VI. Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits the blanks space in the following passage:  Many people from rural areas are leaving be hind their (1)__________________way of life and (2)_________________to the city. They believe that well – paying jobs are plentiful in the city. At home on the farm, life is always a struggle with nature.(3)_______________, floods or droughts can easy destroy a harvest and leave the farmer with little or no money until the following year. Often farmars look (5)______________other work (6)__________________they need more money for their family. 1. A. tradition B. traditional C. traditions D. traditionally 2. A. move B. to move C. moving D. to moving 3. A. Rain B. Typhoons C. Forests D. Winds 4. A. a few B. a little C. few D. little 5. A. for B. up C. in D. at 6. A. or B. when C. but D. so  The increase in(1)_______________, however, has led to (2)________________in many cities. This puts a strain (3)____________school and hospitals, as well as water and electricity supplies. Increase (4)________________is another unpleasant result. There is also a human side to this tragedy. Families sometimes have to live apart. In these cases, children may live at home with relatives, (5)________________their parents go and live in an urban area. Governments all (6)__________________the world are trying to provide facilities for these migrants, but it can be a quite problem. 1. A. solution B. population C. problem D. popularity 2. A. overcrowding B. overcrowded C. overcrowds D having overcrowded 3. A. in B. on C. at D. of 4. A. pollute B. polluted C. pollution D. polluting 5. A. till B. until C. while D. however 6. A. over B. through C. in D. out VII. Read the passage and answer True (T) or False (F):  The place where I live is a village. It is called North Thoresby. North Thoresby used to be a a big village, but now it is quite small. These days, only about four hundred people live here. A lot of families have left the village. They have gone to work in larger towns and cities where there are more jobs. I like our village because it is small and quiet. But my older sister doesn’t like it. It isn’t exciting enough for her. She prefers to live in a large city, where there are more cinemas and discos and teenagers. 1. North Thoresby is a city. ______________ 2. Nowadays only about four hundred people live in North Thoresby. ______________ 3. North Thoresby is peaceful. ______________ 4. The author likes to live in larger cities because there more jobs in the cities. ______________  My name is Julia. I’m fifteen years old and I live in Winchester. It isn’t a large town, and the streets are very narrow. Lots of people come into the town every day for work and for shopping. Most of them come by car. The traffic is very noisy and there’s a lot of air pollution. Sometimes it is hard to breathe. Often, there are traffic jams. Some of my friends think we should build more roads. Others think we should ban cars from the center of Winchester. Others think more people should travel by bus. I think people should use bicycles or walk. 1. Julia is 15. _____________ 2. Winchester is a large town. _____________ 3. There aren’t any traffic jams in Winchester. _____________ 4. The author thinks people should use bicycles or walk. _____________