In a small village in North Yorkshire, there is a big old farmhouse (23) _____________ three families
live together. Alice and George and their three children, Joe and Pam and their two children, and Sue and
her baby daughter. The adults divide up the work between them. George does the cooking, Joe and Sue do
almost the housework. Pam looks after the shopping and (24) _____________ the repairs, and Alice takes
care of the garden.
Alice, George and Sue go out to work. Joe works at home (25) _____________ computer systems, and
Pam, who is a painter, looks after the baby during the day. Two of the children go to school in the village,
but the three oldest ones go by bus to the secondary school in the nearest town, ten miles away.
The three families get (26) _____________ well, and enjoy their way of life. There are a few
difficulties, of course. Their biggest worry at the moment is money - one of the cars needs replacing, and
the roof needs some expensive repairs. But this isn’t too serious the bank has agreed to a loan, which they
expect to be able to pay back in three years. And they all say they would much rather go on living in their
old farmhouse (27) _____________ move to a luxury flat in a big city.
Question 23: A. that B. where C. in where D. which
Question 24: A. does B. has C. prepares D. fulfils
Question 25: A. designs B. and design C. designing D. who designs
Question 26: A. on B. of C. with D. in
Question 27: A. then B. than C. to D. therefore