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    Shanghai has experienced rapid urbanization and building construction which has caused the city to sink unevenly. Some areas are sinking faster than others due to the soft marshy land that Shanghai was originally built on. The increased construction load has compressed the soft rock and soil underneath the city. Now some parts of the city are 2-4 meters lower than they were 100 years ago. This sinking poses risks for the city's infrastructure like subway tunnels. Engineers are working to monitor sinking and slow further subsidence through reducing construction loads in vulnerable areas.

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    Shanghai has experienced rapid urbanization and building construction which has caused the city to sink unevenly. Some areas are sinking faster than others due to the soft marshy land that Shanghai was originally built on. The increased construction load has compressed the soft rock and soil underneath the city. Now some parts of the city are 2-4 meters lower than they were 100 years ago. This sinking poses risks for the city's infrastructure like subway tunnels. Engineers are working to monitor sinking and slow further subsidence through reducing construction loads in vulnerable areas.

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    Shanghai has experienced rapid urbanization and building construction which has caused the city to sink unevenly. Some areas are sinking faster than others due to the soft marshy land that Shanghai was originally built on. The increased construction load has compressed the soft rock and soil underneath the city. Now some parts of the city are 2-4 meters lower than they were 100 years ago. This sinking poses risks for the city's infrastructure like subway tunnels. Engineers are working to monitor sinking and slow further subsidence through reducing construction loads in vulnerable areas.

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    Shanghai has experienced rapid urbanization and building construction which has caused the city to sink unevenly. Some areas are sinking faster than others due to the soft marshy land that Shanghai was originally built on. The increased construction load has compressed the soft rock and soil underneath the city. Now some parts of the city are 2-4 meters lower than they were 100 years ago. This sinking poses risks for the city's infrastructure like subway tunnels. Engineers are working to monitor sinking and slow further subsidence through reducing construction loads in vulnerable areas.

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    PRE-READING 2 Look at the keywords in bold in the text and

    match them to the definitions.


    For example:
    The process of building something ___________
    1. Very tall buildings ___________
    2. How heavy something is ___________
    3. Write down something that has happened ___________
    4. Railroad that goes under the ground ___________
    5. Two materials used for building ___________
    6. People with important positions in an organization ___________
    7. An area of very wet land ___________
    Read the text quickly and check (V) the sentences True (T) or False (F).
    1. Shanghai became a very big city quite slowly. T__ F__
    2. The buildings in Shanghai are too heavy. T__ F__
    3. Shanghai now has the tallest building in the world. T__ F__
    4. There are problems in Shanghai because the land isn’t hard. T__
    F__
    5. All the construction is good for Shanghai’s subway. T__ F__
    6. Some parts of Shanghai are sinking faster than other parts. T__
    F__
    7. The problems started in 1921. T__ F__
    8. Shanghai is the only city in the world that is sinking. T__ F__
    COMPREHENSION 2 Read the text again and answer the questions.
    1. In line 2, reduce the construction means______
    A. Build more
    B. Build less
    C. Stop building
    2. In line 2, high-rise buildings are _____
    A. Very tall
    B. Very small
    C. Very old
    3. In line 4, more refers to ____
    A. Officials
    B. Years
    C. Buildings
    4. In line 5, in history means _____
    A. In the world now
    B. During all time before
    C. In the rest of China
    5. In line 10, the rock bed is ____
    A. Rock under the ground
    B. An area of the city
    C. A place where people sleep
    6. In line 11, below the surface means ____
    A. In the sky
    B. To the side of
    C. Under the ground
    7. In line 15, an example of a busy financial center is ___
    A. Buckingham Palace
    B. Wall Street
    C. Mount Fuji
    8. In line 22, slow down means ____
    A. Stop
    B. Happen faster
    C. Not happen so fast
    9. In line 23, however is like ___
    A. And
    B. Because
    C. But
    COMPREHENSION 3 These key words from the text are used in a
    new context. Underline the correct work or phrase in each sentence.
    1. In a soccer game, the referee and his assistants are officials /
    tunnels.
    2. You really should reduce / record the number of cigarettes you
    smoke.
    3. I don’t want a cake. I really need to watch my construction /
    weight.
    4. Knives and forks are usually made of concrete / steel.
    5. I couldn’t see Alice. She was swimming below the surface /
    subway of the water.
    6. I can’t believe your dog is so big. He’s absolutely soft / huge.
    7. My brother isn’t very good with money. In fact, he is having a lot
    of financial / construction problems.
    8. My uncle is rich. He wants to buy some land / swamp in Spain and
    build a hotel.
    9. When I travel, I forget / record everything I do in my diary.
    10. You need to go up / slow down. You’re driving much too
    fast.

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