[originaltext] [18]In the eyes of many people, city life is attractive with

[18]In the eyes of many people, city life is attractive with all its advantages and convenience, yet they don’t see the other side of the picture. First, with the expansion of the city, housing has become a serious problem for city people. Then there is the problem of pollution. Harmful gases from vehicles and poisonous water from factories pollute our surroundings, and [16]noise continually disturbs your peace and rest and drives you mad. Thirdly, modern city life puts a high pressure upon people, you have to hurry to bump into the flood of people, bicycles, cars, buses... All day long you are under great stress. Fourthly, big cities also cause some social problems, of which high crime rate is the most serious one. [17]People are justifiably in fear of becoming victims of burglaries, robbery, murder and other crimes at any time. [18]The city should find some way or other to cope with all these problems.
Questions 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard.
16. What may drive city people mad, according to the passage?
17. What are city people constantly in fear of?
18. What is this passage mainly about?