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Are cars really necessary?

Instructions: Study the text carefully, most of the answers are prepositions or articles. In later exercises you will look at structure and mistakes.

Private cars are becoming 1) ________ very controversial issue these days but they are important 2) ________ our modern lives for two main reasons, poor public transport and business. Many people 3) ________ 4) ________ world live 5) ________ towns, villages and even cities that do not have good buses or trains. Without cars these people could not travel 6) ________ work, 7) ________ 8) ________ shops or do many other important things. Also, 9) ________ many towns and cities buses stop before midnight but 10) ________ today's busy world people are busy twenty four hours 11) ________ day. The next point is that cars help 12) ________ economy 13) ________ two ways. Firstly, 14) ________ car industry gives many people 15) ________ 16) ________ world jobs and helps countries 17) ________ develop. Secondly, many people today need cars 18) ________ their work. Doctors need 19) ________ visit patients, salespeople need 20) ________ visit customers and computer technicians need 21) ________ visit businesses. In conclusion, although cars can cause problems, it is impossible 22) ________ live without them 23) ________ modern life.

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