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What will city life be like in the future? Some people think that life in the cities is going to be   1  . They   2    that cities will become more and more crowded.   3   the number of people increases, there will be less space for each person. This   4   will cause other problems-more crimes, dirtier streets, and worse problems with traffic   50  we have now. How will people find enough drinking water, energy (such as gas and electricity), and housing?   6   life will be hard, people who live in cities will worry more, and they may become sick.   7   these reasons, some say that nobody will want to live in urban areas.      How can we   8   such problems as overcrowding, crime, and traffic? In some cities, thousands of people are already   9   in the streets because there is so little suitable housing-and because  10  are so high. The crime rate isn't going down.  11 , it is,  12  so fast that many people are afraid to go out at night. Traffic jams are so bad that cars don't move at all for several blocks. These  13  problems have been getting worse, not better, so many people see no  14  for the future of the city.      However, not all people believe in the horrible  15  for cities of the future. Instead, they feel that they can solve present urban problems and  16  future ones.      The disadvantages of any modem city are not unique (獨特的) to that city.  17 , all the cities in the world have to solve the problems of traffic jams, crime, housing, energy, drinking water and overcrowding. Yet many cities have found answers to one or more of these difficulties. Some European cities, such as Stockholm, Sweden, or London, England, have planned communities that  18  people with apartments, jobs, shopping centers, green space, entertainment and transportation. Many U.S. cities are building their downtown areas. Urban  19   can learn from one another. They can  20  solutions that have been successful in other parts of the world.

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