根據(jù)短文內容，從短文后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選項。

When a New Yorker was hiking in Europe, his Swiss friend kept saying “Listen to that!” but he didn’t hear anything. His ears were accustomed to loud city noises and it was days before he was able to notice the sound of a bird. 1. . There is background music in restaurants, bars, stores, rest rooms, elevators, and when you are waiting on the telephone. Russell Baker blames “society’s determination to entertain you whether you like it or not”.

2. , but in practice they avoid it. They drive with the car radio turned up, switch on the television when they get home, and exercise while listening to music on headphones. 3. They can buy things in stores, but they do not have enough human contact. So they fill their lives with sound.

4. . Young men play their car stereos loudly in order to create a personal environment around them. Like animals, they are marking a territory to warn rivals away and to attract a mate.

It may also be true that the brain itself wants excitement just as the stomach insists on food. 5. . This seems extreme. Perhaps we would be better off if we sought periods of silence to provide balance.

A. Sometimes the reason for the noise is primitive

B. The noise suggests that people have a spiritual problem

C. They spend too much time in elevators and the like

D. Unlike in the past, we now have modern technology to supply a constant flood of sounds

E. For most of us, silence has become a rare experience

F. A good response would be to use our brains to improve modern technology

G. People may say they yearn for quiet

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