Britain is now a highly industrialized country and there are only 238,000 farms in the UK. More and more farmers leave the land because they can not earn enough money to survive. Only large farms are economic and because of this most British farm are big. They usually grow cereals in the east of England and raise sheep and cowsin the north of England and Scotland. The small family farms often have to earn more money by offering bed and breakfast accommodation to tourists.
Farming methods in Britain have also changed. Fields used to be quite small, divided by hedges which were sometimes a thousand years old and full of wild flowers and birds. Many hedges were pulled up to allow farmers to use mordern machinery. Now most fields in England are large by European standards.
17.Why do British farmers give up farm work? .
A.Because they are tired of the farm work B. Because they can’t earn their own living by farming
C. Because they want to continue to live D. Because they are forced to leave the land
18. Most British farms are big because_________ .
A. there are plenty of abandoned land B.farming is now industrialized
C. small farms are uneconomic D. most British farmers are rich
19. The small family farms often offer bed and breakfast accommodation to tourists ______.
A. to show their friendship B. because they want to have more tourists to their farms
C. in order to improve their earnings D. so that the tourists will return in their farm the next time
20. Fields on British farms were __________ .
A. seperated from each other by hedges B. full of wild flowers and birds
C. a thousand years old D. all are correct
21. Which of the following sentences is not true?
A. Industries are developed in Britain B. Breeding farms are usually in the north of England
C. Many hedges are pulled down for farmers to ex pand their farms
D. Most fields in England are now larger than they used to be
Make letter A, B, C or D to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to the given one.
22.No other city in Vietnam is as large as HCMC
A. HCMC is as large as other cities in VietnamB. HCMC is the largest city in Vietnam
C. HCMC is the most largest in VietnamD. No cities in Vietnam is much larger than HCMC
23. “Shall we go for a walk?” said Peter.
A. He suggested we shall go for a walk. B. He suggested to go for a walk.
C. He suggested go for a walk. D. He suggested going for a walk.
24. Although the traffic was bad yesterday, I arrived at the meeting on time.
A. So the traffic was bad yesterday, I arrived at the meeting on time.
B. Because the traffic was bad yesterday, I arrived at the meeting on time.
C. Since the traffic was bad yesterday, I arrived at the meeting on time.
D. Though the traffic was bad yesterday, I arrived at the meeting on time.
25. My sister can’t get good job because she doesn’t speak English well .
A. If my sister gets the job, she speaks English well.
B. If my sister speaks English well, she can get the good job.
C. If my sister spoke English well, she could get the good job.
D. If my sister spoke English well, she can get the good job.
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