II. Put the words in the box in the correct rows.
strawberries hay a donkey a fence sheep flowers rice straw
a horse a tent grass a building grapes cattle a camel
a memorial rainwater a bike roses buffaloes a motorcycle
cows lettuces a poster stamps goats
♦ ride: …………………………………………..…………………………..
♦ herd: ……………….……………………………………………………..
♦ collect: …………………………………………………………………...
♦ pick: ……………………………………………………………………...
♦ put up: …………………………………………………………………....
I. Complete the sentences with the adjectives from the box.
generous peaceful optimistic quiet inconvenient fresh brave exciting vast skilful envious |
1. It’s ……………… to see a kite flying high in the sky.
2. It was very ………… there; you could just hear the wind moving in the trees.
3. I love the ….……… open spaces and the …………… air in the countryside.
4. The villagers often find it ……………… to get into town due to the lack of public transport.
5. People in rural areas are more ……………… than their city counterparts.
6. I’m so ……………… of you getting such an exciting holiday.
7. Billy is clearly a …………… person. He contributed lots of money to charity.
8. It was very ….……… of him to jump into the river to save a drowning child.
9. Most of Mongolian people are ……………… at riding a horse.
10. Life in the countryside is more ……………… and healthier.
The country is more beautiful than a town and more pleasant to live in. Many people think so, and go to the country for the summer holidays though they cannot live there all the year round. Some have a cottage built in a village so that they can go there whenever they can find the time.
English villages are not all alike, but in some ways they are not very different from one another. Almost every village has a church, the round or square tower of which can be seen from many miles around. Surrounding the church is the churchyard, where people are buried.
The village green is a wide stretch of grass, and houses or cottages are built round it. Country life is now fairly comfortable and many villages have running water brought through pipes into each house. Most villages are so close to some small towns that people can go there to buy what they can’t find in the village shops.
1. When do city people often go the country?
A. At the weekends. B. All the year round.
C. At Christmas. D. The summer holidays.
2. What is the advantage of city people when they have a cottage built in the village?
A. They can have their houses rented.
B. They can go to the country at weekends.
C. They can go to the country whenever they can find the time.
D. All are correct.
3. What is the common feature of English villages?
A. They have a church.
B. They have a church with a tall tower, and a village green.
C. They have a village green.
D. They have running water.
4. What is NOT mentioned in the life of English villages?
A. The village green B. The church C. Running water D. The Internet
5. What can villagers do when their villages are close to small towns?
A. They can go there to buy whatever they want.
B. They can go there to buy cheaper things.
C. They can go there to buy what is not found in the village shops.
D. They can go there to buy luxury goods.
1. Mr. Quynh is the happiest person in the village. than
→ No one in the village………………….…………………………. Mr. Quynh.
2. Life in the countryside isn’t as stressful as life in the city. more
→ Life in the city …………………………...……….….. life in the countryside.
3. This is the largest kite I’ve ever seen. larger
→ I’ve never …………………………………………………...…………… this.
4. Phong was a quicker walker than his friends. quickly
→ Phong …………………………………………………..………… his friends.
5. Houses in the city are much more expensive than those in the countryside. much
→ Houses in the countryside …………………………………those in the city
Each of the following sentences contains a mistake. Underline it and write the correct answer in the space provided
1. Today we play more badly than we did yesterday, so we need to practise more.
2. I have never seen a most colourful kite than this one.
3. Maria and her sister talked loud than the other guests
4. John ran more fastly than all other competitors in the race.
5. Please speak clearer because I hardly understand the instruction.
Each of the following sentences contains a mistake. Underline it and write the correct answer in the space provided
1. Today we play more badly than we did yesterday, so we need to practise more.
2. I have never seen a most colourful kite than this one.
3. Maria and her sister talked loud than the other guests
4. John ran more fastly than all other competitors in the race.
5. Please speak clearer because I hardly understand the instruction.
1. Nam helped his parents ……………… the rice onto the ox – drawn cart.
A. load B. collect C. dry D. ride
2. In Emi’s opinion, city lite more ………………… than country file.
A. friendly B. exciting C. natural D. peaceful
3. The sky is ……………. here in the countryside because there are no buildings to block the view.
A. tidy B. close C. dense D. vast
4. Look! Some children are …………… the buffaloes.
A. picking B. playing C. driving D. herding
5. Viet plays the guitar …………….. than Phong does.
A. more goodly B. more well C. better D. gooder
6. Medical help is …………… easily obtained in remote areas than in towns.
A. more B. fewer C. less D. higher
7. Today Peter gets up ……………… than he did yesterday.
A. earlier B. more early C. more earlily D. more earlier
8. He seems to be ……………… than we thought.
A. more quick B. more quickly C. quicklier D. quicker
9. The wind is blowing ………………. than it did last night.
A. stronger B. more strongly C. stronglier D. more stronger
10. Is living in the city ……………….. than living in the country?
A. more convenient B. as convenient
C. most convenient D. so convenient