III. Fill each blank with a word/ phrase in the box
rice / countryside / herding /buffalo / busiest time / harvest time / buffalo-drawn carts /colourful / fantastic / noisier than
1. At the ___________, my brother always helps my parents load the rice onto the truck and drive it home.
2. I often help my parents dry the _____________________ in the yard in front of my house.
3. Some farmers in my village still use ______________________to transport rice home.
4. He usually goes _______________________the buffaloes with other boys in his village.
5. My pen pal friend says he would like to visit my _______________ at harvest time to see what farmers do.
6. My friend has never ridden a ______________________ so he would like to try once.
7. Harvest time is the __________________________of the year in the countryside.
8. Our garden is _________________________ in spring when almost flowers bloom.
9. I like looking  at the stars on starry nights. It’s ___________________________
10. My uncle lives in the city. He says it’s _________________________ my village.

IV. Choose the best answer to complete each of the sentences.

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Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the bold word(s) in each of the following questions.

1. Mr Brown's new garage was not wide enough for the camper van to fit in.

 D. too narrow

2. We got to the beach after 2 hours travelling by bus.

  B. reached

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