Read the passage, then mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word that best fits the blank number (1):

I live in a small village called Henfield - there are about 500 people here. I love it because it is (1) ____ and life is slow and easy. You never have to queue in shops or banks. The village is clean - people look after it and don’t throw their rubbish in the streets. The air is also (2) ____ because there’s not much heavy traffic. It’s much more (3) ____ here than in a city. Everyone knows everyone and if someone has problem, there are always people who can help. There aren’t (4) ____ things I don’t like about Henfield. One thing is that there’s not much to do in the evening - we haven’t got any cinemas or theaters. Another problem is that people always talk about (5) ____ and everyone knows what everyone else is doing. But I still prefer village life to life in a big city.

noisily

quiet

quietly

noisy

VII. Read the passage. Then answer the questions.

Hi Friends!. My name’s Sandra and I live in Hill town. It is a small town in the south of England. About 9,000 people live here.

There are many shops in the town and there are three supermarkets. You can buy everything you need in the town. There are two banks, a post office, a police station and a library, too. You can find a big market where you can buy fresh fruit, vegetables, meat and dairy products. I like going to the market with my mum. There is a park in the town centre. In the park children can play because there is a playground. In our town you can find some restaurants and cafés. My favorite café is Ice cave. It’s in Park Street and the ice cream is fantastic here!

There are three elementary schools and two high schools in Hill town. My school is in Mill Street. Next to our school there is a sports centre. Every Wednesday afternoon, we play badminton.

I like living in Hill town because it is a calm, neat place and people are friendly.

1.      Where is Hill town?

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2.      How many people are there in the town?

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3.      Are there any parks in the town?

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4.      What can you buy in the market

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5.      What café does she like best?

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6.      How many schools are there in Hilltown?

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7.      How often does she play badminton?

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8.      Does Sandra like her town? Why?

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VIII.  Rewrite the sentence so that it contains the word in capitals.

1.      How about playing volleyball for a change? (SHALL)

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2.      Do you want to go for lunch now? (WOULD)

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3.      Can you tell me the way to the nearest post office? (HOW)

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4.      The first question in the test was easier than the second one. (DIFFICULT)

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5.      I expected my exam results to be better. (THAN)

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6.      The bookstore is at the side of the grocery store. (NEXT)

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7.      Dave doesn’t earn as much money as his wife. (MORE)

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I.      Choose the word or phrase that best fit the blank in the following passage.

A. I live in a small village called Northville. There are about 2000 people here. I love the village (1) _______ it is very quiet and life is slowly and easy. The village is always clean; people look (2) ______ it with great care. The air is always clean, too. People are much more friendly here than in city because everyone (3) _______ 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 (4) ________ cinemas or theaters. The other thing is that people always talk about (5) ________, and everyone knows what everyone is doing. But I still prefer village life to life in a big city.

1.     A. so                            B. although                 C. because                   D. but

2.     A. for                           B. at                            C. up                           D. after

3.     A. knows                     B. know                       C. is knowing              D. knew

4.     A. little                        B. some                       C. any                          D. few

5.     A. others                     B. other                       C. another                   D. one another

B. The country and the city have advantages and (1) _______. People in the country live in more beautiful surroundings. They enjoy (2) _______ and quietness, and can do their work at their (3) ________ pace because no one is in a (4) _______. They live in larger, more comfortable houses, and their neighbors are more friendly, and ready to help them (5) _______ they need it. Their life, however, can be (6) ________ and they may be isolated, which is serious problem (7) _______ they are ill or want to take children to school.

The city has all the services that the country lacks, but it (8) _______ has a lot of disadvantages. Cities are often polluted. They not (9) ________ have polluted air but also have noisy streets. Everyone is always in hurry and this (10) __________ that people have no time to get to know each other and make friends.

1.     A. joy                          B. enjoyment              C. happiness                D. disadvantages

2.     A. quiet                       B. quietly                    C. peace                      D. peaceful

3.     A. less                         B. own                         C. just                          D. only

4.     A. hurry                       B. hurried                    C. hurriedly                 D. hurrying

5.     A. when                       B. which                      C. what                        D. that

6.     A. bore                                    B. bored                      C. boring                        D. bores

