IV/ Fill each blank with ONE suitable word to finish the passage 

         Life in the countryside is a bit slower than life in the city. It isn’t as exciting as life in the city. But (1) ………………general people work hard – they work in the fields, in the garden, in the woods etc. They grow vegetables, cultivate crops and raise (2) ………………(cows, horses, buffaloes,…). Some people even have vineyards and fruits orchards.

       There is a ton of work to be done on the farm-milk cows, taking (3) ………………of livestock, mucking out, ploughing fields, sowing seeds, fertilizing, harvesting,…It is said that a farmer works from (4)………………to sunset. People use farm machinery and drive tractors. 

         Children can freely play outdoors. In rural area people (5)………………each other better. There are no skyscrapers in the countryside. People’s home may be (6) ………………a farmhouse or a cottage. 

            People sniff air that is definitely cleaner than air in the cities. There is also (7) ……………… violence and vandalism. The traffic isn’t as dense as in the cities. There (8) ………………no rush hours. Furthermore, it isn’t as noisy as it is in cities.

         People living in the countryside can enjoy the green scenery. They can enjoy the nature. They can (9) ………………birds chirping, deer stopping in a clearing in wood. Besides, people can eat fresh home-grown (10) ………………and fruit. It seems that life in the countryside is not that stressful. Altogether that must have a positive effect on their health