A civilized society has the virtues of beauty，culture，comfort and peace．However，the motor-car is （1）___ these virtues．

A visitor from outer space viewing our cities would conclude that the human race is made up of shiny metallic"beetles"creeping along vast networks．He is not far（2）___．The motor-car，far from being（3）___ a vehicle for man，is determining the design of whole cities．The single largest consumer of valuable city（4）___is its roads and car parks．If there were fewer roads，we could have more natural parks in which to（5）___，more cultural centres and more public squares．Cars rob our cities of these civilized（6）___．

Not only do cars occupy space，they also create（7）___．Psychologists have confirmed that noise causes stress，and cities are indeed very noisy places．Cars are also the single largest（8）___

of air pollution．How can we say we are（9）___ when we live in an atmosphere full of stress and health dangers？

Our economy depends on （10）___．These days it is becoming rare and（11）___，yet cars continue consuming large amounts of petrol．Energy，which could be used to run factories and houses，is being（12）___ on roads．

Finally，cars have created a new type of monster，the motorist．Necessity has made man forget his gentle（13）___ and has transformed him into a selfish，dangerous monster，frightening innocent pedestrians，killing dogs，swearing at other motorists．The car is an outlet for his aggression．

To sum up，the motor-car has been（14）___ for destroying our cities，damaging our health，increasing economic problems and（15）___ humankind of their gentle nature．