Trắc nghiệm Tiếng Anh 8 Global Success Unit 2 Kĩ năng đọc đục lỗ (có đáp án)

Benefits of living in the countryside

While many people prefer city life, a lot of people want to spend their life in a rural area. The countryside are often (1) ______ than the city because there are not as many factories and traffic as in big cities. The country folk can be (2) _____ and they often live (3) ________ than city dwellers. Besides, life in the countryside is (4) ____ and more peaceful because the crime rate is much (5)_______. The rural areas are (6) ____ populated than the urban area but the neighbors are (7)_______ and more helpful. Life in the countryside is (8) _____ for old people than the energetic youngsters.  

The countryside are often (1) ______ than the city because there are not as many factories and traffic as in big cities.

Life is changing rapidly in the large cities of England. However, life in other areas remains much the (1) ______ as it has been for a centuries. Factories have brought huge population increases to the cities, and city life boomed.

City residents have discovered a new (2) ________ of life, but in country villages the traditional lifestyle has remained nearly (3) _______. There have been a few changes, particularly the new steam-powered machinery. It made farm production more (4) ______. But for the people who remain in the countryside, daily life continues much as it had before the (5)_______ revolution. Life in country villages continues to (6) _______ at a slow pace. The daily schedule depends on the times that the sun rose and set and on the weather. In a typical village, the (7) ______ number of workers is still employed in agriculture or in domestic service. A smaller number of people work in various trades. Even (8) ________work in the professions.

However, life in other areas remains much the (1) ______ as it has been for a centuries.