1. Good living standard helps people to ……………….healthy and to live longer. A. live B. stay C. take D. make 2. Traffic jam is the most serious ……………..in big cities nowadays. A. part B. cause C. problem D. affect 3. You can see …………….people in many places in big cities. They have no place to live. A. homeless B. old C. poor D. wealthy 4. The narrow streets can’t ……………..more traffic during rush hour. A. take B. provide C. support D. carry 5. The lives of people in overcrowded cities are getting more …………… A. easier B. faster C. poorer D. difficult 6. The government is trying to ………………the problem of shortage of accommodation. A. solve B. help C. explain D. finish 7. Big cities often ……………….more pollution than the countryside. A. enjoy B. support C. become D. suffer 8. A healthy child ……………………more care from his mother than a sick one. A. has B. requires C. increases D. supports 9. The man ……………….crime last week and he was sent to prison. A. committed B. had C. took D. got 10. Poverty is the major ……………of death for children living in the slums. A. problem B. effect C. cause D. solution