VIII. Fill in each numbered space with ONE appropriate word. (10 pts)
I live in a small village called Vinh An. There (1) _____________ about 600 people here. I love the village (2) _____________ it is very quiet and life is slow and easy. The village is always clean – people often look after it (3) _____________ great care. The air is always clean, (4) _____________. It's much more friendly here than in a city because everyone knows everyone else, and (5) _____________ someone has a problem, there are always people who can help.
There are only a (6) _____________ things that I don't like about Vinh An. One thing is that we don't have (7) _____________ things to do in the evening. We don't have any cinemas or theaters. The (8) _____________ thing is that people always talk about each other, and everyone knows (9) _____________ everyone else is doing. But I still (10) _____________ village life to life in a big city.