3. Write the correct form of verbs in the bracket.
1.   It (be)                     often hot in summer.
2.   The children often go (swim)                    in rivers after school.
3.   It is necessary (water)        water   the flowers twice a day.
4.   Farmers are always busy with (harvest)                their crops.
5.   Mai (love)              (listen)            to the morning sounds in the countryside.
6.   My father always (make)               important decisions in my family.
7.   In summer afternoons, children often (fly)                        kites especially when it (be)               windy.
8.   We sometimes (gather)                  around the campfire and (listen)                     to the elderly tell stories about my village's heroes.
4. Use the adjective in brackets in their correct forms of comparison to complete the sentences.
1.   The buildings in cities are much                            houses in the countryside. (high)
2.   There are                            trees in villages                        in cities. (many)
3.   Of three cattle raised in my village, chickens are               . (popular)
4.   The life in cities is                         and                  than in the countryside. (fast, convenient)
5.   A village with only 13000 people is not                            the city. (crowded)
6.   Harvest time is often                       and                 for farmers. (busy, hard)
7.   The city is              . The countryside, on the other hand, is                       . (noisy, quiet)
8.   The air pollution in cities is                       in the countryside. (serious)
5. Choose the correct answer.
1.   Some neighbors have a                 relation as if they were relatives of each other.
      A. open                          B. close-knit                      C. strange                           D. bad
2.   I wonder who live                         , country folk or city people?
      A. happier                      B. more happier                 C. happilier                         D. more happily
3.   My father and I enjoy                     kites and                     in the west.
      A. fly/watch                   B. flying/watch                  C. flying/watching              D. fly/watching
4. The sun                   in the east and              the movement of clouds in summer sky.
      A. rises/sets                    B. sets/rises                        C. set/rise                            D. rises/set
5.   A ger                     is often seen on grasslands can be more easily put up than a house.
      A. who                           B. what                              C. where                             D. which
6.   When my family goes camping, the most interesting thing is to                the tent.
      A. put up                        B. get up                            C. take up                           D. make up
7.   Farmers who are working on                    look very happy with shining smiles in summer days.
      A. grasslands                  B. paddy fields                  C. factories                         D. construction sites
8.                     is often the hardest but the most important time to people living in the countryside.
      A. Tet holiday                B. Harvest time                 C. Daylight                         D. Travelling time
6. Use the words in the right-hand column in the correct forms to complete the sentences.
1.                     are very friendly and hospitable. (village)
2.   My grandfather owns a valuable                           of stamps. (collect)
3.   Spring coming, the hills are                       with many species of wild flowers blooming. (color)
4.   Each nation tries to work hard to protect the world                       . (peaceful)
5.                     a camel is the most exciting activity I have ever experienced. (ride)
6.   Nomads usually move to get food and find lands to                      (farmer)
7.   Country children often react less quickly to technical                   than city children. (develop)
8.   You must drive                  on the city roads or you will take high risk of getting accidents. (care)