IX Read the passage.
We do honestly have a little more (1) ………………… time in summer than we do in spring. We have some weekend getaways planned over the summer. A couple of fun things for the kid away from home. This blogging and social media thing has me wrangled into about a week’s worth of travel and meetings, and I wouldn’t be surprised if something or things pops up soon. And for me personally I have more free time (and a great (2) ………………… less stress) than I did when I (3) ………………… in town. I go to work around 8a.m. most days on the farm. I used to be at work at 6:30a.m., and it (4) ………………… me 35 minutes to get there. When it’s not time to plant or harvest, we usually work a few (5) ……………… on Saturday morning and never on Sundays. And for those farmers that also have livestock? We used to raise hogs you know. Well those animals want to eat and be healthy.
Choose the most suitable word to fill in the blank.
1. A. free B. spare C. open D. both A & B
2. A. number B. amount C. deal D. of
3. A. work B. worked C. had worked D. has worked
4. A. got B. spent C. took D. cost
5. A. days B. time C. seconds D. hours
Fill in the gap with a word from the passage.
1. As a farmer, the man is often busy in ……………. and less busy in ………………. .
2. In his former job, he started to work at ………………., but as a farmer, he often starts at ………………. .
3. Besides planting, the man also ………………. some animals.
1 D
2 C
3 B
4 C
5 D
1 summer - spring
2 8 am - 6 am
3 raises
