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Another quality of a good neighbor is to be trustworthy. A neighbor always has some 
knowledge about what is going on in the four boundaries of a house. This is because he 

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lives so close to you, he can hear voice, see your appearances, and observe who comes to 
your house and who goes; at what time. Basically, a neighbor can gossip about half of the 
things happening in your life. That is where the quality of a good neighbor comes in. A 
good neighbor should be trustworthy and sensible enough to not leak out one's family 
secrets.
I believe that neighbors are very close people and being a good neighbor is a duty that 
everyone should fulfill. It highlights the basic concept of give and take. As a neighbor is 
the nearest person to one in the darkest hour of the night also, therefore one should always 
be a good neighbor so that he is also treated in the same manner when he is need. 
 
17) It has recently been announced that a new restaurant may be built in your 
neighborhood. Do you support or oppose this plan? Why? Use specific reasons and 
details to support your answer. 
(a) 
It has been recently reported by the local newspaper that a new restaurant is going to be 
built in our neighborhood (which is located in the country side of a big city). Some 
neighbors oppose the building of the new restaurant. I however (like most of the 
neighbors), believe that the new restaurant can contribute a lot to our neighborhood, as 
well as offer new opportunities to the neighbors.
One reason for supporting the building of the new restaurant is that after the restaurant will 
be built; I will not have to spend a lot of time in order to go to a restaurant. Since my 
neghborhood is pretty far from the city's center I have to drive several hours until I find a 
good restaurant. The result is that I, as well as the other members of the neighborhood, go 
only to restaurants only in special occasions (for instance, in birthdates). When the 
restaurant will be built I will have the opportunity to go to restaurants more often, the way 
other people from other neighborhoods do.
In addition, the restaurant may offer work for the students who live in our neighborhood. If 
the restaurant will be successful, it will naturally need a lot of waiters. The students in my 
neighborhood, who need to work in a working place that allows flexible working hours, 
would love finding a job where they can earn some money. Therefore, if the restaurant will 
hire them as waiters, it might help them a lot. I can take myself as a good example: when I 
was a student I lived in another neighborhood where two restaurants were located. I used 
to work as a waiter in one of these restaurants, earning money for the university's tuition 
fees.