Answer Key

Real estate – Comprehension Check

  1. If something jeoperdizes an investment, it means it is  [at risk]
  2. Intelectually-based property is  [an idea that belongs to a person or group]
  3. What does the state of Illinois offer wealthy Chinese in Exchange for making a $500,000 investment? [residency]
  4. The wealthy Chinese want to invest in the US because  [their investments are safer than at home]
  5. The key to getting rich in China is  [cooperating with the government]
  6. Based on the article, Russian billionaires can end up in prison if [they start to have difficulties with the government]
  7. Based on the article, the main motivation of the Chinese to buy real estate in the US is [to pass it on to their children]
  8. Intellectual property rights  [are not very important in China]
  9. The Chinese government  [has no problems going against any private company]
  10. In China, investors  [are not allowed to own land]