填空题

It is difficult to live without a car in modern America.
Cities and towns are built around the automobile. This is a
design loci that must be avoided in the future. Future corn- (1) ______
munities, while still allowing residents to owe and operate (2) ______
cars if they so choose, must be centered not around vehicle
traffic, and around foot traffic. (3) ______
A common argument against cars is that they pollute
the environment and thus, is undesirable. While this is true, (4) ______
the automobile must be removed away from urban planning, (5) ______
not only due to pollution but also because of its unsustainable
nature. Car—and the type of city that is planned
around them—use considerable resources and space that
will be available in the future. Oil reserves are dwindling (6) ______
and will disappear within the next century. Although it is
possible for alternative fuel sources to be developed, these
will nonetheless require considerable energy use. However, (7) ______
many resources are consumed in the production of cars. In
a world with a constantly increasing population, the manu-
facture of new cars is not something that can be sustained
and provided with all the people of the world. Not only (8) ______
does the production and operation of cars drain society,
but the attitude associated with the automobile endangers
the future. It is not advantageous for individuals to drive
everywhere because as the population increases, it will lead (9) ______
incredible congestion within urban areas—a drain both (10) ______
time and resources that can be avoided with proper
planning for the future.