TOEFL Sample Question
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Read the following passage. Then fill in the diagram with the information that you read.
Sociology
Urbanization describes a population shift from rural communities to large cities. More and more, countries are encountering problems with the rapidly growing rate of big cities. This is even more of a problem in areas where the population boom has surpassed the city’s ability to meet the needs of its people. This has surpassed the city’s ability to meet the needs of its people. This has been case in the Mexican capital, Mexico City. A metropolis of over twenty million people, its resources have become limited. City administrators have been left to deal with problems such as water shortages and heavy traffic. Luckily, city officials are taking news measures to reduce the problems associated with urbanization.
Having a safe and reliable water supply is important to any city in the world. In Mexico City, water shortages have always been a problem. Although the city is situated above an aquifer, it is not enough to supply the overwhelming number of inhabitants with the water it needs. In order to counter the water shortage, city officials have begun to explore options for obtaining water from other sources, namely states that surround the federal district. Additionally, they have launched a city-wide campaign to raise awareness about water conservation among the city’s citizens.
rural: characteristic of the country
Surpass: to do better than
metropolis: a very large and influential city
reliable: able to be trusted or depended upon
aquifer: an underground source of water
Q> The word it in the passage refers to
(A) Mexico City
(B) Population
(C) aquifer
(D) Water shortage
A > (B) Population