The country is more beautiful than a town and more pleasant to live in. Many people think so, and go to the country for summer holidays though they cannot live there all the year around. Some have a cottage built in a village so that they can go there whenever they can find the time.
English villages are not all like, but in some ways they are not very different from one another. Almost every village has a church, the round or square tower of which can be seen for many miles around. Surrounding the church is the churchyard where people are buried.
The village green is a wide 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 what they cannot find in the village shops.
- The town isn't so beautiful as the country. __________________
- English villages are completely alike. __________________
- It is not far from most villages to some small towns. __________________
- People can buy everything in the village shops. __________________
Read the passage again and choose the most suitable item.
- The main topic of the passage is __________________________.
A. to encourage people to live in the country. B. to introduce English villages.
C. to compare towns with villages. D. to describe the quiet life in the country.
- The word "they" refers to __________________________.
A. villages B. towns C. people D. holidays
