Reading C1 – Bài 2: Academic Text – Urbanisation in Southeast Asia

Đọc cả bài một lượt để hiểu ý chính, sau đó đọc lại kỹ. Bấm “Hiện bản dịch” khi cần hỗ trợ tiếng Việt.

1. Southeast Asia is urbanising at a pace that outstrips the region's infrastructure planning cycles.

2. By 2035, an estimated sixty percent of the population will live in urban areas.

3. Crucially, much of this growth is occurring not in capitals but in secondary cities.

4. These cities frequently lack the fiscal autonomy required to fund drainage, transport and waste systems.

5. Where central governments retain revenue-raising powers, local adaptation tends to lag behind demand.

6. Comparative studies of Vietnam, Indonesia and the Philippines suggest decentralisation alone is insufficient.

7. Without parallel investment in administrative capacity, devolved budgets are frequently underspent.

Câu hỏi hiểu bài – Kiểm tra đáp án & xem điểm

1. 1. Điền số liệu: by 2035 about ______ percent will live in urban areas.

2. 2. Where is most growth occurring?

   Capital citiesSecondary citiesRural areasCoastal resorts

3. 3. What do these cities often lack?

   PopulationFiscal autonomyLandUniversities

4. 4. The text argues decentralisation by itself solves the problem.

   ĐúngSai

5. 5. What else is needed?

   More populationInvestment in administrative capacityForeign aid onlyLower taxes