IV. Choose the word (a, b, c, or d) that best fits each of the blank spaces.
I live (21) _____ Romania, in the (22) _____. My school is about one kilometer (23) _____ from my home. My sister goes to school (24) _____bike every morning, but I
haven’t got a bike, so I go (25) ______ foot. It only (26) _____ about fifteen minutes,
and it’s good exercise.
21. a. in b. at c. on d. from
22. a. country b. countryside c. city life d. a & b
23. a. apart b. away c. 0 d. b & c
24. a. by b. with c. on d. of
25. a. by b. with c. on d. of
26. a. has b. takes c. last d. all are correct
V. Read the following passage and choose the item (a, b, c, or d) that best answers
each of the questions about it.
The place where I live is a village. It is called North Thoresby. North Thoresby used
to be a big village, but now it is quite small. These days, only about four hundred
people live here. A lot of families have left the village. They have gone to work in
larger towns and cities where there are more jobs.
I like our village because it is small and quiet. But my older sister doesn’t like it. It
isn’t exciting enough for her. She prefers to live in a large city, where there are more
cinemas and discos and teenagers.
27. North Thoresby______ . a. is a city b. is a village
c. is the place where the author of the passage lives d. b & c are correct
28. Nowadays,______ . a. only about four hundred people live in North Thoresby
b. North Thoresby is a big village
c. North Thoresby is a small village
d. a & c are correct
29. What does the word ‘they’ in line 4 refer to?
a. villages b. days c. people d. families
30. We can replace the word ‘quiet’ in line 6 with_____ . a. ‘peaceful’ b. ‘crowded’ c. ‘noisy’ d. ‘nice’ 31. Which of the following is not true?
a. The author’s sister doesn’t like to live in North Thoresby.
b. The author likes to live in larger cities because there are more jobs in the cities.
c. The author’s sister prefers to live in a large city.
d. Many families have left the village.