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5. Complete the following descriptions using information from the diagrams A-D.
1. Identical
2. Twice
3. the greatest
4. 20 times
5. much lower
6. very little
7. 25%
8. 50%

6. Write three more sentences comparing the following.

1) male/female literacy rates in Africa
a) The female population aged over fifteen who can read and write is
much lower than the male in Africa.
b) The male population aged over fifteen who can read and write is much
higher than the female in Africa.
c) There is a great difference number of population of female and male
aged over fifteen who can read and write in Africa.
2) patients per doctor in Nepal/Latvia
a) The number of people per doctors in Latvia is much lower than in
Nepal.
b) The number of patients in Nepal is 100 times more as many as in
Latvia.
c) The number of patients in Latvia is 100 times lower as many as in
Nepal.
3) the proportion of the world’s population living in rural areas in 1990/2025
a) The world’s population in 2025 will be much higher than in 1990.
b) There is very little difference of the population in rural developed area
in 1990 and 2025.
c) There may be lower percentage of the population of the rural areas in
2025 than in 1990.
 7. In the table below, five of the world’s largest cities are composed accordig to
criteria including population, air and noise pollution and traffic congeston
a. According to the figures,
1. London is the noisest city;
2. Mexico City has the worst air pollution;
3. Mexico City has the heaviest traffic congestion;
4. Tokyo is the safest city to live in;
5. Los Angeles has the fewest inhabitants;
6. Tokyo is best supplied with basic services.

b. Discuss the following questions.

1. If we had to live in Shanghai or Los Angeles, we would choose Shanghai

because according to the table, Shanghai is better supplied with basic services,
has cleaner air and better level of ambient noise, and safer than London.
2. Between the five cities, I would prefer to live in Tokyo because it has the
fewest population and the cleanest air which is best supplied with basic
services, also it is the safest and quietest city.

Compare Shanghai to Los Angeles

Shanghai is better to live in than Los Angeles. It is because according to the table,
Shanghai has more advantages than Los Angeles does. First, basic facilities in Shanghai is
better than in Los Angeles. Second, the murder cases in Shanghai is much lower than in Los
Angeles. Third, Shanghai has a more comfortable ambience and cleaner air than Los Angeles
does. That’s why Shangai is more preferrable to live in than Los Angeles.

The City Which Provides The Best Environment Overall

Among the five cities, Tokyo provides the best environment overall. The priority
factor to live in a city is how we can get supplies to live, such as houses, water, electricity,
and etc. The table shows that Tokyo can provide it in every house. Air quality in Tokyo is the
cleanest than any other city because people usually use public transportation. Moreover,
tokyo has the lowest murder rate and ambient noise. So, it’s possible to live safely and
peacefully in Tokyo.