Choose the word or phrase among A, B, C or D that best fits the blank space in the following passage.
What is urbanization?
Urbanization is a process (21) ___________ populations move from rural to urban area, enabling cities and towns to grow. It can also be termed as the progressive (22) __________ of the number of people living in towns and cities. It is highly (23) ________ by the notion that cities and towns have gained better economic, political, and social (24) __________ compared (25) _______ the rural areas.
Accordingly, urbanization is very common is developing and developed countries as more and more people have the (26) ________ of moving closer to towns and cities to acquire “privileged” social and economic services. These (27)__________ social and economic advantages such as better education, health care, sanitation, housing, business opportunities, and transportation.
A large majority of people move to cities and towns because they (28)________ rural areas as places with hardship and backward lifestyle. Therefore, as populations move to more developed areas, the immediate (29)______ is urbanization. This normally contributes to the development of land use in commercial properties, transportation, and residential buildings. Eventually, these activities (30)________ several urbanization issues.
A.caused
B.changed
C.influenced
D.altered

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___________ are urban areas that are heavily populated with substandard housing and very poor living conditions.
A.Huts
B.Tents
C.Slums
D.Cottages

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If you don’t ________ this opportunity, you might not get another one.
A.catch
B.grab
C.capture
D.hold

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You may find you’ve got so many things to think about that it’s difficult to _______.
A.see off
B.put off
C.turn it off
D.switch off

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I can’t stand ____ people who are not tolerant of new ideas.
A.narrow-mind
B.narrow-minded
C.minded-narrow
D.narrow-minding

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He asked reporters to provide him with _______ numbers on urban percentages.
A.dated
B.up-to-minute
C.out-of-date
D.up-to-date

Find the word which has a different sound in the part underlined.
A.housing
B.established
C.centralise
D.urbanisation

Choose the word which has a different stress pattern from the others.
A.expand
B.migrate
C.effect
D.double

Choose the word which has a different stress pattern from the others.
A.initiative
B.necessary
C.discriminate
D.authority

Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentences.________ is a process by which urban areas grow bigger as more and more people leave the countryside to live in towns and cities.
A.Electrification
B.Industrialization
C.Determination
D.Urbanization