Choose the correct answer to fill the blank:

1.      I went on a trip to the countryside and had my first experience _______ farm work.

    a. on                     b. with                  c. for                     d. of

2.      We usually spend our holiday in the village _______ our grandparents live.

   a. what                  b. where               c. which                d. when

3.      I think country life is so boring and _______ because you’re not close to shops and services.

a.  unhealthy          b. inconvenient     c. comfortable      d. peaceful

4.      On the farm, uncle Duong showed us how to _______ cucumbers.

a.  plough     b. produce c. pick         d. put up

5.      Mongolian children start to learn _______ before they can walk.

a.  horse riding       b.riding horse       c. ride horse          d. horse ridden

6.      On the side of the road, a herd boy was herding _______.

a.  kites         b.hay          c. cattle       d. blackberries

7.      Mongolian children learn to ride when they are _______ as three years old.

a.  as young b.younger   c. younger than    d. so young

8.      Does your new stereo play music _______ than your old one did?

a.  louder      b.more loudly       c. loudlier    d. more louder

9.      Countryside is not polluted _______ you can breathe there fresh air.

a.  although b.however   c. therefore d. as

10.  ‘Children in my village often fly their kites in dry rice fields.’ ‘_______’

a.  It’s right up my street!         b. That’s awesome.

 c. Exactly what I want.                d. How interesting!