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Perhaps one aspect of modern life which is most often considered ‘annoying’ is noise. According to some estimates, the amount of urban noise (8) ______ (double) in the past ten years, and with the increase in road and air traffic, noise is likely to increase too.

Noise quite clearly affects the health of modern man. It is a health threat. Loud noise (9) ______ (say) to be a leading cause of deafness among many people over 65. It is also a major (10) ______ (contribute) factor in causing stress, (11) ______ itself causes a variety of illnesses.

Noise is sometimes associated with lack of communication in the modern world. In many busy shops, factories and nightclubs, (12) ______ level and constancy of noise make conversation at a natural level difficult or impossible.

Certain people in society, such as motorcyclists, seem to believe they have a right (13) ______ (make) as much noise as they like without being fined. Do they?

We are so trained to noise in this modern world (14) ______ people growing up with little (15) ______ no experience of genuine peace and quiet have begun to associate silence with boredom. Isn’t it time for us to start teaching young people that silence is golden and that you can do a lot of interesting things (16) ______ the accompaniment of noise?

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32. has doubled

33. is said           34. contributing        35. which              36. the

37. to make          38. that             39. or                 40. without

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