The country is more beautiful than a town and pleasant to live in. Many people think so and go to the country for the summer holidays though they can not live there all the year round. Some have a cottage built in a village so that they can go there whenever they can find the time. Almost every village has a church, the round or square tower of which can be seen from many miles around. Surrounding the church is the churchyard where people are buried.
The Village green is a wide stretch of grass. Houses or cottages are built round it. Country life is now fairly comfortable and many villages have the water brought through pipes into house.
Most villages are so close to some small towns that people can go there to buy what they can't find in the village shops.
46. What can be easily seen in most villages?
A. a church B. a tower C. a shop D. a cottage
47. Which of the following statements is NOT true?
A. Many villagers now have water inside their homes.
B. People are buried near the village church.
C. Many English people prefer living in the country.
D. People can buy anything from the village shops.
48. What does the word “it” refer to?
A. grass B. a cottage C. a house D. the village green
49. What is the best title for the passage?
A. The English countryside B. Advantages of country life
C. Things in an English village D. Summer holidays in England
