Read the passage and answer the questions that followA. by II. Read the passage and answer the questions that follow: A. P 1 A. is Kobe is a major commercial port city in Japan. It is situated in the Southwest of Honshu 16. They say Osaka Bay, near the city of Osaka. Local agricultural production includes rice and other grains, fr vegetables, and tea. Shipbuilding and production of rubber goods are of primary importance to 7. Peter fell Chemicals, machinery, electrical equipment, textiles, refined sugar, flour and sake are also produce Behind the narrow coastal site of the city are the Rokko Mountains, on which there are hot 8.The peop spriz A. v suburban residences and hotels. The city did not become important until the 1860s, when Jap 9. Be opened to foreign trade. A.c On January 17, 1995, a terrible earthquake struck Kobe. It was the deadliest earthquake Japan since 1923. The quake caused buildings and bridges to collapse and fires broke out througho 10. Accord city. In all, about 5,000 people were killed and more than 21,000 people were injured. More than buildings were damaged by the quake and hundreds of thousands of people were left homeless. 26. Where is Kobe situated? A. 1 11. Jane sp A. 12. Let's g A. 13. He ma. A. 14. Due to 27. Are chemicals produced in Kobe? 28. What are behind the narrow coastal site of the city? 29. When did the deadliest earthquake since 1923 strike the city? 30. How many people were killed in the quake? PART C: WRITING |