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You'll hear a presentation weighing different experts' views on the future of small-town life.

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1The speaker regards small towns with
Adetachment.
Bdisdain.
Csarcasm.
Dcuriosity.
2The presentation's main theme is that small towns
Aare no longer suitable places to raise families.
Bbring widespread anxiety and hence are shrinking.
Cremain popular despite their drawbacks.
Dmay or may not cope with the strain on their services.
3Bansal believed that, for small-town dwellers, moving back to the city would be
Abeneficial.
Bharmful.
Cimpossible.
Ddisappointing.
4We can tell that the essayist Narendra Bansal
Aaccurately foresaw the future.
Btended toward pessimism.
Cenjoyed living in a small town.
Dwas trained as a psychologist.
5The demographer, Leigh Stevanoic, thinks the move to small towns is
Aenabling people to earn more money.
Ba result of remote work.
Ca cultural trend that will soon die.
Dgrowing too quickly in some places.
6Sociologist and author Manuel Rubio most likely
Aworries that small towns cannot support a growing population.
Bconsiders himself easily satisfied.
Clives in a small town himself.
Dresents his life in the city.
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