Passage A Living in the Countryside Cities are man’s greatest invention. They are creative place. They are places where you can be who want to be. They are even good for the environment, but why do people want to live in the countryside? Here are six reasons why you shouldn’t live in the countryside. The Smell People say the countryside has fresh air, but don’t breathe too deeply! The countryside is full of animals: pigs, cows, horses, etc. They all smell bad and none of them use a toilet or wash their hands. And farmers put chemicals on the fields. The countryside is not fresh ---- it’s horrible. The Cows I once walked across a field, and a group of cows started following me. It made me nervous ---- their big eyes looking at me, following me. There was a wall at the end of the field and the cows were following me ---- and their eyes! I couldn’t escape. I started running. I jumped onto the wall. And they were still there ---- those huge eyes: the cows, looking at me. I still have nightmares about it. I don’t like cows. The Shops The countryside may be full of cows, but can you buy milk at eight o’clock in the evening? Not a hope! And if you want to buy anything during the day, you have to travel half an hour by car to get it. The People You often live quite a long way from other people and your choice of friends is limited, so living in the countryside means spending a lot of time with your family. I love my family, I really do, but I don’t want my best friends to be my mum and my dog. The Dirt The countryside is covered in soil and grass, and it rains a lot ---- not a good combination if you want to wear white clothes or nice shoes! The Scenery I like mountains. I wouldn’t like to climb one though. They’ve nice to look at. They’re impressive. The problem is, the countryside doesn’t have enough mountains. Travelling by train, you look out of the window, what you see is a field, field, another field, a few trees, a field, another field, a farm in a field, field, field, cows, field, field... It’s just very, very boring! No people, no shops, just fields. 1. What is the passage about? A. The difference between city life and country life B. Disadvantages of country life C. Advantages of country life 2. What’s author’s attitude to living in the countryside? A. Objective B. Positive C. Negative 3. Why does the author write the passage? A. To ask people not to live in the countryside B. To introduce people the countryside C. To encourage people to come to the countryside 4. Which is the right description of the shops in the countryside? A. The countryside is full of shops. B. You can buy milk in the evening. C. It’s not convenient to go shopping. 5. Which is t rue according to the passage? A. The author likes cows in the countryside. B. The author doesn’t like the smell in the countryside. C. The countryside is clean and tidy.