News feed：Early deaths of babies
【明報專訊】AIR POLLUTION in 2019 led to the premature deaths of nearly 500,000 infants within a month of their birth. Most were from the developing world. The major contributing factor is air pollution, which harms babies in the womb, making them be born earlier or weigh lighter, thus causing premature deaths.
Lunar water
WATER and a large area of ice have been found on the moon's surface, according to two pieces of research. The result is significant as the lunar water might enable astronauts to live longer on the moon.
Self-driving taxi
ON OCTOBER 11, mainland internet giant Baidu launched an auto-taxi service in Beijing, the first of its kind in the country. Beijing citizens can now book their free rides near dozens of service spots in a number of areas after downloading the app.
■Gear up
According to the passages on this page, circle the correct answers.
(1) Baidu's self-driving taxi is available in the whole of China.
( True / False / Not given )
(2) Water was also found on another planet in the solar system.
( True / False / Not given )
(3) About half of a million infants died earlier due to air pollution.
( True / False / Not given )
(Answers on next text)
■Glossary
premature (adj) 過早的
contributing factor (n phr) 因素
womb (n) 子宮
significant (adj) 重要的
[Smarties' Power English 第292期]
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