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You are the editor of a school English paper. Stephanie, an exchange student from the
US, has written an article for the paper.
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Where do you live? When people think of the places with the "best quality of life,"
they often imagine NY, London or Hong Kong, with exciting nightlife, parks, and
tourist sites. However, many studies have concluded that (big cities do not offer the
highest quality of life. Let's take a look at the results of the studies.
In a recent survey of 56 cities on quality of life, only one big city, Tokyo, was in
the top half of the ranking. Edinburgh (UK) came in fourth. It is almost even
with Copenhagen (Denmark), but is far behind Zurich (Switzerland)
Zurich
beat Wellington (New Zealand), which came in second. These four winners are
all mid-sized cities.
Research shows that people were increasingly moving to mid-sized cities because:
▸▸ Housing costs can be up to 50% cheaper
Property taxes can be up to 25% lower
Fuel costs can be up to 4% cheaper
Cultural attractions in these cities are also comparable to those of big cities.
Mid-sized cities have culture that is just as attractive as that of large cities. Of
course, people say mid-sized cities have some problems, for example, public
transportation is usually less developed and jobs are somewhat fewer than big
cities.
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In terms of quality of life, which shows the cities' ranking from highest to lowest?
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0 Copenhagen - Edinburgh - Wellington-Zurich
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Copenhagen-Wellington-Zurich - Edinburgh
Zurich Copenhagen - Edinburgh - Wellington
Zurich-Wellington - Copenhagen - Edinburgh
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2 According to Stephanie's report, one advantage of a mid-sized city is
①cultural activities are equal to those in big cities
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guides are friendlier than in small towns
property taxes are about the same as other locations
public transportation is cleaner than in big cities
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how
問3
The statement that reflects one finding from the research is
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①Both rural areas and big cities have plenty of excitement.'
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Keep your options open when choosing a place to live in.'
People are moving to big cities nowadays to earn more.'
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The best cities to live in may not be the biggest.
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Which best summarizes Stephanie's opinions about the towns and cities of Japan?
問4
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I believe this same trend might be true (in Japan) as well. In some local guidebooks,
Nagoya and Sendai - two mid-sized cities were among the top five places (in Japan)
for quality of life. Housing and other living costs (in both these cities) are also cheaper
than those of big cities.
①A more international lifestyle is available in Tokyo of Osaka.
Big and mid-sized cities are similar in most ways in terms of job opportunities.
3 City governments try to provide easy access to public transportation.
Mid-sized cities are getting more popular than big cities.
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