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V. Read and complete each numbered blank in the passage with the correct answer A, B, C, or D.
What is better: living in a horizontal or a vertical city?
Vertical cities are the ones that are built up with tall buildings for housing and offices. These buildings certainly take up (1) __________ space, so there is more land for parks and playgrounds. Many people, especially those with low or middle income, choose to live in high-rise buildings because it costs less than houses. They would also enjoy more (2) __________ that those residential buildings offer, such as supermarkets, fitness clubs, restaurants, and many other convenient amenities. (3) __________ cities are built out. They have much shorter buildings and more cottages or houses with wide lanes and private gardens. Horizontal cities are, therefore, less crowded and polluted. Living and working there is a pleasure. People who live in a horizontal city could have larger garages and gardens. As a result, they would be able to devote more time to outdoor (4) __________ such as gardening or car washing.
Children have more space to play. This is good for their mental health. It is also safer to live in horizontal cities. In emergency situations such as a fire or an (5) __________, the evacuation of people in low-rise buildings and houses would be faster and the damage would be lower.
1. A. more B. little C. less D. fewer
2. A. facilities B. places C. experiences D. benefits
3. A. Large B. Flat C. Horizontal D. leisure
4. A. hobbies B. flood C. gardening D. earthquake
5. A. accident B. home breaking C. less D. few