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22.02.2023 14:23

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For questions 1–15, read the text below and decide which answers A, B, C or D best fits each space. There is an example at the beginning (0).
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The love 0) ..A.. between the Americans and their cars has been going on for decades, but new 1) ... shows that they might be getting too much of a good thing. It 2) ... that the dream of freedom and independence, which the car represents, is 3) ... into a nightmare for people there.
The problem is caused by urban sprawl, which is the uncontrolled 4) ... of cities. Low-density housing is being built on the 5) ... of urban areas, and is swallowing up farmland and forests. As a(n) 6) ..., people in America must drive five times farther than Europeans on a daily 7) ...
Another problem is that public transport in US mega-cities is not popular. In fact, only 3 % use public transport to get to work, as 8) ... with 25 % of Europeans and up to 67 % of Asians. 9) ... the wasted hours spent commuting , the fumes 10) ... by unnecessary car level is seriously 11) ... air quality in American cities. There is a solution, 12) ... . Redeveloping city centres to allow more people to live in them, close to where they work, would go a long 13) ... towards solving the problem. Such a 14) ... change would be expensive, but a major change to city planning is certainly 15) ... if Americans are to “get off the streets” and find the time to enjoy their wealth.

A seems.
A becoming
A evolution           
A conclusion
A compared
A worsening
A distance              
A necessary

B relation
B looks
B getting
B growth
B outcome
B contrasted
B fading
B way
B enquired

C relationship
C thinks
C converting
C increase
C result
C differed
C shortening
C length
C inquired

D connection
D presents
D turning
D extension
D effect
D opposed
D weakening
D extent
D demanded