IELTS Vocabulary 3

City Life

 

 

 

Put the words 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 ………(a)………. , many drawn by the ………(b)………. of the ………(c)………. The attractions of the city are many: the ………(d)………. atmosphere (foreign restaurants, different languages, international companies) the ………(e)………. of cultural events or the simple hope of finding work. All too many find, however, that the glamorous facade is false. One can be very alone in the city and the ………(f)………. which at first seems to give freedom and protection later leaves just loneliness. There is a lot to do but everything is expensive. The ………(g)………. is high. There is ………(h)………. not only of the physical but also of the moral environment and the various pressures of ………(i)………. life because cities ………(j)………. Above all, perhaps, it is the daily stresses and strains of the city which make life there a matter of survival rather than enjoyment. Many a ………(k)………. struggling to work through the rush hour ………(l)………. asks, “is it worth it?”

The answers are:

(a) city-dwellers

(b) irresistible lure

(c) metropolis

(d) cosmopolitan

(e) stimulation

(f) anonymity

(g) cost of living

(h) pollution

(i) urban

(j) to breed crime

(k) commuter

(l) congestion