Fill in each blank with the correct word from the alternatives given. (Items 1-8)
     My family and I live in an apartment until last spring. We weren’t happy there. The building was …1… and noisy, and the manager didn’t use to fix things. We decided to move. But the most …2… apartments in this city were even worse, and the ….3… was higher. So we started to look for a house to buy.
     It was very …4…. to find a house! Homes in quiet, pleasant neighborthoods were too expensive. We found a few ….5… houses but the areas were …6…, …7…. in all areas seemed to go up every day, and we needed to find a place fast. We began to get ….8….