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1. Songdo is unique, offering city ............... something they have never had access to before.

Inhabitants

2. The city officials are __________________ that the downtown will continue to be a green population center.

Optimistic

3. The information will be collected through the ____________________.

Detectors

4. Cities need to make full use of land in order to achieve urban ____________________.

Sustainablity

5. Some of the other problems predicted for the near future include limited and diminishing arable land, deforestation, ____________________, and degradation of land and water.

Urbanization

6. For South Korea, Songdo is more than a hi-tech business district, but a temple for future ________________.

Developments

7. Songdo is the prototype for the green ____________________ the Korean government wants to build the economy on in the future.

Investment

8. The pace of ____________________ is happening fast in the United States.

Innovation

9. I think the cities of tomorrow also need to consider the ____________________ of open space.

Availability

Cities at their best are social environments where ____________________ and human developments go hand in hand.

Creation

11. The rapid growth of the population has caused daunting problems for city planners, such as ______________ roads. (CROWDED)

overcrowded

12. It comes as no surprise that Seattle is the gold standard of ____________ city living. (SUSTAIN)

sustainable

13. New York City is expected to increase its _______ energy capacity by 50% by 2050. (RENEW)

renewable

14. Our communities will be _____________ and more sustainable, so our quality of life will be better. (CLEAN)

cleaner

15. The government is making plans to _______________ sensors and cameras in the city centre to detect traffic problems and help drivers to avoid traffic jams. (INSTALLMENT)

install

16. It's urgent to upgrade the city's transport ____________ because almost all the roads get flooded after heavy rain. (INFRASTRUCTURAL)

infrastructure

17. We can improve the quality of life of the inhabitants by _____ pollution. (REDUCE)

reducing

18. City dwellers can enjoy better health care than people living in the __________, but they are usually busier and more stressed because of the city's fast pace of life. (COUNTRY)

countryside

19. They are building a new waste _____________ plant to treat wastewater before it is reused or discharged into rivers. (PROCESS)

processing

20. Be ___________ for overcrowded streets and shopping malls when you visit big cities like Hong Kong and Beijing. (PREPARE)

prepared

21. If I take the PESSIMISTIC viewpoint, Tokyo won't be a safe place to live in. (OPPOSITE)

optimistic

negative

optical

neutral

22. To reduce carbon emission into the atmosphere, ways to limit the use of PRIVATE cars must be found. (OPPOSITE)

public

personal

common

shared

23. People who live in towns and cities live in an URBAN environment. (OPPOSITE)

rural

suburban

deserted

remote

24. There is pollution not only of the PHYSICAL environment because the various pressure of urban life causes cities to breed crime. (OPPOSITE)

mental

social

moral

manual

25. Governments have to join hands to solve the environmental problems on a GLOBAL scale. (OPPOSITE)

local

worldwide

nationwide

intemational

26. The _______ of living in some places can be very high. Prices in London are particularly exorbitant.

cost

price

value

worth

27. London is a/an ________ city. It’s a melting pot for people from all parts of the world.

cosmopolitan

metropolitan

Intemational

national

28. We never enjoy our city break,________?

do we

don’t we

have we

haven’t we

29. There’s hardly anything that can be done to reduce pollution, _________ ?

is there

isn’t there

can it

can’t it

30. Everyone’s going to be there,_______?

aren’t they

are they

isn't he

isn't she

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