XII. Choose the word which best fits each gap.

Although the city seems to have a lot of great things, the country can offer as (1)_________ satisfaction as well. The country is a marvelous place to live in. It offers a very relaxing feeling, and it is filled (2)_________ magnificent views and scenery. Rural towns offer more open space than cities and aren’t overcrowded. The country can also maybe help you become a more independent and (3)_________ person. You can buy a small piece of land, plough it and put some (4)_________ in order to grow your own vegetables. This way you (5)_________ your own crops, and eat and live in a very healthy way. (6)_________, being in the countryside makes you more of an outdoor person often enjoying the voices and wild places of nature. Not everyone is (7)_________ to the city life and not everyone has the desire to live permanently in the countryside. It is a matter of perspective and personal point of (8)_________.

1. a. most b. more c. much d. many

2. a. in b. out c. up d. with

3. a. active b. idle c. passive d. quiet

4. a. weeds b. seeds c. breeds d. branches

5. a. collect b. damage c. complete d. rotate

6. a. By contrast b. However c. Therefore d. In addition

7. a. Interested b. bored c. suited d. excited

8. a. care b. view C. contact d. way

I. Write the correct form or tense of the verbs in brackets.

1. We ___________(play) football this afternoon. Do you want to play too?

2. Could you meet me at the airport tomorrow? My flight___________(arrive) at six.

3. Last summer, my friends and I ___________(spend) our holiday on a farm.

4. Nick ___________(not ride) a buffalo drawn cart before.

5. The cattle ___________(graze) on the green pastures right now.

6. Millions of Mongolians ___________(be) semi-nomadic herders for thousands of years.

7. My family ___________(live) in a small town for ten years before moving to Boston.

8. Country life ___________(not excite) me at all. It’s so boring.

9. Nick would like ___________(visit) the countryside at the harvest time.

10. I don’t mind ___________(drive) for 1.5 hours on the weekend to get out to the countryside.

II. Write the correct form of the word in brackets.

1. People seem to have lost their ___________ in boating on small rivers. (enjoy)

2. More and more ___________are leaving the countryside to city. (farm)

3. A town has a ___________ population than a village does. (large)

4. Sylvia likes the ___________ atmosphere during her stay in the valley. (peace)

5. The firefighters were praised for their ___________ and devotion to duty. (brave)

6. Visually the house is very pleasing, but it’s ___________. (comfort)

7. It is true that the city can provide much ___________. (convenient)

8. Agricultural work is ___________ seen as a male occupation. (tradition)

9. Villages and towns are not as densely ___________ as cities. (populate)

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IV. Complete the sentences with the adjectives from the box.

generous peaceful optimistic quiet inconvenient

fresh brave exciting vast skillful 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.

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