A recent survey shows that Britons hate their neighbors. The results are alarming. 80% of the people who took part in the L1rvey feel that their neighbors are inconsiderate. 25C/c don’t talk to the people who live next door and 10% don’t even know their names. In fact, one million householders in Britain would like to move because of the people that live next door.
The biggest cause of friction is noise. Many of the complaints about noise came from people who live in flats and divided houses. The other major problems are arguments about car parking spaces, and old people complaining about the young.
inconsiderate (adj): thiếu quan tâm survey (n): khảo sat
friction (n): sự xích mích
29. What does the word ‘hate’ in line 1 mean?
a. dislike someone very muchb. like someone very much
c. love someone very muchd. proud of someone
30. We could replace ‘took part in’ in line 2 with _____.
a. ‘participated in’ b. ‘joined’c. ‘cared for’ d. a & b are correct
31. ______of the people who took part in the survey don’t know their neighbors’ names.
a. 80% b. 25% c. 10% d. One million
32. How many householders in Britain would like to move because of their neighbors?
a. 80% of them b. 25% of them c. 10% of them d. one million
33. Which of the following is true?
a. Just some Britons hate their neighbors.
b. 80% of the -people who took part in the survey feel that their neighbors are nice.
c. Noise isn’t the biggest cause of friction.
d. One of the major problems is arguments about car parking places.