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 from 28 to 34. In 1900 the United States had only three cities with more than a million residents-New York, Chicago, and Philadelphia. By 1930, it had ten giant metropolises. The newer ones experienced remarkable growth, which reflected basic changes in the economy. The population of Los Angeles (114,000 in 1900) rose spectacularly in the early...
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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 from 28 to 34.
In 1900 the United States had only three cities with more than a million residents-New York, Chicago, and Philadelphia. By 1930, it had ten giant metropolises. The newer ones experienced remarkable growth, which reflected basic changes in the economy. The population of Los Angeles (114,000 in 1900) rose spectacularly in the early decades of the twentieth century, increasing a dramatic 1,400 percent from 1900 to 1930.
A number of circumstances contributed to the meteoric rise of Los Angeles. The agricultural potential of the area was enormous if water for irrigation could be found, and the city founders had the vision and dating to obtain it by constructing a 225-mile aqueduct, completed in 1913, to tap the water of the Owens River. The city had a superb natural harbor, as well as excellent rail connections. The climate made it possible to shoot motion pictures year-round; hence Hollywood not only supplied jobs but also disseminated an image of the good life in Southern California on screens all across the nation. The most important single industry powering the growth of Los Angeles, however, was directly linked to the automobile. The demand for petroleum to fuel gasoline engines led to the opening of the Southern California oil fields, and made Los Angeles North America’s greatest refining center.
Los Angeles was a product of the auto age in another sense as well: its distinctive spatial organization depended on widespread private ownership of automobiles. Los Angeles was a decentralized metropolis, sprawling across the desert landscape over an area of400 square miles.
It was a city without a real center. The downtown business district did not grow apace with the city as a whole, and the rapid transit system designed to link the center with outlying areas withered away from disuse. Approximately 800,000 cars were registered in Los Angeles County in 1930, one per 2.7 residents. Some visitors from the east coast were dismayed at the endless urban sprawl and dismissed Los Angeles as a mere collection of suburbs in search of a city. But the freedom and mobility of a city built on wheels attracted floods of migrants to the city.
According to the passage, the most important factor in the development of agriculture around Los Angeles was the _________.
A. influx of “new residents to agricultural areas near the city.
B. construction of an aqueduct.
C. expansion of transportation facilities
D. development of new connections to the city’s natural harbor
III. Read the following passage to do the tasks below:
Los Angeles, California is the most exciting city in the USA. It’s got Hollywood, Disneyland, fantastic beaches and the LA Dodgers baseball team. But it was not always exciting. In 1900, it was smaller and quieter, and Hollywood was a small village. The film studios came; the village of Hollywood changed a lot. Today, this city is becoming more popular and famous in the world. It’s got more than 2,000 stars on it. In Los Angeles, it’s always sunny and there are a lot of attractions: shopping centers, theaters, museums, parks….It is one of the best cities in the world.
A. True (T) or False (F)
Statements
True
False
1
Hollywood is in Los Angeles
✔
2
Los Angeles was very big and noisy in the past.
✔
B. Answer the questions
1. Are there beaches in Los Angeles?
--> Yes, there are.
1. What happened when the film studios came to Hollywood?
--> When the film studios came to Hollywood, the village of Hollywood changed a lot
2. What’s the weather like in Los Angeles?
--> In Los Angeles, it’s always sunny.
PART D: WRITING
I. Rearrange the sentences using the following words
1is/ Singapore/ cleanest/ the/ country/ the world./ in/
--> Singapore is the cleanest country in the world.
2today./ is/ rainy/ It/
--> It is rainy today.
3do/ Robots/ a lot of/ can/ things/
--> Robots can do a lot of things.
4located? / Where/ your house/ will/ be/
--> Where will your house be located?
5strong/ healthy./ Sports/ our/ and/ bodies/ make/
--> Sports make our bodies strong and healthy.