KateChinlikemanyrentersistiredofrenting.Onereasonisthather__21__rentgoesuplikeclockwork.Everyyearherlandlordraisestherentbyfivepercent.Anotherreasonisher__22__.“Newneighborsalwaysseemtobemore__23_

　　KateChinlikemanyrentersistiredofrenting.Onereasonisthather__21__rentgoesuplikeclockwork.Everyyearherlandlordraisestherentbyfivepercent.Anotherreasonisher__22__.“Newneighborsalwaysseemtobemore__23__thantheoneswhomovedout”shesaid.“Myfirstneighborwould__24__hisdoorveryheavily.I__25__knewwhenhecamehomeorlefthome.__26__hemovedoutasaxophonistmovedin.Asaxophonist!Hepracticedtwohoursaday.OnSaturdayhisfriendswouldcome__27__andIhadto__28__toawholeband.Icalledthepolicebuttheysaidsaxophoneplayingispermittedin__29__foruptofourhoursadaybecausesaxophoneplayingisjob-related.TheytoldmeIwas__30__thattheguywasonlyplayingtwohoursaday!”

　　Therearemanyunhappyrenters__31__therearealsohappyrenters.“I’vebeenluckymywholelife”saidKarlLeenamiddle-agedman.“Myneighborscouldn’thavebeenany__32__ifIhadpickedthemmyself.Oneneighborwasacook.He’dbringmethebest__33__intheworld.Anotherneighborwasapianist.Sheplayedthemost__34__music.Anotherneighborwasa__35__whodidmytune-upsandchangedtheoilinmycar.My__36__neighborisabirder;andwego__37__everyweekendwithourtelescopes.”

　　Differentpersonshavedifferentattitudes.Katesawthesaxophoneplayeras__38__yetKarlsawthe__39__playerasdelightful.Millionsofpeoplewouldbehappyjusttohavearoofovertheirhead.Yettherearemillionswhowould__40__thattheirroofisthewrongcolor.

　　A.weekly B.monthly C.daily D.annual

　　A.children B.colleagues C.neighbors D.servants

　　A.inconsiderate B.considerate C.careful D.foolish

　　A.knock B.lock C.shut D.clean

　　A.always B.occasionally C.never D.sometimes

　　A.Before B.Since C.From D.After

　　A.up B.over C.down D.on

　　A.dance B.listen C.turn D.look