依下文回答第 39 題至第 45 題 Do you ever wish that you could step out of the rat life and into a life that is lived at a gentler pace, one at which
you could savor the scenery, smell the roses, and eat food that was carefully and slowly prepared using traditional
methods? If all of this 39 to you, then you might want to hop on a plane and head to Greve, Italy. There, life is
officially slower, as it is part of the Slow movement that is encouraging small cities to 40 their own uniqueness
and to keep globalization 41 . Lying in the hills, the town of Greve is home to only a few thousand people, but it
still acts as the trading center for wine and local produce. Although business is brisk in Greve, the pace at which people
stroll through the market is not. Everyone seems to have all the time in the world to 42 cheese, to wander into a
shop just to see what’s new and chat with new or old friends. 43 that it is qualified to become an official Slow
City. A city that wants to be part of the Slow City group must first be vetted to make sure it 44 all the criteria,
such as an ability to maintain the city’s cultural identity and to 45 local produce and crafts. As the mayor
Saturnini says, the goal is to “maintain the soul, the essence, the specialness” of these cities.
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(A) No wonder
(B) No chance
(C) No way
(D) No time