7.     A. unless                     B. because                   C. although                 D. if

8.     A. also                         B. yet                          C. already                   D. so

9.     A. never                      B. ever                         C. hardly                     D. only

10.  A. aims                        B. means                     C. asks                         D. said

V. Choose the word or phrase among A, B, C or D that best fits the blank in the following passage.
I live in a small village called Northville. There are about 2000 people here. I love the village (6) ________ it is
very quiet and life is slow and easy. The village is always clean; people look (7) ________ it with great care.
The air is always clean, too. People are much more friendly here than in a city because everyone (8) ________
the others, and if someone has a problem, there are always people who can help.
There are only a few 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 (9) ________ cinemas or theaters. The other thing is that people always talk about
(10)_______, and everyone knows what everyone is doing. But I still prefer village life to life in a big city.
6. A. so B. although C. because D. but
7. A. for B. at C. up D. after
8. A. knows B. know C. is knowing D. knew
9. A. little B. some C. any D. few
10. A. others B. other C. another D. one other

VII. Choose the word or phrase among A, B, C or D that best fits the blank in the following passage.

I live in a small village called Northville. There are about 2000 people here. I love the village (34)__________ it is very quiet and life is slowly and easy. The village is always clean; people look (35)_____________ it with great care. The air is always clean, too. People are much more friendly here than in city because everyone (36)_________ 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  (37)___________ cinemas or theaters. The other thing is that people always talk about (38)___________, and everyone knows what everyone is doing. But I still prefer village life to life in a big city.

Question 34.A. so              B. although       C. because                          D. but

Question 35.A. for            B. at                 C. up                                  D. after

Question 36. A. knows       B. know           C. is knowing                      D. knew

Question 37.A. little          B. some            C. any                               D. few

Question 38. A. others       B. other           C. another                         D. one another

III. Read the passage carefully then decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F)

I live in a small village called Henfield. There are about 500 people here. The village is quiet and life here is slow and easy. People never throw their rubbish in the streets, so the village is awlays clean. The air is also very clean because there's not much heavy traffic. It's much more friendly here than in the city. Everyone knows everyone and if someone has a proplem, there are always people who can help. However, there are some things I don't like about Hendield. But I still prefer village life ti life in a big city.

1. There are about 500 people in Henfield village

2. The air isn't clean because there is no traffic here

3. The villagers are friendly and helpful

4. He likes living in a big city

  I live in a small vllage called Northville. There are about 2000 people here. I love the village because it is very quiet and life is slow and easy. The village is always clean; People look after it with great care. The air is always clean, too. Plepeo are much friendlier herebthan in a city because everyone knows 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 any cinemas or theaters. Another thing is that everyone is always talking to each other and everyone  knows what they are doing. But i still preler village life to life in a big city
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Read the passage and choose the best answer

Hoa lives in Dien Xuan. It is a small village in Nghe An. It is a quiet place. It has lots of green trees. It does not have many people. There are not many shops, and there is one Primary school in the village.

Hoa likes living in her village because it is peaceful and people are friendly.

Nam lives in Do Son. It is a seaside town in Hai Phong. It is much larger than a village. It is noisier. There are a lot of tourists there. It has many shops and restaurants. The houses and schools are bigger there. But Nam does not enjoy living there. He prefers to live in the countryside because it is quieter and more peaceful.

1. Dien Xuan has got many ……………………(people/ green trees/ shops)

2. She likes living in the village because people are ……………………(quiet/ cold/ friendly)

3. Nam’s town is ……………………than Hoa’s village (smaller/ larger/ quieter)

4. There are a lot of ……………………(houses/ schools/ cars and shops) in Do Son

5. He prefers to live in a ……………………place. (more peaceful/ noisier/ bigger)

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Read the passage and choose the best answer

Hello. My name is John. I live in an apartment in New York, the USA. It is a big city. It has got a lot of high buildings, supermarkets, banks and stores. There is much traffic and there are often traffic jams at rush hour. It is very noisy here. But I enjoy living here because everything is exciting and attractive to me.

Hi. My name is Kate. I am John’s elder cousin. I live in a village in the suburbs of Canberra, Australia. It is quieter than New York. It hasn’t got many shops, supermarkets or restaurants. There are some farms around my house. You can see a lot of sheep and kangaroos on the farm. There are not many people but they are friendly. I prefer to live in the countryside because I enjoy the fresh air and the peaceful life here.

1. New York has got many high buildings, banks, supermarkets and ………..…..(post offices/ shops/ parks)

2. It is very ………..…..(quiet/ peaceful/ noisy) in New York city

3. Kate is ………..….. (younger/ older/ taller) than John.

4. She lives in a ………..…..(town/ city/ village) in an area from Canberra, Australia

5. She prefers to live in the countryside because she likes (clean/ dirty/ polluted) air there.