I. Choose the word or phrase that best fit the blank in the following passage.
A. I live in a small village called Northville. There are about 2000 people here. I love the village (1) _______ it is very quiet and life is slowly and easy. The village is always clean; people look (2) ______ it with great care. The air is always clean, too. People are much more friendly here than in city because everyone (3) _______ the others, and if someone has a problem, there are always people who can help.
There are only a few things that I don’t like about Northville. One thing is that we have not got many things to do in the evening; we haven’t got (4) ________ cinemas or theaters. The other thing is that people always talk about (5) ________, and everyone knows what everyone is doing. But I still prefer village life to life in a big city.
1. A. so B. although C. because D. but
2. A. for B. at C. up D. after
3. A. knows B. know C. is knowing D. knew
4. A. little B. some C. any D. few
5. A. others B. other C. another D. one another
B. The country and the city have advantages and (1) _______. People in the country live in more beautiful surroundings. They enjoy (2) _______ and quietness, and can do their work at their (3) ________ pace because no one is in a (4) _______. They live in larger, more comfortable houses, and their neighbors are more friendly, and ready to help them (5) _______ they need it. Their life, however, can be (6) ________ and they may be isolated, which is serious problem (7) _______ they are ill or want to take children to school.
The city has all the services that the country lacks, but it (8) _______ has a lot of disadvantages. Cities are often polluted. They not (9) ________ have polluted air but also have noisy streets. Everyone is always in hurry and this (10) __________ that people have no time to get to know each other and make friends.
1. A. joy B. enjoyment C. happiness D. disadvantages
2. A. quiet B. quietly C. peace D. peaceful
3. A. less B. own C. just D. only
4. A. hurry B. hurried C. hurriedly D. hurrying
5. A. when B. which C. what D. that
6. A. bore B. bored C. boring D. bores
7. A. unless B. because C. although D. if
8. A. also B. yet C. already D. so
9. A. never B. ever C. hardly D. only
10. A. aims B. means C. asks D. said
I. Mark the letter A, B, C or D before the word to complete the passage .
I live in a small village called Henfield. There (23) about 600 people here. I
love the village because it is very quiet and life is slow and easy. The village is always clean – people look (24) it with great care .The air is always clean , too .It is much (25) friendly here than in a city because everyone knows everyone, and if someone has a problem, there are always people who can help.There are only a few things that I don’t about Henfield. One thing is that we have not got many things to do (26) the evening - we have not got any cinemas or theatres. The other thing is that people always talk about one another and everyone knows what everyone is doing. But I still (27) village life to life in a big city.
23. A. have B. is C. are D. has
24. A. after B. for C. at D. into
25. A. most B. as C. more D. less
26. A. on B. for C. at D. in
27. A. B. prefer C. love D. enjoy
23 c
24d
25b
26d
27 a
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