Some people ask me if I like living in my hometown. The answer is certainly ‘yes’. The simple reason is that it has lots of (1. interest)...... places. If you want to widen your knowledge of the past, you can go to the museum. It’s a (2. history)....... building, with a big collection of valuable artefacts. There is also a craft village in my hometown. There, the (3. village)....... make drums. Their drums are not only famous in the (4. local)........ , but also nationwide. You can visit the old workshop, where drums are still made in the traditional way. Some of them are huge! Another (5. attract)......... in my hometown is the local library. It’s an (6. educate) place where anyone can borrow books and take them home to read. Besides, it also has a (7. read)........... club. I’m one of its members, and we gather once a week to discuss what we’ve read together. My hometown is also a (8. culture)........... centre, with many traditional festivals and activities. I love it very much.

Read the article quickly. Underline the places you can go to in this mall.

SKIING IN A SHOPPING MALL

Dubai is a city in the United Arab Emirates. Around two million people live there. The Mall of the Emirates is the second-largest mall in Dubai. Over 36 million visitors visit this mall every year. The mall is very big. It’s also very famous, and has over 25 awards.

You can spend the whole day here. It has everything! You can go shopping. You can eat. You can watch a movie or see a play here, too. The Mall of the Emirates has about 500 stores: clothing stores, bookstores, and electronic stores. There are more than 85 restaurants and cafés, two hotels, a movie theater with 14 screens, and a theater. It even has a ski slope. It’s true—you can ski in the desert! It’s hot in Dubai, but it’s very cold on the ski slope.

Read again. What country is Dubai in? 

SKIING IN A SHOPPING MALL

Dubai is a city in the United Arab Emirates. Around two million people live there. The Mall of the Emirates is the second-largest mall in Dubai. Over 36 million visitors visit this mall every year. The mall is very big. It’s also very famous, and has over 25 awards.

You can spend the whole day here. It has everything! You can go shopping. You can eat. You can watch a movie or see a play here, too. The Mall of the Emirates has about 500 stores: clothing stores, bookstores, and electronic stores. There are more than 85 restaurants and cafés, two hotels, a movie theater with 14 screens, and a theater. It even has a ski slope. It’s true—you can ski in the desert! It’s hot in Dubai, but it’s very cold on the ski slope.

Complete the passage by filling each blank with the correct form of the word in brackets.

    Some people ask me if I like living in my hometown. The answer is certainly ‘yes’. The simple reason is that it has lots of interesting places. If you want to widen your knowledge of the past, you can go to the museum. It's a historical building, with a big collection of (17. value)________ artefacts. There is also a craft village in my hometown. There, the (18. village)________ make    drums. Their drums are not only famous in the locality but also (19. nation)_________.       You can visit the old workshop, where drums are still made in the (20. tradition)_________ way. Some of them are huge! Another attraction in my hometown is the local library. It's an educational place where anyone can borrow books and take them home to read. Besides, it also has a (21. read)________ club. I'm one of its members, and we gather once a week to discuss what we've read together. My hometown is also a cultural centre, with many traditional festivals and (22. act)________. I love it very much.

Question 19:

Complete the passage by filling each blank with the correct form of the word in brackets.

    Some people ask me if I like living in my hometown. The answer is certainly ‘yes’. The simple reason is that it has lots of interesting places. If you want to widen your knowledge of the past, you can go to the museum. It's a historical building, with a big collection of (17. value)________ artefacts. There is also a craft village in my hometown. There, the (18. village)________ make    drums. Their drums are not only famous in the locality but also (19. nation)_________.       You can visit the old workshop, where drums are still made in the (20. tradition)_________ way. Some of them are huge! Another attraction in my hometown is the local library. It's an educational place where anyone can borrow books and take them home to read. Besides, it also has a (21. read)________ club. I'm one of its members, and we gather once a week to discuss what we've read together. My hometown is also a cultural centre, with many traditional festivals and (22. act)________. I love it very much.

Question 17:

Complete the passage by filling each blank with the correct form of the word in brackets.

Some people ask me if I like living in my hometown. The answer is certainly ‘yes’. The simple reason is that it has lots of interesting places. If you want to widen your knowledge of the past, you can go to the museum. It's a historical building, with a big collection of (17. value)________ artefacts. There is also a craft village in my hometown. There, the (18. village)________ make    drums. Their drums are not only famous in the locality but also (19. nation)_________.       You can visit the old workshop, where drums are still made in the (20. tradition)_________ way. Some of them are huge! Another attraction in my hometown is the local library. It's an educational place where anyone can borrow books and take them home to read. Besides, it also has a (21. read)________ club. I'm one of its members, and we gather once a week to discuss what we've read together. My hometown is also a cultural centre, with many traditional festivals and (22. act)________. I love it very much.

Complete the passage by filling each blank with the correct form of the word in brackets.

    Some people ask me if I like living in my hometown. The answer is certainly ‘yes’. The simple reason is that it has lots of interesting places. If you want to widen your knowledge of the past, you can go to the museum. It's a historical building, with a big collection of (17. value)________ artefacts. There is also a craft village in my hometown. There, the (18. village)________ make    drums. Their drums are not only famous in the locality but also (19. nation)_________.       You can visit the old workshop, where drums are still made in the (20. tradition)_________ way. Some of them are huge! Another attraction in my hometown is the local library. It's an educational place where anyone can borrow books and take them home to read. Besides, it also has a (21. read)________ club. I'm one of its members, and we gather once a week to discuss what we've read together. My hometown is also a cultural centre, with many traditional festivals and (22. act)________. I love it very much.

Question 21: