VI. Choose the word or phrase among A, B, C or D that best fits the blank in the following passage.

I live in a small village ealled Northville. There are about 2000 people here. I love the village 31 _________ it is very quiet and life is slow and easy. The village is always clean; people look 32 _________ it with great care. The air is always clean, too. People are much more friendly here than in a city because everyone 33 _________ the others, and if someone has a problem, there are always people who can help.
There are only a few things that I don't like about Northville. One thing is that we have not got many things to do in the evening; we haven’t got 34 _________ cinemas or theaters. The other thing is that people always talk about 35 _________, and everyone knows what everyone is doing. But 1 still prefer village life to life in a big city.