Large cities are too big to control. They 71 their own living conditions on the people who 72 in them. City dwellers (居民) are often 73 by their environment to 74 a wholly unnatural way of life. They lose 75 with the land beau ty of nature. It is possible to live such an air-conditioned existence in a large city that you are 76 aware of the seasons. A few flowers in a public park may 77 you that it is spring or summer. A few leaves hanging 78 the tree may remind you tha t it is autumn. Beyond that, 79 is going on in nature seems totally unrelated. 80 the distinction between day and night is 81 . The funny thing about it all is that you pay 82 for the “ privilege ” of living in a city. The demand 83 accommodation is so great that it is often impossible for ordinary people to buy a house 84 their own. Unbelievable rents must be paid f or tiny flats which even country hens 85 refuse to live in. 86 from accommodation, the cost of living is very high. In addition to all 87 , city dwellers live 88 constant threat. The crime rate in most cities is very high. Houses are broken 89 with alarming frequency. Cities 90 crime and violence and are full of places you would be afraid to vis it at night. If you think about it, they are not really fit to live in at all. 71. A) impose B) depend C) charge D) confirm 72. A) maintain B) stay C) retain D) survive 73. A) pushed B) transformed C) driven D) forced 74. A) construct B) adapt C) adopt D) receive 75. A) knowledge B) notice C) touch D) relation 76. A) badly B) nearly C) barely D) boldly 77. A) reform B) remind C) find D) remember 78. A) on B) to C) for D) with 79. A) what B) it C) that D) which 80. A) Still B) Even C) Whereas D) While 81. A) drawn B) lost C) remained D) disappeared 82. A) hardly B) mainly C) suitably D) highly 83. A) for B) on C) in D) to 84. A) of B) by C) to D) in 85. A) do B) could C) must D) would 86 A) Except B) Apart C) Despite D) Beyond 87. A) which B) such C) this D) those 88. A) upon B) among C) against D) under 89. A) on B) against C) into D) by 90. A) compose B) include C) breed D) convert