A.   Read the following passage and decide whether the statements are true (T) or False (F).

Nowadays, more and more people inhabit in large cities. Living in a big town offers not only great advantages but also drawbacks.
Let’s start looking at the advantages. Firstly, it’s convinience that people choose to live in big cities. Large amount of shops are available in every corner of the city. Wherever you live, there are some useful stores like supermarkets, banks, tobacconists and clothing stores where you can easily buy everything you need without going to the city center. Secondly, it’s entertainment. Living in a big town is a big challenge for evening parties. In London, for example, there are so many things to do in the evenings like going to the cinema, to the pub or to the park during the summer period.
Turning to the disadvantages, traffic could be disadvantageous in a big city. Many people take car to work everyday and it has also been proved that the majority of the families have at least two cars.

This means that you have to face rush-hour traffic on your way to work and on your way back. Consequently, in a big town there is a lot of smog, which can really affect people’s health.
To sum up, living in a big city has great positives but also some significant negatives. You have to weigh up to the pros of enjoying evenings’ nights outside and the availability of many shops and the cons of cope with smog and traffic issues. Personally, I believe that the benefits of enjoying the city-life and the comfort of having shops at every corner, eventually overweigh the negatives.

Statements

True

false

1. The passage is about the advantages and disadvantages of living in big cities.

2. It’s hard to buy everything in big cities.

3. In big cities, you can do nothing in evenings.

1.     Many families have more than two cars.

2.     Smog and traffic issues are big problems in big cities