UNIT 2 LIFE IN THE COUNTRYSIDE

I. Find the word which has a different sound in the underlined part.
1. A. unit B. use C. university D. unchanged
2. A. ache B. charity C. charming D. changeful
3. A. whole B. whereas C. whose D. whom
4. A. slaughter B. laughter C. naughty D. taught
5. A. service B. office C. device D. practice
II. Choose the words that have the different stress from the others.
1. A. nomadic B. generous C. colourful D. countryside
2. A. popular B. calculus C. beehive D. disturb
3. A. harvest B. collect C. peaceful D. whisper
4. A. charade B. transport C. expect D. paddy
5. A. opportunity B. inconvenient C. facility D. optimistic
III. Put the words in the box in the correct rows.

strawberries hay a donkey a fence sheep flowers rice straw ahorse

a tent grass a building grapes cattle a camel a memorial rainwater
a bike roses buffaloes a motorcycle cows lettuces a poster stamps goats

♦ride:A donkey, a horse, a camel, a bike, a motorcycle _________________

♦ herd:sheep, cattle,buffaloes, cows, goats___________________________
♦collect:Hay,rice, straw, grass,a posterstamps ________________________
♦pick:Strawberries, flowers, grapes, roses, lettuces, ___________________
♦ put up:A fence, a tent, a building, a memorial
IV. Fill in the blank with a suitable word/ phrase.

1. In Vietnam, the ……harvest time……………….

occurs in September when autumn comes.

2. In the family, everyone has his own job. What the

youngest child has to do every day is to
………herd the buffaloes…………….

3. He loves living with his grandparents in the

countryside because he can ……fly a
kite…………. with his friends every day.

4. You cannot find any …buildings……………….

in the countryside.
 5. ……Nomadic life………………. is very hard
because nomads often move from one place to
another. However, it is also interesting.

6. The city children are very excited because it is the

first time they have picked strawberries
vegetables………………. in a garden.
V. Choose the best answer (A, B, c, or D).
1. Harvesting the rice is much ……………………. than drying the rice.
A. more harder B. more hardly C. hardlier D. harder
2. In my opinion, country people are ……………………. than city people.
A. more friendly B. friendlier C. more friendlier D. both A & B.
3. A village is often ……………………. than a city.
A. more densely populated B. less densely populated
C. more densely populating D. less densely populating
4. My family is going to come back to the hometown to ……………………. a visit to our
grandparents.
A. make B. pay C. do D. make
5. Last week was the harvest time. I was staying with my uncle and I helped him load the
rice onto the …………………….
A. buffalo – drawn cart B. cart buffalo – drawn
C. cart – drawn buffalo D. cart – buffalo drawn
6. We often spend a lot of time talking with our ……………………. during Tet holiday.
A. relation B. relationship C. relatives D. relative
7. ……………………. people in the countryside are not rich, they often have a peaceful
and happy life.
A. Because B. Although C. Despite D. When
8. Except for some minor changes, life in my hometown has generally remained at a slow
…………………….
A. speed B. rhythm C. pace D. both B & C
9. Which one do you prefer, life in the ……………………. area or life in a modern town?
A. far B. further C. distance D. remote
10.I have stayed in a ……………………. area for two weeks. The transportation was very
inconvenient and there was no entertainment center to relax.
A. rural B. urban C. outskirts D. suburb
VI. Write the comparative forms of the adjectives/ adverbs in the brackets.
1. The countryside is (crowded)…more less crowded and (tranquil) more tranquil than
cities.
2. I guess that ploughing machine can plough very much (fast) faster than a buffalo.
3. Good healthcare service can be (easy) …easier………… found in rural areas than in
cities.
4. Farmers often have to get up (early) …earlier…………… than city dwellers.
5. Houses in big cities are often (well-furnished)more well better-furnished………… than
those in villages.
VII. Fill in the blank with the correct form of the given word.
1. Iceland is considered the most peaceful country in the world. (peace)
2. A nomadic lifestyle has its advantages and disadvantages. (nomad)
3. My brother has been a stamp collecting collector for several years. (collect)
4. It is a/ an incovenient place to hold a picnic because it is too far from the
road. (convenience)
5. Drinking water in some areas may be safety unsafe . (safe)
6. During my stay in the village, I was __friendly________with several local farmers.
(friend)
7. Encouraging children to eat and drink healthily is very important. (health)
8. Local people in the village often wear their __traditional_________costumer during the
festivals.
(tradition)
9. Please give __generously_________to that charity to help the homeless after the flood.
(generous)
10. The baby slept very ____soundly_________because the bed was really comfortable.
(sound)
VIII. Find one mistake in each sentence and correct it.
1. I prefer to come back to my hometown on the harvest time. In at .......
A B C D
2. Last summer holiday, I had a very forgettable time with my cousin........... unforgettable
A B C
because we had a lot of fun together. …lots of fun…………….
D
3. I think that people living in the countryside have to work hard than
A B C
people in cities . …harder………..
D
4. Sometimes city people talk much pessimistically than country people
……more…………..
A B C D
5. Some people like living in big cities because of its excited life with ..........
A B C
a lot of entertainments and modern facilities. …exciting life…………………
D
IX. Rewrite the sentences keeping the same meaning.
1. My house is bigger than your house.
Your house is smaller than mine. ............................................................
2. The black car is cheaper than the red car.
The red car is more expensive than the black one. .................................
3. This film is more interesting than that one.
That film is more boring than this one. ...................................................
4. My kitchen is smaller than yours.
Your kitchen is bigger than mine. ...........................................................
5. My mother cannot cook as well as me.
 I can cook better than my mother............................................................
6. She has a house which is not as modern as my house.
My house is more modern than her house. .............................................
7. The movie was boring. I had been thought it was interesting.
The movie was more boring than I had been thought. ............................
8. He cannot play tennis as well as Jack.
Jack can play tennis better than he can. ..................................................
9. I did not spend as much money as you.
You spent more money than me. ............................................................
10.I didn’t think this book is expensive as it is.
This book is more expensive than I thought before. ...............................
X Write a comparative sentence using the information and the word in brackets.
1. The average rainfall in Arica, Chile is 0.76mm per year. The average rainfall in the Libyan
Sahara Desert is less than 15mm per year. (dry)
Arica, Chile is drier than Libyan Sahara Desert. _________________________
2. Henry arrived at the meeting at 7 o’clock. I arrived at 6:45. (soon)
I arrived at the meeting sooner than Henry did. __________________________
3. It costs 100 million dong to build a concrete bridge, but only 50 million dong to build a
steel bridge. (expensive)
Building a concrete bridge costs more expensive than building a steel bridge. __
4. It takes Linh 45 minutes to load hay onto the cart, but his father needs only 30 minutes.
(slowly)
Linh loads hay onto the cart more slowly than his father does. ______________
5. His house’s yard is about 100 square meters while your house’s yard is about 50 square
meters. (large)
His house’s yard is larger than yours. _________________________________
6. It was very difficult to travel to the town 5 years ago. Now people can drive a car or take a
bus to the town. (easily)
People can travel more easily than 5 years ago __________________________
7. I do yoga three times a week, but my sister does it almost every day. (frequently)
My sister does yoga more frequently than me. ___________________________
8. The Australian athlete jumped 8.78m. The American athlete jumped 8.59m. (far)
The Australian athlete jumped farther than the American. __________________
9. Red River is 1.149 km long. Mekong River is 4.350km long, (long)
Mekong River is longer than Red River. _______________________________
10.A horse can run 80km/h while a dog can run 50km/h. (fast)
A horse can run faster than a dog.
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