An Italian mayor has been cleaning the streets along with his councilors after their town (06) ______ with no manual workers, it’s reported. In fact, (07) ___was sweeping the piazza in front of the (08) _______ church in preparation for market day, (09) _______ the deputy mayor’s father and a town councillor armed with a high - pressure hose. The town Zerfallu’s last (10) ______ retired six months ago and nobody has been hired since then. “We can’t do anything - we are blocked by bureaucracy,” the mayor say . select the most appropriate answer for blank no.1

Options

A. near
B. local
C. neighbour
D. next

Answer

B

Explanation

(b) local-should be used here.
According to the context of the sentence ‘in front of the local church’ is the correct phrase.