Question

It is not difficult (1) __________ to imagine how life used to be in the past. My grandfather

(2)__________ keen on telling me about people and things of his generation before he (3)__________away. According to what he said, life in the Vietnamese traditional village was very peaceful, (4)__________ it was exciting. People often lived very closely to others and they formed a neat society.Although there weren’t any convenient means of communication such as telephone or email,people stilt kept in touch and interacted with each other.They were happy (5) __________ their stories with their family and neighbors. Sometimes, they even (6) __________their neighbors as relatives and always supported others. It was very common in those days (7)__________ villagers to gather up in the communal house to watch TV or listen to radio together because there was often only one or two TV in a small village. My grandfather said that he preferred life in the past (8)__________ the modern life since people were friendlier and more caring.

1. A. for me	B. for my	C. to me	D. that I
2. A. has always been	B. had always been	C. was always	D. is always
3. A. has passed	B. had passed	C. passed	D. passes
4. A. when	B. although	C. yet	D. instead
5. A. shared	B. sharing	C. shares	D. to share
6. A. called	B. regarded	C. made	D. turned
7. A. to	B. on	C. for	D. that
8. A. to	B. on	C. than	D. that

Answer 1

It is not difficult (1) __________ to imagine how life used to be in the past. My grandfather

(2)__________ keen on telling me about people and things of his generation before he (3)__________away. According to what he said, life in the Vietnamese traditional village was very peaceful, (4)__________ it was exciting. People often lived very closely to others and they formed a neat society.Although there weren’t any convenient means of communication such as telephone or email,people stilt kept in touch and interacted with each other.They were happy (5) __________ their stories with their family and neighbors. Sometimes, they even (6) __________their neighbors as relatives and always supported others. It was very common in those days (7)__________ villagers to gather up in the communal house to watch TV or listen to radio together because there was often only one or two TV in a small village. My grandfather said that he preferred life in the past (8)__________ the modern life since people were friendlier and more caring.

1. A. for me	B. for my	C. to me	D. that I
2. A. has always been	B. had always been	C. was always	D. is always
3. A. has passed	B. had passed	C. passed	D. passes
4. A. when	B. although	C. yet	D. instead
5. A. shared	B. sharing	C. shares	D. to share
6. A. called	B. regarded	C. made	D. turned
7. A. to	B. on	C. for	D. that
8. A. to	B. on	C. than	D. that