The country is more beautiful and (1) _______ to live in than a town. Many people think so, and go to the country for the summer holidays though they cannot live here all the year round. Some even own vacation cottages in the country, (2) _______ they can go there whenever they can find the time.
English villages are not all alike, but in some ways they are not very different (3) ______ each other. Almost every village has a church, the round and square tower of which can be seen from many miles around. The village green is a (4) ______ stretch of grass, and houses or cottages are built round it. Country life is now fairly comfortable, and many villages have water brought through pipes into each house. Most villages are so close to some small towns that people can go there to buy (5) _______ they can't find in the village shops.
1. A. please B. pleased C. pleasant D. pleasure
2. A. because B. so C. but D. or
3. A. of B. about C. at D. from
4. A. far B. wide C. deep D. fast
5. A. what B. if C. whether D. where