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3 Read the text and choose the correct answers.
The twin town of Kodinho
In the south of India there is a village with a mystery. More twins are born in Kodinho, in the state of Kerala, than anywhere else in the world. Doctors really don’t know why although they probably have some ideas.
The country with the biggest number of twins is Nigeria. In general, Asia is the continent with the lowest number of twins – only 4 sets per 1,000 babies. China has one of the lowest numbers with 1 birth in 300 being multiple. Yet in Kodinho 45 sets of twins are born per 1,000 babies, which is nearly six times the global average. At the last count there were 220 sets of twins among Kodinho’s 2,000 families.
In the village there is a special association called TAKA for families with twins. This association aims to help parents with twins because it is very expensive to have two children at the same time.
1 Kodinho has the highest number of . . . in the world.
a twins b children c doctors
2 Doctors . . . the twin mystery.
a understand b don’t understand c can’t stand
3 Compared to the rest of the world there are . . . twin births in Asia.
a more b fewer c as many
4 . . . twins are born in Kodinho than anywhere else in the world.
a Six times more b Four times more c Fewer
5 The association for twins, TAKA, exists . . .
a in all of India b in all of Kerala. c only in Kodinho.
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4 Read the text again and answer the questions with a complete sentence.
1 What is the mystery of the village of Kodinho?
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2 How many sets of twins are born on average in Asia?
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3 How many sets of twins are born in Kodinho?
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4 Which families can be members of TAKA?
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5 Why does TAKA help parents with twins?
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