This is a Reading Passage 1 test to give you practice at matching heading questions, and identifying information (T/F/NG) questions.

Before reading: discuss these questions with your partner / group:

  • Do you prefer living in the city, or the countryside?
  • What are some of the disadvantages of living in the city?
  • What might happen if everyone wanted to live in cities?
  • Do cities have any negative effects on the surrounding areas?

Quickly skim through the article. As you read try to work out the answer to this question:

What caused cities to expand outwards in the second half of the 20th century?

Before reading, check that you understand the meaning of these words:

Word Part of speech Word Part of speech
metropolitan adjective locale noun
urban adjective pollution noun
configuration noun discharge verb
construction noun congestion noun
waterworks noun suburban adjective

Exercise

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