Mostofmyfriendsaremovingoutsidethecity..toavoidtheno...

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    Most of my friends are moving outside the city.. to avoid the noise, smog, traffic, and crime of the city.

One friend says, "The air is heavily polluted in the city, so I prefer to live outside, where the air is clean."

  Another friend is unpleased with the traffic, "Downtown is crowded with cars! You can't find a parking place, and the traffic jams are terrible." Everyone is worried about crime, "The city is full of criminals-it's too dangerous."

      For them, the rural(鄉村的) life is a cure for all problems, green grass, flowers, swimming pools, barbecues, and so on. Yet after they have lived there for a year or so, they realize that rural life is not so pleasant as they were expecting. Why? Their gardens！ They soon learn that the main part of rural life is yard work . After they work all weekend in their gardens, they're too tired to swim in their pools or cook some meat on their barbecues. And they can't live in the countryside without a car. Most of them moved to the countryside to avoid traffic, but now they're blocked on a busy freeway two hours every day to drive to work downtown.

     My opinions about urban life are different-I love to live downtown!  Why? First, in the city,  I can enjoy nature. I can walk through the park. smell. the flowers, sit on the grass and visit the animals in the zoo. Yet I don't have to do yard work or feed the animals. Also, I can get everywhere by bus; if there is a traffic jam, I can walk home. I think the criminal life will reflect changes in society too; if people are buying homes outside the

 city, the criminals will soon follow. Criminals want to avoid noise, smog, and pollution, too. Then, overcrowding and crime will be problems of the suburbs instead of the city!

  21. The first paragraph is used  to _   .              .

    A. list some figures     B. make comparisons       C. lead to the topic .  D. give suggestions

  22. What did those moving outside think of their life in the city?

     A. Cosy.           B. Convenient.            C. Colorful.         D. Crowded.

  23. What is the major problem for those who live in the countryside?

     A. Being far from downtown.                 B. Having gardens to take care of.

     C. Failing to find parking lots.              D. Suffering heavy traffic on the road.      .

  24. What is the author's attitude to his city life?

A. Approving..     B. Ambiguous.        C. Grateful.          D. Doubtful.

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