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In many countries, ______ is not unusual for families of different backgrounds to live together in the shared space. ____, in the United States, this idea may still be considered strange.
But this type of housing, ______(call) co-housing, is gaining _____ (popular) in the United States, too. Co-housing complexes are popping up across the country. For many people, this way of life is a relief to the busy modern lifestyle. A co-housing community has _____ (private) owned houses and shared land. There is often a “common house” with ____ kitchen and dining room, meeting room, and maybe a workshop of library or music room. About 25 co-housing communities ____ (build) in recent years, and 150 more are planned.
A co-housing complex is a place ____ residents shop, cook, and eat together. Residents of a co-housing complex like its sense of shared community. Children have other kids to play ____, which many families like. Other residents like the feeling of living in a “village”. Residents also say that they can live in co-housing for _____ money than they would pay for nearby apartments.

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