Speed Reading — World Cities - Level 6 — 500 wpm

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Vienna has been named as the world's most liveable city. It is the third year running the Austrian capital has won this accolade. The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) released its annual Global Liveability Index earlier this week. The Index ranked 173 cities worldwide on a number of factors that affect quality of life. These include culture and environment, education, healthcare, infrastructure, and stability. Vienna was awarded "perfect" scores in all but one of the five categories. It failed to scoop maximum points for culture, "owing to a lack of major sporting events". Vienna's two million residents are blessed with stunning architecture and a rich musical legacy.

The EIU said the average score for liveability in cities around the globe rose "fractionally over the past year". It cautioned that "risks to stability remain". It said: "Tensions around the world could see a deterioration in the Index in coming years. Since we conducted our survey, there have been more instances of civil unrest and demonstrations around the world, suggesting continuing stress on liveability, that is unlikely to ease in the near future." The CNBC website said: "The stability category recorded the biggest decline out of all five categories this year, held back by geopolitical conflict, civil unrest, as well as the ongoing housing crisis and crime seen across many cities."

Comprehension questions
  1. For how many years in a row has Vienna now won this accolade?
  2. How many cities were part of the Global Liveability Index?
  3. How many perfect scores did Vienna get?
  4. What did Vienna lack in the culture category?
  5. What is the population of Vienna?
  6. By how much did the Global Liveability Index rise last year?
  7. When could we see a deterioration in the Global Liveability Index?
  8. What kind of unrest does the news article mention?
  9. Which category saw the lowest scores?
  10. What crisis did the CNBC website mention in the article?

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