Read the article and fill in the gaps with one of the words or expressions. TOWN AND COUNTRY For seven years I lived in Singapore, a 1 of almost three million people. Like London, Paris and New York, Singapore is a 2 city, with people from different parts of the world living and working together. I enjoyed the 3 lifestyle I led there, and made the most of the superb 4 , ranging from the excellent shops to some of the best restaurants in the world. In the evenings and at weekends there were always 5 ; with such diverse attractions as classical western music, an exhibition of Malay art or a Chinese opera in the Street, It was difficult to get bored. Perhaps most impressive, however,was the remarkable transport 6 , with excellent roads, a swift and efficient bus service and a state-of-the-art underground system which could whisk 7 from the suburbs straight into the heart of the city (this was particularly important, as the government banned private cars from entering the 8 during the morning and afternoon 9 in order to reduce 10 on the roads and 11 from the exhausts). Of course, living in a city like this has its disadvantages as well. For a start, the 12 can be very high - renting an apartment, for example, is very expensive. And as the city is expanding, there are a lot of 13 where new apartments are continually being built to deal with the 14 which is a direct result of the government encouraging people to have more children. Fortunately, Singapore doesn’t suffer from problems that are common in many cities such as 15 , which is partly the result of the government imposing very severe penalties on anyone bringing narcotics into the country, so it is safe to walk the streets at night. In fact, the 16 housing estates there are probably the safest and most orderly in the world. Singapore wouldn’t be ideal for everyone, however, especially if you come from the countryside and are used to a 17 lifestyle. The traditional villages that were once common have disappeared as the residents there realised there were no 18 for their future and moved into new government housing in the city. Nowadays, there is very little 19 around the city, which means that Singapore imports almost all of its food.And despite a ‘green’ approach to city planning, the 20 which has eaten into the countryside has had a detrimental effect on the 21 .

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Read the article and fill in the gaps with one of the words or expressions.

TOWN AND COUNTRY
For seven years I lived in Singapore, a 1 ... of almost three million people. Like London, Paris and New York, Singapore is a 2 ... city, with people from different parts of the world living and working together. I enjoyed the 3 ... lifestyle I led there, and made the most of the superb 4 ... , ranging from the excellent shops to some of the best restaurants in the world. In the evenings and at weekends there were always 5 ... ; with such diverse attractions as classical western music, an exhibition of Malay art or a Chinese opera in the Street, It was difficult to get bored. Perhaps most impressive, however,was the remarkable transport 6 ... , with excellent roads, a swift and efficient bus service and a state-of-the-art underground system which could whisk 7 ... from the suburbs straight into the heart of the city \(this was particularly important, as the government banned private cars from entering the 8 **\.\.\.** during the morning and afternoon 9 **\.\.\.** in order to reduce 10 **\.\.\.** on the roads and 11 **\.\.\.** from the exhausts\).

Of course, living in a city like this has its disadvantages as well. For a start, the 12 ... can be very high - renting an apartment, for example, is very expensive. And as the city is expanding, there are a lot of 13 ... where new apartments are continually being built to deal with the 14 ... which is a direct result of the government encouraging people to have more children.

Fortunately, Singapore doesn’t suffer from problems that are common in many cities such as 15 ... , which is partly the result of the government imposing very severe penalties on anyone bringing narcotics into the country, so it is safe to walk the streets at night. In fact, the 16 ... housing estates there are probably the safest and most orderly in the world.

Singapore wouldn’t be ideal for everyone, however, especially if you come from the countryside and are used to a 17 ... lifestyle. The traditional villages that were once common have disappeared as the residents there realised there were no 18 ... for their future and moved into new government housing in
the city. Nowadays, there is very little 19 ... around the city, which means that Singapore imports almost all of its food.And despite a ‘green’ approach to city planning, the 20 ... which has eaten into the countryside has had a detrimental effect on the 21 ... .

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