I Find the word which has a different sound in the underlined part. 1. A. unit B. use C. university D. unchanged 2. A. ache B. charity C. charming D. changeful 3. A. whole B. whereas C. whose D. whom 4. A. slaughter B. laughter C. naughty D. taught 5. A. service B. office C. device D. practice II Choose the odd one out. 1. A. duck B. cattle C. chicken D. goose 2. A. mountain B. grassland C. paddy field D. pasture 3. A. pick B. collect C. harvest D. plough 4. A. load rice B. dry rice C. cook rice D. harvest rice 5. A. peaceful B. nomadic C. crowded D. traditional IV Choose the best answer (A, B, c, or D). 1. Harvesting the rice is much ……………………. than drying the rice. A. more harder B. more hardly C. hardlier D. harder 2. In my opinion, country people are ……………………. than city people. A. more friendly B. friendlier C. more friendlier D. both A & B. 3. A village is often ……………………. than a city. A. more densely populated B. less densely populated C. more densely populating D. less densely populating 4. My family is going to come back to the hometown to ……………………. a visit to our grandparents. A. make B. pay C. do D. make 5. Last week was the harvest time. I was staying with my uncle and I helped him load the rice onto the ……………………. A. buffalo – drawn cart B. cart buffalo – drawn C. cart – drawn buffalo D. cart – buffalo drawn 6. We often spend a lot of time talking with our ……………………. during Tet holiday. A. relation B. relationship C. relatives D. relative 7. ……………………. people in the countryside are not rich, they often have a peaceful and happy life. A. Because B. Although C. Despite D. When 8. Except for some minor changes, life in my hometown has generally remained at a slow ……………………. A. speed B. rhythm C. pace D. both B & C 9. Which one do you prefer, life in the ……………………. area or life in a modern town? A. far B. further C. distance D. remote 10. I have stayed in a ……………………. area for two weeks. The transportation was very inconvenient and there was no entertainment center to relax. A. rural B. urban C. outskirts D. suburb V Write the comparative forms of the adjectives/ adverbs in the brackets. 1. The countryside is (crowded) ……………… and (tranquil) ……………… than cities. 2. I guess that ploughing machine can plough very much (fast) …………… than a buffalo. 3. Good healthcare service can be (easy) ……………… found in rural areas than in cities. 4. Farmers often have to get up (early) ……………… than city dwellers. 5. Houses in big cities are often (well-furnished) ……………… than those in villages.