I phoned her from the airport this morning just before I got on board the plane. |
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Q: Where does the conversation most probably take place? |
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13. |
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W: What would you do if you were in my place? |
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M: If Paul were my son, I' d just not worry. |
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Now that his teacher is giving him extra help and he' s working hard himself, |
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he' s sure to do well in the next exam. |
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Q: What' s the man s suggestion to the woman? |
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14. |
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M: You' ve had your hands full and have been overworked during the last two weeks. |
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I think you really need to go out and get some fresh air and sunshine. |
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W: You are right. That' s just what I' m thinking about. |
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Q: What is the woman most probably going to do? |
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15. |
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W: Hello, John. How are you feeling now? I hear you' ve been ill. |
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M: They must have confused me with my twin brother Rods. |
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He' s beensick all week, but I' ve never felt better in my life. |
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Q: What do we learn about the man? |
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16. |
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M: Did you really give away al1 your furniture when you moved into the new house last month? |
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W: Just the useless pieces, as I' m planning to purchase a new set from Italy for the sitting room only. |
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Q: What does the woman mean? |
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17. |
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M: I' ve brought back your 0xford Companion to English Literature. |
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I thought you might use it for your paper. Sorry not to have returned it earlier. |
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W: I was wondering where that book was. |
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Q: What can we infer from the conversation? |
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18. |
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W: To tell the truth, Tony, it never occurs to me that you are an athlete. |
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M: Oh, really? Most people who meet me, including some friends of mine, don' t think so either. |
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Q: What do we learn from the conversation? |
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Two Long Conversations |
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Conversation 1 |
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M: Mary, I hope you' re packed and ready to leave. |
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W: Yes, I' m packed, but not quite ready. I can' t find my passport. |
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M: Your passport? That' s the one thing you mustn' t leave behind. |
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W: I know. I haven' t lost it. I' ve packed it, but I can' t remember which bag it' s in |
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M: Well, you have to find it at the airport. Come on, the taxi is waiting. |
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W: Did you say taxi? I thought we were going in your car. |
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M: Yes, well, I have planned to, but I' ll explain later. You' ve got to be there in an hour. |
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W: The plane doesn' t leave for two hours. Anyway, I' m ready to go now. |
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M: Now, you' re taking just one case, is that right? |
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W: No, there is one in the hall as well. |
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M: Gosh, what a lot of stuff! You' re taking enough for a month instead of a week. |
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W: Well, you can' t depend on the weather. It might be cold. |
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M: It' s never cold in Rome. Certainly not in May. Come on, we really must go. |
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W: Right, we' re ready. We' ve got the bags, I' m sure there' s no need to rush. |
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M: There is. I asked the taxi driver to wait two minutes, not twenty. |
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W: Look, I' m supposed to be going away to relax. You' re making me nervous. |
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M: Well, I want you to relax on holiday, but you can t relax yet. |
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W: 0K, I promise not to relax, at least not until we get to the airport and I find my passport. |
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Questions 1922 are based on the conversatoin you have just heard. |
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Q19: What does the woman say about her passport? |
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Q20: What do we know about the woman' s trip? |
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Q21: Why does the man urge the woman to hurry? |
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Q22: Where does the conversation most probably take place? |
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Conversation 2 |
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W: 0h, I' m fed up with my job. |
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M: Hey, there' s a perfect job for you in the paper today. You might be interested. |
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W: 0h, what is it? What do they want? |
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M: Wait a minute. Uh, here it is. The European Space Agency is recruiting translators. |
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W: The European Space Agency? |
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M: Well, that' s what it says. They need an English translator to work from French or German. |
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W: So they need a degree in French or German, I suppose. Well, I' ve got that. |
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What' s more, I have plenty of experience. What else are they asking for? |
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M: Just that. A university degree and three or four years of experienceas a translator in a professional environment. |
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They also say the person should have a lively and inquiring mind, effective communication skills, |
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and the ability to work individually or as a part of the team. |
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W: Well, if I stay at my present job much longer, I won' t have any mind or skills left. |
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By the way, what about salary? I just hope it isn' t lower than what I get now. |
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M: It' s said to be negotiable. It depends on the applicant' s education and experience. |
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In addition to basic salary, there' s a list of extra benefits. Have a look yourself. |
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W: Hm, travel and social security plus relocation expenses are paid. Hey, this isn' t bad. |
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I really want the job. |
