Choose the correct answer for each gap to complete the following passage.
My parents are farmers. They work very (1) ______ on the paddy fields. They usually get (2) ______Very early in the morning. After (3) _____ breakfast, they feed the buffaloes, pigs, chickens, ducks and they (4) _____ the eggs. From about eight, they work on the field. They (5) ______ rice but their (6) ______ is vegetables. From eleven thirty to one thirty, they rest and have lunch. They continue to work until five in the afternoon then they come back home. My mother (7) ______the animals again while my father (8)______ the buffalo shed and the chicken coop. They usually finish their work at about six thirty. Twice a week, my mother (9) _______the vegetables and eggs to the town market to sell them then she often buys the things we need for our daily life. She also (10) _____ me a small present each time.
1. A. hard B. hardly C. harder D. hardest
2. A. on B. off C. up D. in
3. A. to have B. having C. have D. had
4. A. take B. see C. have D. collect
5. A. plant B. water C. grow D. cut
6. A. period B. crop C. time D. harvest
7. A. leads B. feeds C. gives D. calls
8. A. cleans B. washes C. polishes D. clears
9. A. makes B. takes C. carries D. brings
10. A. buying B. buys C. to buy D. bought
Put in each blank a suitable word or phrase to complete it.
Daily life of Vietnamese farmers
Vietnamese farmers are very (1) _____ workers. They (2) ______ at four o'clock in the morning, and work with their water buffaloes in rice (3)____ until it gets dark. Rice production requires (4) ______ labor.
Water buffaloes often (5) ________ along the country road. Don't be scared! They are very calm. Farmers (6) ______ side by side with water buffaloes in the fields. It looks (7) ____ water buffaloes are part of farmers' families.
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Britain is now a highly industrialized country and there are only 238,000 farms in the UK. More and more farmers leave the land because they can not earn enough money to survive. Only large farms are economic and because of this most British farm are big. They usually grow cereals in the east of England and raise sheep and cows in the north of England and Scotland. The small family farms often have to earn more money by offering bed and breakfast accommodation to tourists.
Farming methods in Britain have also changed. Fields used to be quite small, divided by hedges which were sometimes a thousand years old and full of wild flowers and birds. Many hedges were pulled up to allow farmers to use modern machinery. Now most fields in England are large by European standards.
1. British farmers give up working on their farms because________ .
A. they are tired of the farm work B. they can’t earn their own living by farming
C. they want to continue to live D. they are forced to leave the land
2. Most British farms are big because_________ .
A. there are plenty of abandoned land B. farming is now industrialized
C. small farms are uneconomic D. most British farmers are rich
3.The small family farms often offer bed and breakfast accommodation to tourists ______.
A. to show their friendship
B. because they want to have more tourists to their farms
C. in order to improve their earnings
D. so that the tourists will return in their farm the next time
4. Fields on British farms were __________ .
A. separated from each other by hedges B. full of wild flowers and birds
C. a thousand years old D. all are correct
5. Which of the following sentences is not true?
A. Industries are developed in Britain
B. Breeding farms are usually in the north of England
C. Many hedges are pulled down for farmers to expand their farms
D. Most fields in England are now larger than they used to be
C. READING
Exercise 1. Choose the correct word A, B, C or D for each gap to complete the following passage.
My parents are farmers. They work very ……… (1) ... on the paddy fields. They usually get… (2) ………very early in the morning. After ……… (3) … breakfast, they feed the buffaloes, pigs, chickens, ducks and they… (4) ……… the eggs. From about eight, they work on the field. They… (5) ……… rice but their……… (6) … is vegetables. From eleven thirty to one thirty, they rest and have lunch. They continue to work until five in the afternoon then they come back home. My mother ... (7) ………the animals again while my father … (8)……… the buffalo shed and the chicken coop. They usually finish their work at about six thirty. Twice a week, my mother… (9) ……… the vegetables and eggs to the town market to sell them then she often buys the things we need for our daily life. She also… (10) ……… me a small present each time.
