New York, London, Paris and other big cities are exciting places to live in. There are many interesting things to see and to do. You can go to different kinds of museums, plays and films. You can also go shopping to buy things from all over the world.

But there are serious problems in big cities too. The cost of living is high, and there are too many people in some of big cities. Every year many people move to the cities because there are some chances to find jobs, to study at good schools, and to receive good medical care. But sometimes these people can’t find work or a good place to live in. Also, too many people in a small space make it hard to keep the cities safe and clean.

Some people enjoy living in big cities. Others do not. Before people enjoy move to big cities, they should think about the problems of living there.

(    ) 1. Which is the best title（標題）for this passage.

A.      Big cities

B.      New York, London, and Paris

C.      Exciting Places to Live in

D.     Serious Problems in Big Cities

(    ) 2. In big cities people can_______

A.      go to different kinds of museums

B.      see all kinds of plays and films

C.      buy things from all over the world

D.     A, B and C

(   ) 3. Which of the following is true?

A.      Big cities are not safe and clean enough

B.      People can easily find a good place to live in big cities

C.      Big cities are safe, but not clean

D.     All people like to live in big cities

(    ) 4. In this passage the writer advised（建議）people______

A.      to move to a big city

B.      not to move to a big city

C.      not to move to a big city without thinking about the problems there

D.     not to think too much about the problems before they move to a big city

(    ) 5. Which is not talked about in the passage?

A.      New York and London are big cities, and also is Paris

B.      Big cities are better than small cities

C.      Big cities are exciting places to live in

D.     Big cities have a lot of serious problems

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