Content Areas - Lesson 114
Read the passage and choose the best answer. Julie always thought of herself as an easy going and ___(1)___ person, who put up with people's differences. She hardly ever became upset about anything and believed that if you treated people well, they would ___(2)___ with you. That is, until Alex and Harry moved in next door. At first when their music woke her in the night, she was just a bit ___(3)___, but did not feel offended. She shrugged her ___(4)___ and said to herself. "Never mind, I make a lot of noise sometimes. I'll go round and ___(5)___, in as nice a way as possible." When she knocked at Alex and Harry's door she said "Im not very ___(6)___ on very loud music, to be honest". Do you think you could turn down a bit? They just grinned and then Alex said, "You can think whatever you like, as far as we're concerned. Then they shut the door in Julie's face. By the end of the week, Julie felt angry, but was determined not to ___(7)___ her temper. She had hardly slept, and kept ___(8)___ all the time. The next time she called next door, she gave Harry and Alex a present. "It's just a cake I made for you. Please ___(9)___ my apologies for last time!" And that day the noise stopped. "What a ___(10)___!" thought Julie. "Now there's some peace and quiet and I can read my favorite book "The History of Poison".
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