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Questions 2325 are based on the conversatoin you have just heard. |
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Q23: Why is the woman trying to find a new job? |
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Q24: What position is being advertised in the paper? |
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Q25: What are the key factors that determine the salary of the new position? |
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Section B |
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Passage 1 |
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When couples get married, they usually plan to have children. |
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Sometimes, however, a couple can not have a child of their own. |
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In this case, they may decide to adopt a child. |
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In fact, adoption is very common today. |
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There are about 60 thousand adopt ions each year in the United States alone. |
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Some people prefer to adopt infants, |
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others adopt older children, some couples adopt children from their own countries, |
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others adopt children from foreign countries. |
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In any case, they all adopt children for the same reason |
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they care about children and want to give their adopted child a happy life. |
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Most adopted children know that they are adopted. |
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Psychologists and childcare experts generally think this is a good idea. |
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However, many adopted children or adoptees have very little information about their biological parents. |
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As a matter of fact, it is often very difficult for adoptees to find out about their birth parents |
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because the birth records of most adoptees are usually sealed. |
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The information is secret so no one can see it. |
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Naturally, adopted children have different feelings about their birth parents. |
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Many adoptees want to search for them, but others do not. |
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The decision to search for birth parents is a difficult one to make. |
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Most adoptees have mixed feelings about finding their biological parents. |
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Even though adoptees do not know about their natural parents, |
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they do know that their adopted parents want them, love them and will care for them. |
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Questions 2629 are based on the passage you have just heard. |
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26. According to the speaker, why do some couples adopt children? |
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27. Why is it difficult for adoptees to find out about their birth parents? |
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28. Why do many adoptees find it hard to make the decision to search for their birth parents? |
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29. What can we infer from the passage? |
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Passage 2 |
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Katherine Gram graduated from University of Chicago in 1938 and gota job as a news reporter in San Francisco. |
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Katherine' s father used to be a successful investment banker. |
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In 1933, he bought a failing newspaper , the Washington Post. |
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Then Katherine returned to Washington and got a job, editing lettersin her father' s newspaper. |
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She married Philip Gram, who took over his fatherinlaw' s position shortly after |
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and became publisher of the Washington Post. |
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But for many years, her husband suffered from mental illness and he killed himself in 1963. |
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After her husband' s death, Katherine operated the newspaper. |
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In the 1970s, the newspaper became famous around the world |
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and Katherine was also recognized as an important leader in newspaper publishing. |
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She was the first woman to head a major American publishing company, the Washington Post company. |
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In a few years, she successfully expanded the company to include newspaper, magazine, broadcast and cable companies. |
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She died of head injuries after a fall when she was 84. |
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More than 3 thousand people attended her funeral including many government and business leaders. |
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Her friends said she would be remembered as a woman |
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who had an important influence on events in the United States and the world. |
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Katherine once wrote, |
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" The world without newspapers would not be the same kind of world." |
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After her death, the employees of the Washington Post wrote, |
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" The world without Katherine would not be the same at all. " |
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Questions 3032 are based on the passage you have just heard. |
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30. What do we learn from the passage about Katherine' s father? |
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31. What does the speaker tell us about Katherine Gram? |
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32. What does the comnent by employees of the Washington Post suggest? |
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Passage 3 |
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Obtaining good health insurance is a real necessity while you are studying overseas. |
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It protects you from minor and major medical expensesthat can wipe out |
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not only your savings but your dreams of an education abroad. |
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There are often two different types of health insurance you canconsider buying, |
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international travel insurance and student insurance in the country where you will be going. |
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An internat ional travel insurance policy is usually purchased in your home country before you go abroad. |
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It generally covers a wide variety of medical services |
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and you are often given a list of doctors in the area |
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where you will travel who may even speak your native language. |
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The drawback might be that you may not get your money back immediately, |
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in other words, you may have to pay all you medical expenses |
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and then later submit your receipts to the insurance company. |
