Choose the correct answers to complete the passage.
Is life (1) ______ in cities? Probably not. Many people find that the city of their dreams has become a nightmare. Population (2) ______ is causing unbelievable overcrowding. This overcrowding (3) _____ many serious problems: traffic, pollution, sickness, and crime. There isn't enough water, transportation, or housing. Perhaps, most serious (4) _____ all, there aren't enough jobs. One-third to one-half of the people in many cities in developing nations cannot find work or can find only (5) _____ jobs. Millions of these people are hungry, homeless, sick and afraid. The crisis is worsening (6) ______; that is, this time of danger and difficulty is becoming more horrible every day. Population (7) _____ tell us that by the year 2025, the population in cities in developing nations will increase to four times (8) _____ present size.
1. a. good b. better c. best d. gooder
2. a. density b. exploit c. decline d. growth
3. a. causes b. makes c. forms d. solves
4. a. of b. for c. at d. in
5. a. permanent b. well-paid c. part-time d. full-time
6. a. yearly b. monthly c. daily d. weekly
7. a. teachers b. experts c. tellers d. reporters
8. a. their b. theirs c. it's d. its
