during or after class
Read the following passage and choose the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks
of drawbacks. Firstly, there is the problem of traffic jams
1. Living in a city has a (30)
2. and traffic accidents. The increase in population and the increasing number of vehicles have (31)
3. many accidents to happen every day. Secondly, air pollution (32)
4. and is also has a bad (33)
affects people's health,
on the environment. More and more city dwellers suffer from
5. coughing or breathing problems. Thirdly, the city is noisy, even at night. (34)
6. comes from the traffic and from construction sites. Buildings are always being knocked down and rebuilt.
7. These factors contribute to making city life more difficult for its residents.
pollution
30. A. amount
B. large
C. number
31. A. caused
B. made
C. done
32. A. actively
C. positively
C. influence
33. A. pressure
34. A. Noise
C. Water
B. negatively
B. consequence
B. Air
D. quantity
D. got
D. weakly
D. result
D. Soil