contactusa

un-

willing

unwilling

in-

formal

informal

im-

possible

impossible

dis-

agree

disagree

heterodifferent

heterogeneous

homosame

homogeneous

a. Our class is a(n)

group. We have students from many

different countries.

b.

Slaves were

immigrants to the United States.

с

Our ideas are completely different. I

with you.

d. I can't do that. I'm sorry, but it's

e. I have a(n)

lifestyle, so I don't have very many dressy

clothes. I usually wear pants and a sweater.

cars. It's too

for me!

1. Chicken and noodles are two

in chicken noodle soup.

a. mixtures

b.

divisions

с ingredients

a. Typically

b. Supposedly

с

Positively

5. A class is a

of students.

a. group

b. neighborhood

с

reflection

6.

I want to buy the apartment building. Then I will be the

a. neighbor

b. assistant

с

owner

7.

I came to this

because I wanted to live in a different area.

a. place

b. mixture

с

division

8.

He

lives here. He moved out of town last month.

a. no longer

b. supposedly

с

permanently

9.

She is a very

person. She goes to church twice a week.

a. unwilling

b. political

с

religious

10.

I like everything about my apartment

the cost. It is too expensive.

a. with

b. except for

с

entirely

А

В

1.

opportunity

a. an area of a town or city

2.

varied

b. have together

3.

except for

с

chance

4.

entirely

d.

try to find

5.

such as

e. name

6.

look for

f.

all

7.

neighborhood

g.

but

8.

recent

h.

for example

9.

call

i.

close to the present

10.

share

j.

diverse

employment

(1)

employ

unlike

(3)

movement

(2)

revitalize

(4)

countless

(5)

_____________

reconstruction

(9)

improvement

(6)

rebuild

(10)

entertainment

(7)___________

government

(11)

apartment

(8)

alive

(12)

Look Back

33

American cities are similar to other cities around the world:

1

In every country, cities reflect the values of the culture. Cities con-

2

tain the very best aspects of a society: opportunities for education,

3

employment, and entertainment. They also contain the very worst

4

parts of a society: violent crime, racial conflict, and poverty. Amer-

5

ican cities are changing, just as American society is changing.

6

After World War II, the population of most large American

7

cities decreased; however, the population in many Sun Belt cities

8

(those of the South and West) increased. Los Angeles and Houston

9

are cities where population increased. These population shifts (the

10

movement of people) to and from the city reflect the changing val-

11

ues of American society.

12

During this time, in the late 1940s and early 1950s, city resi-

13

dents became wealthier, more prosperous. They had more children

14

so they needed more space. They* moved out of their apartments in

15

the city to buy their own homes. They bought houses in the sub-

16

urbs (areas without many offices or factories near cities). During

17

the 1950s the American "dream" was to have a house in the

18

suburbs.

19

Now things are changing. The children of the people who left

20

the cities in the 1950s are now adults. They, unlike their parents,

21

want to live in the cities. Some continue to move to cities in the Sun

22

Belt. Cities are expanding and the population is increasing in such

23

states as Texas, Florida, and California. Others are moving to older,

24

more established cities of the Northeast and Midwest, such as Bos-

25

ton, Baltimore and Chicago. The government, industry, and indi-

26

viduals are restoring old buildings, revitalizing poor neighborhoods,

27

and rebuilding forgotten areas of these cities.

28

Many young professionals, doctors, lawyers, and executives,

29

are moving back into the city. Many are single; others are married,

30

but often without children. They prefer the city to the suburbs be-

31

cause their jobs are there; or they just enjoy the excitement and

32

opportunities that the city offers. A new class is moving into the

33

cities—a wealthier, more mobile class.

34

This population shift is bringing problems as well as benefits.

35

Countless poor people must leave their apartments in tfie^city be-

36

cause the owners want to sell the buildings or make condominiums,

37

apartments which people buy instead of rent. In the 1950s, many

38

poor people did not have enough money to move to the suburbs;

39

now many of these same people do not have enough money to stay

40

in the cities.

41

Only a few years ago, people thought that the older American

42

cities were dying. Some city residents now see a bright, new future.

43

Others see only problems and conflicts. One thing is sure: many

44

dying cities are alive again.

45

A First Look

37

1.

line 4

best

2.

line 5

wealth

3.

line 8

increased

4.

line 14

poorer

5.

line 19

city

6.

line 21

similar to

7.

line 23

growing smaller

8.

line 27

destroying

9.

line 32

boredom

10.

line 45

alive

1. The author thinks that cities all over the world are

a. the same

b. similar

с different

, and things to do.

a. values

b. jobs

с

changes

3. The author gives

examples of the worst parts of a culture.

a. two

b. three

с

four

4. The population of most large American cities

after World War II.

a. decreased

b. increased

с

remained the same

5. The population in Houston and Los Angeles,

the population in most other

cities, increased after the war.

a. similar to

b. unlike

с

as well as

6. City residents became wealthier and more prosperous

World War II.

a. during

b. after_j

с

before

7. In the 1950s many city residents wanted to

a. live in the suburbs

b. revitalize the city

с

live in

apartments