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A survey has been published which shows that British people don't like their neighbours very much. 80%
of the people who took part in the survey feel that their neighbours 1. h_______ pay attention to others'
feelings. 25% don't talk to the people who live next door and 10% don't even know their names. In fact, one
million people in Britain would like to 2. m_______ because they don't get along well with their neighbours.
According to the survey, the 3. b_______ problem is noise. Many of the complaints about noise came
from people who live in flats and old houses. These places often have thin walks which can't 4. s_______
the noise from next door.
The other main problems are disagreements (不和) about car parking spaces, and old people complaining
about the young. Some disagreements last 5. a _______ time. In one case, people who live in the same building
haven't talked to each other for fifteen years. Sometimes the disagreements end in violence.In one of the worst
cases, a mam killed a neighbour because he kept parking in "his space".
Another survey shows that 90% of the neighbours never share a meal, 80% have never had a drink
6. t_______ and 20% have never even spoken. However, when neighbours become each other's 7. f_______,
they are often ready to offer help, as we can see in many parts of the world.
One solution to such problems is to talk about them with a professional organization and, if necessary, to
sign a written agreement. Now people can get this service in more and more towns.
1._______ 2.________ 3.________ 4.________ 5.________ 6.________ 7.________
