Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the question below.
The countryside of Britain is well known for its beauty and many contrasts: its bare mountains and moorland, its lakes, rivers and woods, and its long, often wild coastline. Many of the most beautiful areas are national parks and are protected from development. When British people think of the countryside they think of farmland, as well as open spaces. They imagine cows or sheep in green fields enclosed by hedges or stone walls, and fields of wheat and barley. Most farmland is privately owned but is crossed by a network of public footpaths.
Many people associate the countryside with peace and relaxation. They spend their free time walking or cycling there, or go to the country for a picnic or a pub lunch. In summer people go to fruit farms and pick strawberries and other fruit. Only a few people who live in the country work on farms. Many commute to work in towns. Many others dream of living in the country, where they believe they would have a better and healthier lifestyle.
The countryside faces many threats. Some are associated with modern farming practices, and the use of chemicals harmful to plants and wildlife. Land is also needed for new houses. The green belt, an area of land around many cities, is under increasing pressure. Plans to build new roads are strongly opposed by organizations trying to protect the countryside. Protesters set up camps to prevent, or at least delay, the building work.
America has many areas of wild and beautiful scenery, and there are many areas, especially in the West in states like Montana and Wyoming, where few people live. In the New England states, such as Vermont and New Hampshire, it is common to see small farms surrounded by hills and green areas. In Ohio, Indiana, Illinois and other Midwestern states, fields of corn or wheat reach to the horizon and there are many miles between towns.
Only about 20% of Americans live outside cities and towns. Life may be difficult for people who live in the country. Services like hospitals and schools may be further away and going shopping can mean driving long distances. Some people even have to drive from their homes to the main road where their mail is left in a box. In spite of the disadvantages, many people who live in the country say that they like the safe, clean, attractive environment. But their children often move to a town or city as soon as they can.
As in Britain, Americans like to go out to the country at weekends. Some people go on camping or fishing trips, others go hiking in national parks.
The phrase “associated with” in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to _______.
A. separated from
B. supported by
C. related to
D. referred to
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Peter was born and brought up in Hastings and knows it like ____________.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction
Cable (A) television companies (B) recently announced that (C)it will increase (D) services charges next year
Luckily I ______ a new pair of sunglasses as I found mine at the bottom of a bag.
English is used by pilots to ask for landing ____________ in Cairo.
They couldn’t help ____________when they heard the little boy singing a love song.
Could you please turn off the stove? The potatoes____________ for at least twenty minutes
Before the invention of the steamboat, there ____________ no way to cross the ocean.
Many small birds use new sites for each nesting, ____________ large birds often reuse the same nest
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the rest in each of the following questions
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions
The company empowered her to declare their support for the new event. As a matter of fact, she now has more power to do what she wants than ever before.
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(A)Neither John (B) nor his family members (C) enjoys their life (D)in the city
____________ of economic cycles been helpful in predicting turning points in cycles, they would have been used more consistently.
The man whom you____________on the bus yesterday is my father.
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(A)More than 180 countries (B) have Red Cross organizations (C)that some (D)are called by different names.
