VI. Choose the word or phrase among A, B, C or D that best fits the blank space in the following passage.
I live in a small village called Northville. There are about 2000 people here. I love the village (23) it is very quiet and life is slow and easy. The village is always clean; people look (24) it with great care. The air is always clean, too. People are much friendlier here than in a city because everyone (25) _ the others, and if someone has a problem, there are always people who can help.
There are only a few things that I don't like about Northville. One thing is that we have not got many things to do in the evening; we haven't got (26) cinemas or theaters. The other thing is that people always talk about (27) , and everyone knows what everyone is doing. But I still prefer village life to life in a big city.
23. A. so | B. although | C. because | D. but |
24. A. for | B. at | C. up | D. after |
25. A. knows | B. know | C. is knowing | D. knew |
26. A. little | B. some | C. any | D. few |
27. A. others | B. other | C. another | D. one another |