REx 3 (3rd ed.) Unit 8B main questions p. 132

What is the reading mainly about?

• a new highway's likely impact on Peru's environment and people

• how the Brazilian government helped to build a new highway

• a new development that is resulting in mining and farming jobs

• how the Amazon's biodiversity is being protected from development

What is true about the Transoceanic Highway?

• Its construction began in the 1950s.

• It helps connect the Pacific Ocean with Brazil.

• It was opened to the public in 2006.

• It begins at the Atlantic Ocean.

The phrase In the long run (paragraph E) could be replaced by _____.

• on the other hand

• eventually

• as expected

• optimistically

Which of the following concerns does the reading specifically mention?

• Increased mining will lead to soil erosion.

• Farming will lead to an increase in water pollution.

• The highway will have an impact on the area's biodiversity.

• The cities along the highway will become overpopulated.

What would be the best heading for paragraph I?

• A Positive Future?

• Say No to Highways

• Completing the Highway

• An End to Poverty

highway/help: _____, safer, easier to travel; good for business

highway/help: gives people new areas to _____ in and travel to

highway/help: more _____ and more money for locals

highway/harm: crosses the area with the greatest _____ of anywhere on Earth

highway/harm: crosses area in _____ condition; has impact on plants, animals, people