A. hardB. hardlyC. harderD. hardest
A. onB. offC. upD. in
A. to haveB. havingC. haveD. had
A. take B. seeC. haveD. collect
A. plantB. waterC. growD. cut
A. periodB. cropC. timeD. harvest
A. leadsB. feedsC. givesD. calls
A. cleansB. washesC. polishesD. clears
A. makesB. takesC. carriesD. brings
A. buyingB. buysC. to buyD. bought
Choose the underlined part that needs correcting in each sentence below.
31. The stage was lighted (A) brighter (B) than it was (C) according (D) to the plan
32. Farmers nowadays apply (A) more(B) modern techniques on the farm so that their work becomes less (C) harder (D) than before.
33. My dad has been (A) a(B) stamp collection(C) for more (D) than 20 years.
34. Traditional (A) people in this mountainous (B) area live (C) a nomadic (D) life.
35. After the harvesting (A) time, the farmers load (B) the drawn-buffalo (C) cart with (D) hay
her/can/beatiful/a/garden/from/see/you/room
afternoon/often/play/badminton/they/the/in
rasies/grows/the/vegetables/cattle/and/farmers
sắp xếp lại các từ để tao thành câu có ý nghĩa
Dựa vào những từ cho sẵn, viết câu bị động ở thì hiện tại đơn.
1. My house/ make from/ wood .
2. These eggs/ not lay/ by my hens.
3. Morning exercises/ do/ Jim/ everyday.
4. The dogs/ feed/ jane/ every day.
5. Letters/ deliver/ mailman/ everyday.
6. Vegetables/ grow/ in the fields/ farmers.
7. Cattle / raise/ farm workers.
8. Many diseases/ cure/ by surgery/ nowadays.
9. National heritages/ preserve/ the government.
10. The architectural features of the house/ carefully study/ architects.
Choose the best answer a, b, c or d to complete the sentence.
1. I went on a trip to the countryside and had my first experience _______ farm work.
a.on b. with c. for d. of
2. We usually spend our holiday in the village _______ our grandparents live.
a.what b. where c. which d. when
3. I think country life is so boring and _______ because you’re not close to shops and services.
a. unhealthy b.inconvenient c. comfortable d. peaceful
4. On the farm, uncle Duong showed us how to _______ cucumbers.
a. plough b.produce c. pick d. put up
5. Mongolian children start to learn _______ before they can walk.
a. horse riding b.riding horse c. ride horse d. horse ridden
6. On the side of the road, a herd boy was herding _______.
a. kites b.hay c. cattle d. blackberries
7. Mongolian children learn to ride when they are _______ as three years old.
a. as young b.younger c. younger than d. so young
8. Does your new stereo play music _______ than your old one did?
a. louder b.more loudly c. loudlier d. more louder
9. Countryside is not polluted _______ you can breathe there fresh air.
a. although b.however c. therefore d. as
10. ‘Children in my village often fly their kites in dry rice fields.’ ‘_______’
a. It’s right up my street! b. That’s awesome.
c. Exactly what I want. d. How interesting!
COMPLETE THE SENTENCES, USING THE CORRECT FORM OF THE WORLDS IN BRACKETS
1. Nga eats more_______ than Tung does because she likes fastfood ( healthy)
2.VietNam is a______country with different peoples,religions and traditions(cultural)
3.Most of the Centural Highlands is ______ (mountain)
4.The____ houses of many ethnic groups are used to worship the ancestors (commune)
5.To become friendlier,you should_______with your workmates.(socialisation)
6.Paul used to be_____to soft drinks,but now he seldom drinks them(addiction)
7.Like my aunt, I want to becomea professional dog ____(train)
8.I am_____ of her hometown with a lot of paddy fields ( envy)
9.The cattle are herded to a new pasture by the _____ (nomadic)
10. Do villagers today dress______as in the past ( tradition)