25 PR A person you know is planning to move to yourtown or city .What do you think this person would likeand dislike about living in your town or city? Why? Usespecific reasons and details to develop your essay.

A friend of mine from college is moving to my city, so I havebeen thinking about what she would and wouldn't like about it, I’d say the quality of life here, as far as fun and activities areconcerned, is very good. The quality of life isn't very good, though, in other important ways.

Living in a lager city is exciting, but you pay a price for it. There are lots of interesting things to do, and good restaurants with food from around the world. There are museums, art galleries, and lotsof movie theaters. However. the crime rate is high, and people have to be careful about wherethey go at night. There's a lot of traffic most of the time, and finding a parking space can be aproblem. There are also a lot of people living here. Sometimes it feels too crowded.

In a big city like mine, housing is very expensive. If costs a lot even if you're just renting anefficiency apartment. The good side is that there's a lot of choice about where you want to live andhow you want to live. You can find apartment of all sizes in different settings. Houses of equalvariety are available for sale or rent.

If my friend likes the great outdoors, she might be disappointed. Unfortunately, my city doesn'thave a lot of wide open green spaces, and there aren't a lot of trees on the streets. We're not nearthe ocean, and the mountains are a day's drive from here. Still, we do have some natural areas. For example, we have a beautiful big park. It even has a lake in the middle that's used for iceskating in the winter. There’s a different kind of beauty in the city.

Thinking about it, I suppose whether my friend likes my city will depend on whether or not she likesexciting places. I hope she likes a lot of variety as far as housing and activities are concerned. If shedoes, then this is the place for her.

26 AD It has recently been announced that large shopping center may be built in yourneighborhood. Do you support or oppose this plan? Why? Use specific reasons anddetails to support your answer.

There would be both advantages and disadvantages to having a shopping center built in myneighborhood. One advantage would be the convenience. I would like to have all those storesclose by. Shopping would be much easier and faster because I wouldn't have to drive greatdistances to get to the stores.

A shopping center would mean more choices, because there would be more stores selling differentproducts. I might have a movie theater nearby, because so many shopping centers these daysinclude movie theaters in their plans. Most shopping centers also have restaurants and a foodcourt. That means a greater variety of places to eat in our area.

Having a shopping center built in the neighborhood would also mean more jobs for thecommunity. Initially, these jobs would be in the building of the center. Later the jobs would be inthe stores, theaters, and food establishments.

Of course, these would be some disadvantages, too. Probably the biggest problem would betraffic. A lot of people would be coming to the shopping center. They’d drive through ourneighborhood to get to the center. In addition, if there wasn't enough parking at the center, theymight look for parking space near our homes.

A shopping center might also invite more crime into our neighborhood. Parking lots after dark are abig temptation to robbers. They know people are there with money to spend. The shoppingcenter might also become a place where unruly teenagers would gather. This could cause trouble. Our town would need a community center for them to go to instead.

On the whole, though, I think my neighborhood should support having a shopping center builthere, It would bring more variety to our shopping, give us the opportunity to amuse ourselves atmovies theaters and restaurants, and bring more jobs into the area.