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Shanghai
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The twentieth
century belonged to New York but with the massive
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changes to
the (0)..........economy it is Shanghai which will be the new
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GLOBE
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New York of
the twenty-first century. Shanghai has become one of the
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world’s top
cities in a little more than a decade. It is the economic capital
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of China and
now rivals any city in the world as an economic, (25)..........
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FINANCE
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and business
centre. Its port is one of the (26) .......... in the world,
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BUSY
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second only
to Singapore and Rotterdam. The economy in Shanghai is
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based on
finance, banking, manufacturing and high-tech industries.
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Huge amounts
of (27) .......... from abroad have helped make this
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INVEST
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possible and
there are an (28) .......... number of foreign businesses
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INCREASE
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setting up
bases in the city. Well-known luxury brands are now opening
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shops in the
city too, attracting millions of (29)............
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TOUR
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On the
negative side, the price to pay for all this (30).......... is that rush
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GROW
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hour traffic
jams and (31) .......... are causing enormous problems.
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POLLUTE
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Shanghai is
(32)..........a sophisticated, cosmopolitan city but there is a
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APPARENT
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lot of
poverty and (33)..........; the gap between the richest and poorest
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EQUAL
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is huge.
China used to be one of the most equal countries in the world
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but the
situation is now even (34)......... than in India.
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BAD
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