Neighborsusedtobesomebodywewaveandgreetwhenwemeetthem.N...

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Neighbors used to be somebody we wave and greet when we meet them. Now, things have changed.

As the young lady ___21___ the door for me, I thanked her and observed that she must be a neighbor. We both ___22___ living on the same floor. While we were in the ___23___, I asked her, “So, how do you like your apartment?” ___24___which she replied “I like it but I have not talked to any one of my ___25___ yet.” I somewhat answered doubtfully, “Good luck with that!” ___26___ as it arrived and I walked to my door, I could not help but think.

Sure, nowadays talking with neighbors is like pulling people’s teeth, ____27____ and frightening. But why should we ___28___ what seems difficult for impossible? In a different apartment building a few blocks away the lift ___29___a clever poster with a black stripe across the eyes of a person, warning, “Looking someone in the eyes might lead to a _____30_____ !”

I suspect in our busy city people are ____31____ of starting a conversation with strangers because it could potentially demand time—the most _____32_____ thing in this abundant world. But what if that ____33____ conversation could introduce us to a gem(珍寶) we were ____34____? What if starting a friendly conversation with a stranger could ____35____ a friendship?

So, when I opened the door, I ____36____ designed a one- page poster inviting my neighbors to a house concert. Then I searched for the best ____37____ of color copies in Ballston, ____38____ that not surprisingly the good people in The Printed Page offer the lowest for the fastest service, and within 30 minutes I sent 80 copies of the ____39____ for each of the apartments in the building.

Whether any of my neighbors ____40____ or not, I trust that an open door and a friendly smile can help build a community. So, wish me good luck and talk to your neighbors!

21. A. broke            B. repaired    C. locked           D. held

22. A. worked out       B. gave up      C. ended up    D. made out

23. A. club         B. room         C. sun          D. lift

24. A. from         B. for          C. to               D. at

25. A. friends          B. relatives        C. neighbors        D. colleagues

26. A. And          B. So           C. Or           D. But

27. A. sorrowful        B. painful          C. greedy           D. delightful

28. A. charge           B. mix          C. mistake      D. pay

29. A. forms            B. prints           C. sticks           D. displays

30. A. conversation    B. career           C. story            D. solution

31. A. capable          B. tired            C. conscious        D. afraid

32. A. precious    B. helpful          C. interesting      D. embarrassing

33. A. recorded    B. avoided      C. civilized        D. replaced

34. A. putting on       B. looking into    C. cleaning off    D. searching for

35. A. betray           B. renew            C. establish        D. destroy

36. A. immediately      B. willingly        C. sensitively      D. nervously

37. A. invention        B. price            C. technology       D. design

38. A. hoping           B. seeking      C. finding      D. covering

39. A. book         B. invitation       C. card         D. Instruction

40. A. hides            B. accounts    C. comments    D. shows

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