Day reading Passage (Australian culture and culture shock)

В 
to create transport routes 
С 
to feed city dwellers 
D 
to manufacture low-budget consumer items 
E 
to meet government targets
Day 14
Questions 14-19
Reading Passage 2 has seven paragraphs, A -G .

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Reading Passage 2
Choose TWO letters, A-E.
The list below gives some of the impacts of tropical deforestation.
Which 
TWO 
of these results are mentioned by the writer of the text?
Write the correct letters in boxes 22 and 23 on your answer sheet.
A 
local food supplies fall 
В 
soil becomes less fertile 
С 
some areas have new forest growth 
D 
some regions become uninhabitable 
E 
local economies suffer
Questions 24-26
Complete the sentences below.
Choose NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER from the passage for each
answer.
Write your answers in boxes 24-26 on your answer sheet.
24
The expression ‘a ..............’ is used to assess the amount of wood used in certain
types of production.
25
Greenhouse gases result from th e ..............that remain after trees have been cut
down.
26
A b o u t..............of the world’s tropical forests have not experienced deforestation yet.
Questions 22-23

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Day 15. Reading Passage 3 (What should companies do to survive?)
Word list
1 
To endure (v) (B2) 
- a) to continue to exist for a long time
b) to suffer something difficult, unpleasant, or painful 
Example: The political system established in 1400 endured until about 1650.
Example: We had to endure a nine-hour delay at the airport.