Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the question below.The countryside of Britain is well known for its beauty and many contrasts: its bare mountains and moorland, its lakes, rivers and woods, and its long, often wild coastline. Many of the most beautiful areas are national parks and are protected from development. When British people think of the countryside they think of farmland, as well as open spaces....
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Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the question below.
The countryside of Britain is well known for its beauty and many contrasts: its bare mountains and moorland, its lakes, rivers and woods, and its long, often wild coastline. Many of the most beautiful areas are national parks and are protected from development. When British people think of the countryside they think of farmland, as well as open spaces. They imagine cows or sheep in green fields enclosed by hedges or stone walls, and fields of wheat and barley. Most farmland is privately owned but is crossed by a network of public footpaths.
Many people associate the countryside with peace and relaxation. They spend their free time walking or cycling there, or go to the country for a picnic or a pub lunch. In summer people go to fruit farms and pick strawberries and other fruit. Only a few people who live in the country work on farms. Many commute to work in towns. Many others dream of living in the country, where they believe they would have a better and healthier lifestyle.
The countryside faces many threats. Some are associated with modern farming practices, and the use of chemicals harmful to plants and wildlife. Land is also needed for new houses. The green belt, an area of land around many cities, is under increasing pressure. Plans to build new roads are strongly opposed by organizations trying to protect the countryside. Protesters set up camps to prevent, or at least delay, the building work.
America has many areas of wild and beautiful scenery, and there are many areas, especially in the West in states like Montana and Wyoming, where few people live. In the New England states, such as Vermont and New Hampshire, it is common to see small farms surrounded by hills and green areas. In Ohio, Indiana, Illinois and other Midwestern states, fields of corn or wheat reach to the horizon and there are many miles between towns.
Only about 20% of Americans live outside cities and towns. Life may be difficult for people who live in the country. Services like hospitals and schools may be further away and going shopping can mean driving long distances. Some people even have to drive from their homes to the main road where their mail is left in a box. In spite of the disadvantages, many people who live in the country say that they like the safe, clean, attractive environment. But their children often move to a town or city as soon as they can.
As in Britain, Americans like to go out to the country at weekends. Some people go on camping or fishing trips, others go hiking in national parks.
According to the passage, some Americans choose to live in the country because ______ .
A. their children enjoy country life
B. hospitals, schools and shops are conveniently located there
C. they enjoy the safe, clean, attractive environment there
D. life there may be easier for them
Today many people in the world are leaving their small villages in the country for big and noisy cities. This means that they are ....leaving.....the peaceful hills, mountains, fields and rivers of the countryside for the busy world of streets, building, traffic and crowds. In many ..countries......people come to live in town and cities because they need work. After one or two factories have been built .....in.....or near a town, people come to find work and soon an industrial area begins to grow. There is usually an area nearby .....where .... the factory workers live. The families of these workers need school, hospital and markets, so more and more people ....come.... to live in the area to provide these service-and so a city grows