Page 8 - 67 READING COMPREHENSION LESSONS - ENGLISH 9

14: Read the passage below then pick out ONE best option (A, B, C or D .

to complete each of the following sentences:

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 modern machinery. Now most fields in England are large by European
standards.
1. British farmers give up working on their farms because________.
A. they are tired of the farm work B. they can’t earn their own living by farming
C. they want to continue to live D. they are forced to leave the land
2. 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
3.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
4. Fields on British farms were __________.
A. separated from each other by hedges B. full of wild flowers and birds
C. a thousand years old D. all are correct
5. 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

15. Choose A, B, C or D to complete the following passage.

My village is about 50 kilometers (1) _____ the city center. It is very beautiful and (2) _____ place
where people (1) _____ flowers and vegetables only. It’s very famous for its pretty roses and picturesque
(4) _____. The air is quite (5) _____; however, the smell of the roses makes people (6) _____. Cool. In
spring, my villages look like a carpet with plenty of (7) _____. Tourists come to visit it so often.
Nowadays, with electricity, it doesn’t take the (8) _____ much time to water the roses. And even at night,
people can (9) _____ Along the path and enjoy the fresh smell (10) _____ the flowers.
1. A. on B. for C. from D. since
2. A. peace B. peaceful C. peacefully D. quite
3. A. grow B. buy C. grew D. bought
4. A. scenery B. sneces C. sceens D. scenes
5. A. cool B. fresh C. clear D. clean
6. A. felt B. to feel C. feel D. feeling
7. A. colors B. colorful C. spots D. styles
8. A. villages B. towns C. villagers D. city- dwellers
9. A. waked B. walked C. walked D. walking
10. A. on B. of C. in D. at