Many people who work in London prefer to live outside it, and to

Many people who work in London prefer to live outside it, and to go to their offices, factories or schools every day by train or by bus. even though this 1_______ they have to get up earlier in the morning and 2_______ home later in the evening.
One benefit of living outside London is that houses are 3_______ Even a small flat in London 4_______ a garden costs quite a lot to rent. With the same 5_______, one can get a little house in the 6_______ with a garden of his 7_______.
Then, in the country one can be free 8_______ the noise and hurry of the town. 9_______ one has to get up earlier and spend more time in trains or buses, one can sleep 10_______ at night. and, during weekends and on summer evenings, one can enjoy lhe fresh clean 11_______ of the country. If one likes gardening, one can spend one's 12_______ time digging, planting, watering and doing a lot of other 13_______ which are needed in the garden. Then, when the flowers and 14_______ come up. one has the 15_______ of a person who has shared the secrets of 16_______.
Some people, however, take no 17_______ in country things. For them, happiness 18_______ in the town, with its cinemas and theatres, beautiful shops and busy streets, dance halls and restaurants. Such people would feel that their life was not 19_______ living if they had to live it outside London. A walk in one of the parks and a visit to the sea every summer is 20_______ the country they want.
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A、Although
B、After
C、Because
D、If
【正确答案】：A
【题目解析】：结合下文可知本段主要讨论的是住在郊区的好处。“...one has to get up earlier and spend more time intrains or buses”说的是住在郊区的不好之处，与下文的各种好处应该是让步关系，即尽管这一不好之处，人们依旧可以享有更多的好处。故选although最合适。答案为A。