Today, about half of Mongolia' s population is still travelling around the large areas of flat lands. They live in the ger and move their campings several times a year. They live by and for their cattle. Nomadic life becomes better in summer and continues to exist in winter. To the outside world, it seems to be a hard way of living.

These day, the number of nomads is becoming smaller and smaller. Nomads move to the capital city looking for a better life. City life and goods things of city life interest them. After the last terrible winters, many nomadic families lost all their herds. This forced nomadic herders to move to the capital city to look for work.

1. Match the words or phrases:

A:

1. The total number of people living in an area

2. A traditional circular tent

3. Animals like cow, bulls and oxen, often kept for meat and meal

4. To make you feel interested

5. To make you do sth you do not want to do

6. A member of group moving with their animals from place to place.

7. A difficult lifestyle

8. Very unpleasant, making you feel very unhappy

B:

a) cattle

b) nomad

c) population

d) ger

e) to interest

f) to force

g) terrible

h) a hard way of living

2. Complete the sentences with the words from the passage above.

1. What is the __________ of this city? -Around one million people.

2. There are toys lying __________ the floor. I need to collect them.

3. They are moving to the city to look for a ________ life.

4. They harvest their crops_________ times a years.

5. Having a _________ life means they have to move all the time.

6. Modern city life and city entertainment__________ those farmers very much.

7. Life doesn't________ on the moon.

8. The kite became _________ and smaller high in the sky.

* Give the correct form of the words in brackets to complete the sentences.
1. There are ………………………road signs in this city. (prohibit)
2. Playing the piano is one of his favorite ………………………. (relax)
3. She was a great ………………………to me when I was depressed. (comfortable)
4. Before you set your targets, make sure that they are ………………………. (achievement)
5. Building a new factory there would be ………………………disastrous. (environment)

* Give the correct form of the words in brackets to complete the sentences.
1. There are ………………………road signs in this city. (prohibit)
2. Playing the piano is one of his favorite ………………………. (relax)
3. She was a great ………………………to me when I was depressed. (comfortable)
4. Before you set your targets, make sure that they are ………………………. (achievement)
5. Building a new factory there would be ………………………disastrous. (environment)

Complete the sentences with one of the words in the box.

1.    Don’t ……………….. me what happens at the end of the film.

2.    To ……………….. well you need to listen carefully to what people are saying.

3.    You shouldn’t use ……………….. in your English essays.

4.    I ……………….. online with my friends every day.

5.    You should always ……………….. what you think and be honest with people.

6.    I send about twenty ……………….. a day, which my dad thinks is too many.

7.    I wonder if I can ……………….. for her telephone number.

8.    My mum can ……………….. French and Spanish very well.

Choose the letter A, B, C or D to complete the passage

An increasing number of people are now going on (1) ________ to Egypt. Last year, for example, about one and a half million tourists visited this country. The population of Egypt is about fifty million and the (2) ________ is Cairo, a busy city of just under nine million people. Although the weather is hot and dry and most of the country is desert, the average temperature from October to March is not too high. The most (3) _______ sights are the pyramids at Giza. However, it is also pleasant to visit Alexandria, Port Said and several other places and do as much (4) ________ as possible in the time available. A trip to Luxor is an unforgettable experience. It is not difficult to go there because there are frequent (5) ________ there from Cairo.

Question 1:

A. holiday

B. visit

C. excursion

D. trip

Choose the letter A, B, C or D to complete the passage

An increasing number of people are now going on (1) ________ to Egypt. Last year, for example, about one and a half million tourists visited this country. The population of Egypt is about fifty million and the (2) ________ is Cairo, a busy city of just under nine million people. Although the weather is hot and dry and most of the country is desert, the average temperature from October to March is not too high. The most (3) _______ sights are the pyramids at Giza. However, it is also pleasant to visit Alexandria, Port Said and several other places and do as much (4) ________ as possible in the time available. A trip to Luxor is an unforgettable experience. It is not difficult to go there because there are frequent (5) ________ there from Cairo.

Question 2:

A. head

B. principal

C. capital

D. state

Choose the letter A, B, C or D to complete the passage

An increasing number of people are now going on (1) ________ to Egypt. Last year, for example, about one and a half million tourists visited this country. The population of Egypt is about fifty million and the (2) ________ is Cairo, a busy city of just under nine million people. Although the weather is hot and dry and most of the country is desert, the average temperature from October to March is not too high. The most (3) _______ sights are the pyramids at Giza. However, it is also pleasant to visit Alexandria, Port Said and several other places and do as much (4) ________ as possible in the time available. A trip to Luxor is an unforgettable experience. It is not difficult to go there because there are frequent (5) ________ there from Cairo.

Question 4:

A. joining

B. sightseeing

C. looking

D. thinking

Choose the letter A, B, C or D to complete the passage

An increasing number of people are now going on (1) ________ to Egypt. Last year, for example, about one and a half million tourists visited this country. The population of Egypt is about fifty million and the (2) ________ is Cairo, a busy city of just under nine million people. Although the weather is hot and dry and most of the country is desert, the average temperature from October to March is not too high. The most (3) _______ sights are the pyramids at Giza. However, it is also pleasant to visit Alexandria, Port Said and several other places and do as much (4) ________ as possible in the time available. A trip to Luxor is an unforgettable experience. It is not difficult to go there because there are frequent (5) ________ there from Cairo.

Question 5:

A. flights

B. places

C. times

D. flies

Choose the letter A, B, C or D to complete the passage

An increasing number of people are now going on (1) ________ to Egypt. Last year, for example, about one and a half million tourists visited this country. The population of Egypt is about fifty million and the (2) ________ is Cairo, a busy city of just under nine million people. Although the weather is hot and dry and most of the country is desert, the average temperature from October to March is not too high. The most (3) _______ sights are the pyramids at Giza. However, it is also pleasant to visit Alexandria, Port Said and several other places and do as much (4) ________ as possible in the time available. A trip to Luxor is an unforgettable experience. It is not difficult to go there because there are frequent (5) ________ there from Cairo.

Question 3:

A. requested

B. know

C. excited

D. famous