Read the following passage and mark the letter A , B , C , or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions
It is estimated that by 2050 more than two - thirds of the world's population will live in cities , up from about 54 % today . While the many benefits of organized and efficient cities are well understood , we need to recognize that this rapid , often unplanned urbanization brings risks of profound social instability risks to critical infrastructure , potential water crises and the potential for devastating spread of disease . These risks can only be further exacerbated as this unprecedented transition from rural to urban areas continues .
How effectively these risks can be addressed will increasingly be determined by how well cities are governed The increased concentration of people physical assets infrastructure and economic activities mean that the risks materializing at the city level will have far greater potential to disrupt society than ever before .
Urbanization is by no means bad per se . It brings important benefits for economic cultural and societal development . Well managed cities are both efficient and effective , enabling economies of scale and network effects while reducing the impact on climate of transportation . As such , an urban model can make economic activity more environmentally friendly . Further , the proximity and diversity of people can spark innovation and create employment as exchanging ideas breeds new ideas .
But these utopian concepts are threatened by some of the factors driving rapid urbanization . For example , one of the main factors is rural- urban migration , driven by the prospect of greater employment opportunities and the hope of a better life in cities . But rapidly increasing population density can create severe problems , especially if planning efforts are not sufficient to cope with the influx of new inhabitants . The result may , in extreme cases , be widespread poverty . Estimates suggest that 40 % of the world's urban expansion is taking place in slums , exacerbating socio - economic disparities and creating unsanitary conditions that facilitate the spread of disease .
The Global Risks 2015 Report looks at four areas that face particularly daunting challenges in the face of rapid urbanization : infrastructure , health , climate change , and social instability . In each of these areas we find new risks that can best be managed or , in some cases , transferred through the mechanisms of insurance
Question 36 : Which best serves as the title for the passage ?
A. Infrastructure and economic activities in cities
B. The risks of rapid Urbanization in Developing Countries
C. What has driven rapid Urbanization ?
D. The Global Risks 2015 Report on Developing Countries
Question 37 : The word " profound " in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to ........
A. meaningful B. severe C. deep . D. right
Question 38 : The word " It " " in paragraph 3 refers to..........
A. Population B. Development C. Urbanization D. Unsanitary condition
Question 39 : Which of the following can be inferred from paragraph 3 ?
A. Urbanization minimizes risks for economic , cultural and societal development
B. Urbanization makes water supply system both efficient and effective .
C. Weather and climate in the city will not be improved .
D. People may come up with new ideas for innovation .
Question 40 : The word " disparities " in paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to....
A. inequalities B. development C. advantages D. outcomes
Question 41 : According to the passage , urban expansion facilitates the spread of disease because...........
A. most of the world's urban expansion is taking place in slums .
B. too many people hope for a better life in cities .
C. employment opportunities in cities are greater .
D. right D. poverty cannot be eliminated thoroughly .
Question 42 : Which of the following is TRUE , according to the passage ?
A. About 54 % of the world's population will live in cities by 2050 .
B. Risks cannot be addressed effectively no matter how well cities are governed .
C. Urbanization brings important benefits for development as well .
D. Rapidly increasing population density can help solve poverty
Question 36 : Which best serves as the title for the passage ?
A. Infrastructure and economic activities in cities
B. The risks of rapid Urbanization in Developing Countries
C. What has driven rapid Urbanization ?
D. The Global Risks 2015 Report on Developing Countries
Question 37 : The word " profound " in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to ........
A. meaningful B. severe C. deep . D. right
Question 38 : The word " It " " in paragraph 3 refers to..........
A. Population B. Development C. Urbanization D. Unsanitary condition
Question 39 : Which of the following can be inferred from paragraph 3 ?
A. Urbanization minimizes risks for economic , cultural and societal development
B. Urbanization makes water supply system both efficient and effective .
C. Weather and climate in the city will not be improved .
D. People may come up with new ideas for innovation .
Question 40 : The word " disparities " in paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to....
A. inequalities B. development C. advantages D. outcomes
Question 41 : According to the passage , urban expansion facilitates the spread of disease because...........
A. most of the world's urban expansion is taking place in slums .
B. too many people hope for a better life in cities .
C. employment opportunities in cities are greater .
D. right D. poverty cannot be eliminated thoroughly .
Question 42 : Which of the following is TRUE , according to the passage ?
A. About 54 % of the world's population will live in cities by 2050 .
B. Risks cannot be addressed effectively no matter how well cities are governed .
C. Urbanization brings important benefits for development as well .
D. Rapidly increasing population density can help solve poverty
