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Answer: ASet 1: Cross-Text Connections
Explanation
PASSAGE
Text 1 Urbanization brings economic opportunities. Cities are hubs of innovation, offering better jobs, education, and healthcare than rural areas. Text 2 Rapid urbanization can strain infrastructure. Cities often struggle with traffic congestion, housing shortages, and pollution as populations grow faster than services can expand.
Based on the texts, what is the trade-off of living in a rapidly growing city?
A. Access to better services and jobs comes with the cost of congestion and pollution.✓ Correct
B. There are no jobs in cities.
C. Rural areas have better healthcare.
D. Pollution makes people healthier.
Detailed Explanation
Text 1: Opportunities (Jobs/Services). Text 2: Strain (Traffic/Pollution). Trade-off: Access vs Strain.
Key Evidence:
• "better jobs"
• "traffic congestion"
• "pollution"
Why others are wrong: B (Better jobs.), C (Text 1 says cities are better.), D (False.).