I live in a small village called Vinh An. There are about 700 people here. I love the village because it is very quiet and life is slow and easy. You have never to queue in shops or banks.
People never throw rubbish in the streets, so the village is always clean – people often look after it with great care. The air is always fresh too. The people here are much more friendly here than in a city because everyone knows everyone else, and if someone has a problem, there are always people who can help.However, there is one thing I don't like about my village is that there is not much to do in the evening. We haven't got any cinemas or theaters. But I still prefer village life to life in a big city
1.Where does the writer's live?
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2.Why is the village always clean?
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3.How are the people in the writer's village?
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4.Does the writer love his village?
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III. Fill in the blanks with the words in the box.

vast                    peaceful             nomadic

inconvenient         hospitable          quiet    safe          slow

Question 11. I love the people in my village. They are so friendly and ______

Question 12. I sometimes lie and watch the ______ movement of the clouds.

Question 13. Some people in the mountains of north Viet Nam used to have a ______ life.

Question 14. Don’t worry. It’s ______ to travel here, even at night.

Question 15. It’s so ______ to send a letter from my village. The nearest post office is miles away.

Question 16. Would you please be ______? There is an exam going on.

Question 17. I love the ______ sky on starry nights. It looks fantastic.

Question 18. The Tasadays are a ______ tribe. They never fight and never hit their children.

XI. Fill in a suitable word in the passage.

I live in a small village called Vinh An. There (91…) about 600 people here. I love the village (92...) it is very quiet and life is slow and easy. The village is always clean - people look (93...) it with great care. The air is always clean, (94...). It is much more friendly here than in a city because everyone knows everyone else, and (95...) someone has problem, there are always people who can help. 
There are only a (96...) things that I don't like about Vinh An. One thing is that we don't have (97..) things to do in the eveming. We don't have any cinemas or theaters. The (98....) thing is that people always talk about (99....) other, and everyone knows what everyone else is doing. But I still (100....) village life to life in a big .

XI. Fill in a suitable word in the passage.

I live in a small village called Vinh An. There (91…) about 600 people here. I love the village (92...) it is very quiet and life is slow and easy. The village is always clean - people look (93...) it with great care. The air is always clean, (94...). It is much more friendly here than in a city because everyone knows everyone else, and (95...) someone has problem, there are always people who can help. 
There are only a (96...) things that I don't like about Vinh An. One thing is that we don't have (97..) things to do in the eveming. We don't have any cinemas or theaters. The (98....) thing is that people always talk about (99....) other, and everyone knows what everyone else is doing. But I still (100....) village life to life in a big .

I.      Choose the word or phrase that best fit the blank in the following passage.

A. I live in a small village called Northville. There are about 2000 people here. I love the village (1) _______ it is very quiet and life is slowly and easy. The village is always clean; people look (2) ______ it with great care. The air is always clean, too. People are much more friendly here than in city because everyone (3) _______ the others, and if someone has a problem, there are always people who can help.

There are only a few things that I don’t like about Northville. One thing is that we have not got many things to do in the evening; we haven’t got (4) ________ cinemas or theaters. The other thing is that people always talk about (5) ________, and everyone knows what everyone is doing. But I still prefer village life to life in a big city.

1.     A. so                            B. although                 C. because                   D. but

2.     A. for                           B. at                            C. up                           D. after

3.     A. knows                     B. know                       C. is knowing              D. knew

4.     A. little                        B. some                       C. any                          D. few

5.     A. others                     B. other                       C. another                   D. one another

B. The country and the city have advantages and (1) _______. People in the country live in more beautiful surroundings. They enjoy (2) _______ and quietness, and can do their work at their (3) ________ pace because no one is in a (4) _______. They live in larger, more comfortable houses, and their neighbors are more friendly, and ready to help them (5) _______ they need it. Their life, however, can be (6) ________ and they may be isolated, which is serious problem (7) _______ they are ill or want to take children to school.

