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Questionsare based on the following passage. Where we choose to live can have a huge impact on our lives.Living in an unfriendly
neighborhood, or one where residents move often, can make it harder to find child-care help or othersupport.On the other hand, settling in a peaceful rural ham/et ( 小村庄 ) may seem great-until yourealize you can't make a living(26)on the slow dial-up Internet access available there.
A recent survey(27)the question of what bonds us to the places we live, and its findings suggestthe(28)of life is a more influential factor than economists might think.(29)a choice, most peopledon't care as much about the local economy as they do about the social offerings, physical beauty andopenness of a locale ( 场地), says a recently released survey of about 14,000 people in 26 communitiesby Gallup and the Knight Foundation.
Those(30)-how warm, welcoming and fun a community seems to be--are(31)why people
living in Miami(32)to like it even more than they did last year.In Minneapolis and St.Paul, (33)had an above-average regard for their town even before Favre' joined the Vikings, this article reports.Even in hard-pressed Detroit, citizens like life a little more than in recent years, perhaps because ofbetter parks, green spaces and(34)opportunities.
In my case, living in the Pacific Northwest is a tradeoff.My town of Portland offers wonderful outdoor-sports access, edgy culture and natural beauty.However, as one who has worked in(35)and publishing all my life, I find many of my career contacts are a continent away, in New York.
A.reconciliation
B.tackled
C.apparently
D.counting
E.tangle
F.journalism
G.quality
H.intangibles
I.inhabitants
J.tend
K.providing
L.Given
M.quantity
N.recreational
O.appropriately
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