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0n the other hand, getting student heath insurance in the country where you will study might allow you |
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to only pay a certain percentage of the medical cost at the time of service |
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and thus you don' t have to have sufficient cash to pay the entire bill at once. |
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Whatever you decide, obtaining some form of health insurance |
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is something you should consider before you go overseas. |
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You shouldn' t wait until you are sick with major medical bills to pay off. |
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Questions 3335 are based on the passage you have just heard. |
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33. Why does the speaker advice overseas students to buy health insurance? |
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34. What is the drawback of students buying international travel insurance? |
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35. What does the speaker say about students getting health insurance in the country where they will study? |
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Section C |
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More and more of the world s population are living in towns or cities. |
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The speed at which cities are growing in the less developed countries is alarming. |
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Between 1920 and 1960, big cities in developed countries increased two and a half times in size, |
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but in other parts of the world the growth was eight times their size. |
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The sheer size of growth is bad enough, |
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but there are now also very disturbing signs of trouble in the comparison of percentages |
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of people living in towns and percentages of people working in industry. |
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During the 19th century, cities grew as a result of the growth of industry. |
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In Europe, the proportion of people living in cities was always smaller |
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than that of the work force working in factories. |
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Now, however, the reverse is almost always true in the newly industrialized world. |
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The percentage of people living in cities is much higher than the percentage working in industry. |
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Without a base of people working in industry, these cities cannot pay for their growth. |
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There is not enough money to build adequate houses for the people that live there, let alone the new arrivals. |
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There has been little opportunity to build water supplies or other facilities. |
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So the figures for the growth of towns and cities represent proportional growth of unemployment and under employment, |
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a growth in the number of hopeless and despairing parents and starving children. |
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read again |
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More and more of the world s population are living in towns or cities. |
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The speed at which cities are growing in the less developed countries is alarming. |
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Between 1920 and 1960, big cities in developed countries increased two and a half times in size, |
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but in other parts of the world the growth was eight times their size. |
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The sheer size of growth is bad enough, |
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but there are now also very disturbing signs of trouble in the comparison of percentages |
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of people living in towns and percentages of people working in industry. |
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During the 19th century, cities grew as a result of the growth of industry. |
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In Europe, the proportion of people living in cities was always smaller |
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than that of the work force working in factories. |
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Now, however, the reverse is almost always true in the newly industrialized world. |
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The percentage of people living in cities is much higher than the percentage working in industry. |
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Without a base of people working in industry, these cities cannot pay for their growth. |
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There is not enough money to build adequate houses for the people that live there, let alone the new arrivals. |
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There has been little opportunity to build water supplies or other facilities. |
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So the figures for the growth of towns and cities represent proportional growth of unemployment and under employment, |
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a growth in the number of hopeless and despairing parents and starving children. |
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read third time |
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More and more of the world s population are living in towns or cities. |
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The speed at which cities are growing in the less developed countries is alarming. |
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Between 1920 and 1960, big cities in developed countries increased two and a half times in size, |
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but in other parts of the world the growth was eight times their size. |
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The sheer size of growth is bad enough, |
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but there are now also very disturbing signs of trouble in the comparison of percentages |
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of people living in towns and percentages of people working in industry. |
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During the 19th century, cities grew as a result of the growth of industry. |
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In Europe, the proportion of people living in cities was always smaller |
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than that of the work force working in factories. |
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Now, however, the reverse is almost always true in the newly industrialized world. |
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The percentage of people living in cities is much higher than the percentage working in industry. |
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Without a base of people working in industry, these cities cannot pay for their growth. |
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There is not enough money to build adequate houses for the people that live there, let alone the new arrivals. |
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There has been little opportunity to build water supplies or other facilities. |
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So the figures for the growth of towns and cities represent proportional growth of unemployment and under employment, |
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a growth in the number of hopeless and despairing parents and starving children. |