IELTS reading vocabulary Practice
The 'shadow effect' mentioned in Paragraph C refers to the risk of smaller cities...
Question type: multiple choice · Difficulty: intermediate
- A. becoming economically stronger than the main hub.
- B. developing unique industries independent of the main hub.
- C. experiencing a decline in property prices.
- D. losing talent and business to a larger, better-connected city.
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Paragraph C explains the 'shadow effect' as a situation where smaller cities 'become little more than commuter dormitories for the primary hub, with local talent and business opportunities being drained away to the larger metropolis'. This directly matches the description of losing talent and business.