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 called Northville. There are about 2000 people here. I love the village (1)__________ it is very quiet and life is slowly and easy. The village is always clean; people look (2)_____________ it with great care. The air is always clean, too. People are much more friendly here than in city because everyone (3)_________ 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  (4)___________ cinemas or theaters. The other thing is that people always talk about (5)___________, and everyone knows what everyone is doing. But I still prefer village life to life in a big city.

I love the village (1)__________ it is very quiet and life is slowly and easy.