The city has all the services that the country lacks, but it (8) _______ has a lot of disadvantages. Cities are often polluted. They not (9) ________ have polluted air but also have noisy streets. Everyone is always in hurry and this (10) __________ that people have no time to get to know each other and make friends.

1.     A. joy                          B. enjoyment              C. happiness                D. disadvantages

2.     A. quiet                       B. quietly                    C. peace                      D. peaceful

3.     A. less                         B. own                         C. just                          D. only

4.     A. hurry                       B. hurried                    C. hurriedly                 D. hurrying

5.     A. when                       B. which                      C. what                        D. that

6.     A. bore                                    B. bored                      C. boring                        D. bores

7.     A. unless                     B. because                   C. although                 D. if

8.     A. also                         B. yet                          C. already                   D. so

9.     A. never                      B. ever                         C. hardly                     D. only

10.  A. aims                        B. means                     C. asks                         D. said

Read the text carefully, then answer the questions.
Many people enjoy living in a big city because they think life is more exciting there. However, I come from
a small village and in my view, there are lots of benefits. The main reason I prefer village life is because it’s
very quiet, so I always feel calm when I’m here. Another reason is that the air is so fresh and clean. We have
more green spaces and bigger gardens, too. In addition, I think the people here are friendlier. Personally, I’m
interested in wildlife photography, so the countryside is perfect for me.
The only downside is transport. I have an early start for a long Journey to school in Faro and the school bus
is always stopping to pick up more people. Also, it’s boring sometimes, but I enjoy chatting to my friends.
Fortunately, I’m learning to ride a moped. On balance, I disagree that city life is better, as I think my village
lifestyle is healthier and more relaxing. In spite of that, some of my friends couldn’t cope with life in the
country, so it comes down to personal opinion.
1. Where does the writer come from?
2. Does he like living in a big city?
3. Why does he prefer village life?
4. How does he think about the people in his village?
5. According to the writer, what is the disadvantage of living in the village?
6. How does he go to school?
7. Does he think city life is better than village life?
8. What is he interested in?

I. Chọn đáp án thích hợp nhất để hoàn thành các câu sau.

1. Accommodation in London........................very expensive.

A. Is B. Are C. Has D. Have

2. Will you pick me........................after the party?

A. On B. Over C. Through D. Up

3. The Great Wall of China is one of the...........of the world.

A. Wonder B. Wonderful C. Wondering D. Wonders

4. He is very humorous............, his jokes sometimes annoy his friends.

A. However B. And C. But D. Therefore

5. The toy cat is.............expensive........the toy dog.

A. More/then B. Less/than C. More/to D. So/as

ÍI. Đọc đoạn văn sau và chọn đáp án đúng:

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 mors 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.

1. North Thoresby......................................................

A. Is a city B. Is a village C. Is the place where the writer lives D. B and C are correct

2. Nowadays,.............................................................

A. Only about four hundred people live in North Thoresby C. North Thoresby is a small village

B. North Thoresby is a big village D. A and C are correct

3. What does the word "they" in line 2 refer to?

A. Village B. Days C. People D. Families

4. We can replace the word "quiet" in line 3 with.......................................

A. Peaceful B. Crowded C. Noisy D. Nice

5. 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 city

C. The author's sister prefers to live in a large city

D. Many families have left the village

I live in a small village (1)……… Henfield – there are about 500 people here. I love it because it is (2)……… and life is slow and easy. You never (3)……… to queue in shops or banks. The village is clean – people (4)……… it and don’t throw their rubbish in the streets. The air is also (5)……… because there’s not much heavy traffic. It’s much more (6)……… here than in a city. Everyone knows everyone and (7)……… someone has problem, there are always people who can help. There are (8)……… things I don’t like about Henfield. One thing is that there is not much (9)……… in the evening – we haven’t got any cinemas or theatres. Another problem is that people always talk about (10)……… and everyone knows what everyone else is doing. Anyway, I still prefer village life to life in a big city.