Living in a city has a number of drawbacks. Firstly, there is the problem of traffic (1) ___ and traffic accidents. The increase in population and the increasing number of vehicles have (2) ______ many accidents to happen every day. Secondly, air pollution (3) _______ affects people’s health, and is also has a bad (4) _____ on the environment. More and more city dwellers suffer from coughing or breathing problems. Thirdly, the city is noisy, even at night. Noise pollution comes from the traffic and from construction sites. Buildings are always being knocked down and rebuilt. These factors contribute to making city life (5) ___ difficult for its residents.
1. A. calm B. jams C. light D. legacy
2. A. caused B. made C. done D. got
3. A. actively B. negatively C. positively D. weakly
4. A. pressure B. consequence C. influence D. result
5. A. mostly B. very C. much D. more