題目:  9?Some?people?prefer?to?live?in?a?small?town,Others?prefer?to?live?in?a?big?city.?Which?place?wouldyou?prefer?to?live?in??Use?specific?reasons?anddetails?to?support?your?answer.

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I?grew?up?in?a?small?town?and?then?moved?to?abig?city,?so?I?have?experienced?the?good?and?badsides?of?both.?I?never?thought?that?I?would?like?livingin?a?big?city,?but?I?was?wrong.?After?ten?years?ofliving?in?one,?I?cant?imagine?ever?living?in?a?smalltown?again.Small?towns?and?big?cities?both?have?some?problems?in?terms?of?transportation.?In?a?smalltown,?you?have?to?own?a?car?to?ensure?a?comfortable?living?.you?cant?get?around?without?onebecause?there?isnt?any?kind?of?public?transportation.?Big?cities?generally?have?heavy?traffic?andexpensive?parking,?but?there?you?have?a?choice?of?taking?public?transportation.?Its?not?free,but?its?often?cheaper?than?driving?when?you?consider?gas?and?time,?especially?if?you?dont?havea?car,?youre?better?off?in?the?city.

I?love?the?excitement?of?big?cities.?Small?towns?have?a?slow?pace.?Large?cities?mean?you?haveto?adapt?to?a?variety?of?situations,?like?finding?a?new?route?to?work?or?trvine?a?new?restaurant.I?enjoy?that?challenge?very?much.?Another?part?of?the?excitement?of?city?living?is?the?variety?ofcultural?activities?available.?There?is?a?wild?assortment?of?theatre?music?and?danceperformances?available?in?big?cities.?These?things?are?rare?in?small?ones.The?final?thing?I?think?about?large?cities?is?the?diversity?of?the?people.?the?United?States?ismade?up?of?people?of?different?races,?religions,?abilities,?and?interests.?However,?you?seldom?findsuch?a?variety?of?people?in?a?small?town.?I?think?that?living?in?an?area?where?everyone?was?justlike?me?would?quickly?become?boring.

Of?course,?security?is?a?concern,?and?that?one?area?where?small?towns?are?superior?to?bigcities.?

Still,?I?would?rather?be?a?bit?more?cautions?and?live?a?large?city?than?to?feel?secure?butbored.