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Read the following passage and decide which answer (A, B, C, or D) best fits each gap. Write your answer in the corresponding numbered boxes.
respect for your neighbours in a small community does, in effect, (4) ____. If someone needs help or is ill, they will find themselves in a (5) _____ position where they feel well supported. You could say that (6) ____ is a fundamental of survival in such places. Villagers tend to (7) ____ keeping their communities thriving through liaising with eaclh other, maintaining social clubs and events, and keeping the local amenities running. If you visit any English village, you come (8) _____ an eclectic mix of characters. Whilst you can expect some rather (9) ______ landowners to be influential in village parish matters, you will also get to talk to people from all (10) _____ of life. Living in a village might not be everyone's cup of tea but one thing's for sure, there is a lot to be said for it.
1. A. suspicious B. troubled C. apprehensive D. mistrustful
2. A. close-knit B. jam-packed C. thickset D. close-up
3. A. collective B. two-sided C. mutual D. returned
4. A. pay for B. pay off C. work off D. work for
5. A. grateful B. suitable C. respective D. favourable
6. A. connecting B. networking C. associating D. corresponding
7. A. take pride in B. make proud of C. be proud in D. have pride for
8. A. up B. by C. across D. along
9. A. plentiful B. abundant C. sustaining D. affluent
10. A. genres B. walks C. characters D. breeds
English village life
For some people, life in an English village is a form of retreat, allowing them to live closer to nature in a relaxed and peaceful setting. Others, who perhaps are more accustomed to the hustle and bustle of city life, may feel more (1) _____ about living in a quiet and perhaps more isolated place and consider the idea of everyone knowing each other quite bizarre. However, it is this notion of a (2) ______ community which is often a striking difference between city and country life. Knowing everyone near where you live and having (3) _____ respect for your neighbours in a small community does, in effect, (4) ____. If someone needs help or is ill, they will find themselves in a (5) _____ position where they feel well supported. You could say that (6) ____ is a fundamental of survival in such places. Villagers tend to (7) ____ keeping their communities thriving through liaising with eaclh other, maintaining social clubs and events, and keeping the local amenities running. If you visit any English village, you come (8) _____ an eclectic mix of characters. Whilst you can expect some rather (9) ______ landowners to be influential in village parish matters, you will also get to talk to people from all (10) _____ of life. Living in a village might not be everyone's cup of tea but one thing's for sure, there is a lot to be said for it.
1. A. suspicious B. troubled C. apprehensive D. mistrustful
2. A. close-knit B. jam-packed C. thickset D. close-up
3. A. collective B. two-sided C. mutual D. returned
4. A. pay for B. pay off C. work off D. work for
5. A. grateful B. suitable C. respective D. favourable
6. A. connecting B. networking C. associating D. corresponding
7. A. take pride in B. make proud of C. be proud in D. have pride for
8. A. up B. by C. across D. along
9. A. plentiful B. abundant C. sustaining D. affluent
10. A. genres B. walks C. characters D. breeds