Reading – Unit 2. Life in the countryside – SBT Tiếng Anh 8 Global Success

1. Choose the correct answer A, B, or C to fill in each blank in the following passage.

(Chọn đáp án đúng A, B hoặc C để điền vào mỗi chỗ trống trong đoạn văn sau.)

I live in a small village in Ninh Binh. I love the (1) _________ peace and quiet of my village. The air is unpolluted, and the (2) _________ of life is slow. The people in my village are friendly and hospitable. They are always willing (3) _________ each other. We cultivate mainly rice and beans. We raise cows and buffaloes too. We can also enjoy (4) _________ in the nearby area. It is actually a national park, so the wildlife there can live and move about (5) _________. All these things make me love my village more and intend to live here my whole life.

2.Read the passage about the countryside in Britain and choose the best answer A, B, C, or D to each of the questions.

(Đọc đoạn văn về vùng nông thôn ở Anh và chọn câu trả lời đúng nhất A, B, C hoặc D cho mỗi câu hỏi.)

Besides its beauty, the countryside of Britain is well known for many contrasts: its bare mountains and moorland, its lakes, rivers and woods, and its long, often wild coastline. National parks which are protected from development by the government have the most beautiful and picturesque scenery. British people often associate the countryside with farmland, open spaces like fields of wheat and barley, green fields enclosed by hedges or stone walls in which cows or sheep are raised. Most farmland is now owned by individual people or independent companies. However, the government has built a network of public footpaths across the farmland.

Many British people enjoy the peace and relaxation of life in the countryside where they can spend their free time walking, cycling, or going for a picnic or a pub lunch. In summer they can pick strawberries and other fruit in fruit farms. Nowadays, few rural people work on farms. Many of them commute to work in towns. Many others wish to live in the countryside so that they would have a better and healthier lifestyle.

1. The countryside of Britain is NOT famous for its ______.

A. farmland

B. moorland

C. bare mountains

D. lakes, rivers, and woods

2. Individual people or independent companies own ______.

A. some of the farmland in Britain

B. most farmland in Britain

C. footpaths across the farmland

D. a network of public footpaths

3. Many British people think the countryside goes with ______.

A. work in towns

B. work on farms

C. peace and relaxation

D. public farmland

4. The word “commute” in the passage is closest in meaning to ______.

A. go on foot

B. go by public transport

C. go by bicycle

D. go by car

5. What does the word “they” in the passage refer to?

A. Those who commute to work in towns.

B. Those who go to the country for a picnic.

C. Those who go to fruit farms in summer.

D. Those who dream of living in the country.

3. Read the passage about the countryside in America and tick (V) T (True) or F (False) for each sentence.

(Đọc đoạn văn về vùng nông thôn ở Mỹ và đánh dấu (V) T (Đúng) hoặc F (Sai) cho mỗi câu.)

Few Americans live in the areas of wild and beautiful scenery, like the Western states of Montana and Wyoming. We often see small farms surrounded by hills and green areas in the New England states, such as Vermont and New Hampshire. In Ohio, Indiana, Illinois and other Midwestern states, there are very large fields of corn or wheat with great distances between towns.

About a quarter of Americans live outside cities and towns because life there is harder. Shops, post offices, hospitals, schools, etc. may be further away and it takes rural people a very long time to get there. However, many people choose to live in the countryside because of its safe, clean, and attractive environment. But their children often move to a town or city when they grow up.