(2016·东北三省一模)

　　I am one of the many city dwellers who are always saying that if given the choice they would prefer to live in the country away from the dirt and noise of a large city. I __16__ myself that if it weren't for my job I would __17__ head for the open spaces and go back to nature in some sleepy village __18__ in the country. But how __19__ is the dream?

　　Cities can be __20__ places. The majority of the population live in huge tower blocks, noisy, dirty and impersonal (没有人情味的). The __21__ of belonging to a community tends to disappear __22__ you live fifteen floors up. All __23__ you can see from your window is the sky, or other blocks of flats. In the past, the __24__ of one street all knew each other, __25__ nowadays people on the same floor in tower blocks don't __26__ say “hello” to each other. But one of its main __27__ is that you are at the centre of things, and that life doesn't come to __28__ end at half past nine at night.

　　Country life __29__ from this kind of isolated life. People have the advantage of knowing that there is always someone to __30__ when they need help. But it is also true that you are __31__ from the exciting and important __32__ that take place in cities. Shopping becomes a major problem and for anything slightly out of the __33__ you have to go to the nearest large town. The city resident who leaves for the country is often oppressed by a sense of unbearable stillness and quiet.

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