Vocabulary Warm-up – Part 50

.Put each of the following words or phrases in its correct place in the passage

 / Cosmopolitan / pollution / congestion / to breed crime / metropolis / urban / cost of living / irresistible lure stimulation / commuter / city-dwellers / anonymity

Most people in developed countries are ………. ,many drawn by the ………. of the ………. . The attractions of the city are many: the ………. atmosphere (foreign restaurants, different languages, international companies), the ………. of cultural events or the simple hope of finding work. Ali too many find, however, that the glamorous facade is false. One can be very alone in the city and the ………. which at first seems to give freedom and protection later leaves just loneliness. There is a lot to do but everything is expensive. The ………. is high. There is ………. not only of the physical but also of the moral environment and the various pressures of ………. life cause cities ………. Above all, perhaps, it is the daily stresses and strains of the city which make life there a matter of survival rather than of enjoyment. Many a ………. struggling to work through the rush-hour ………. asks, ‘Is it worth it

: ANSWERS

city-dwellers / irresistible lure / metropolis / cosmopolitan / stimulation / anonymity / cost of living / pollution / urban / to breed crime / commuter / congestion