Below you will see the
words and word combinations you are going to work with in the following
exercises. First, read the text and fill in the gaps with a proper word or
word combination:Living in the City Teaches You ToleranceThe countryside? It must be nice if you're retired … or dead.
If you want to have a semblance of a social life and like to do wild things
like, oh, going to the cinema on a Monday night, the city is for you. The world is a diverse place
– and in the city, you learn that fast. There's a reason New Yorkers are
considered to be the most thick-skinned people on earth: nothing fazes them,
because no one has time to be fazed and they've seen it all anyway. Someone is
rude to on the subway? Blank 1 Вопрос 1Knock you over getting off the bus or train? Blank 2 Вопрос 1Push to get past people on the downward escalator? Move along. Or someone blocks
the aisle and you Blank 3 Вопрос 1have to push ahead of people to get off the bus? Take it easy. Someone cuts you while queuing in
the supermarket? Or Blank 4 Вопрос 1cut in line without Blank 5 Вопрос 1making excuses ? Get ahead and get
even. But cities also teach patience and empathy because, after all, you're all
in this together. Compromise is in the very fabric of city living. Someone Blank 6 Вопрос 1spills coffee on you in a morning hustle
and bustle (pushing and shoving)? There are so many shops in the downtown… Or barista Blank 7 Вопрос 1gets your order wrong ? You coffee is
still in Starbucks, be sure. If you live in a city you cannot afford much space.
Private mansion is an exception, rather than a rule. Neighbours complaining
about your Saturday party? You have to
reach an agreement. People who don't act, think, or speak like you do? Kids who
annoy you by listening to rap music in the bus? They share your space, too. And
you, theirs. Traffic, parking or vehicles are another bane of big cities.
Practically no one can avoid parking accidents. You Blank 8 Вопрос 1scratch another car when parking? Or someone Blank 9 Вопрос 1takes your parking spot ? That is our daily routine. We dial our
insurance agent number or Blank 10 Вопрос 1make a complaint to the personnel department. Only if you don’t Blank 11 Вопрос 1cause an accident or Blank 12 Вопрос 1hit someone's car on the road ... The
police matter. It's an imperfect and
fragile microcosm, which, no matter its many drawbacks, seems to work. Almost
like magic!