(2016·秦皇岛市高三质检)Years ago, when I was a poor artist trying to sell my paintings in local galleries, I __1__ (live) in the heart of a city. The rent for my apartment was really cheap __2__ it was in the middle of one of the busiest neighborhoods in town. People who visited me used to ask me __3__ I could sleep. “Doesn't the sound of the traffic bother you? How can you get used to __4__ much noise？” You see, there were also rows and rows of shops and bars playing loud music day and night and my apartment was above a really loud and noisy __5__.