P1. Our arrival in New York was spectacular. It’s skyscrapers and the Statue of Liberty make a beautiful sight. New York has a (1) _______of over seven million and it is probably the world’s most famous city. The inhabitants of the “Big Apple” come from many (2) ______ countries. There are more nationalities in New York than in any other places on the earth. It is also has (3) _______ tourists than any other city except London, especially in the summer. Visitors come from all (4) _________the world and have a wonderful time. There are so many (5) ________for them to get enthusiastic about – whether it’s some of the best museums in the world or the (6) _______little streets of Greenwich Village. 1. A. attraction B. impression C. population D. people 2. A. same B. young C. old D. different 3. A. many B. much C. more D. lots 4. A. over B. from C. in D. of 5. A. attraction B. sights C. place D. area 6. A. to charm B. charm C. charmed D. charming P2. Jeans are very popular with (1) _________ people all over the world. Some people say that jeans are the “uniform” of youth. But they haven’t always been popular. The story of jeans started (2) _________ two hundred years ago. People in Genoa, Italy made pants so the cloth made in Genoa (3) _________ “jeanos”. Accordingly, the pants were called “jeans”. In 1850, a salesman in California began (4)____________ pants made of canvas. His name was Levi Strauss. Because they were so strong, “Levi’s pants” became (5)_________ with gold miners, farmers and cowboys. Six years later, Levi began making his pants with blue cotton cloth called denim. Soon after, factory (6) _________in the US and Europe began wearing jeans. At the time, young people actually didn’t wear them very much until later on. 1. A. rich B. old C. young D. poor 2. A. utmost B. closely C. hardly D. almost 3. A. were called B. calls C. was calling D. was called 4. A. sell B. to selling C. selling D. sells 5. A. famous B. popular C. good D. wonderful 6. A. workers B. drivers C. cowboys D. farmers P3. Britain is now a (1) ___________ industrialized country and there are only 238,000 farms in the UK. More and more farmers leave the land (2) __________ they cannot earn enough money to survive. Only large farms are economic and because of this most British farm are big. They usually (3)_________ cereals in the east of England and raise sheep and cows in the north of England and Scotland. The small family farms often have to earn more money by (4) _______bed and breakfast accommodation to tourists. Farming methods in Britain have also changed. Fields (4) ________ be quite small, divided by hedges which were sometimes a thousand years old and full of wild flowers and birds. Many hedges were pulled ________ to allow farmers to use modern machinery. Now most fields in England are large by European standards. 1. A. highly B. high C. height D. heights 2. A. so B. because C. because of D. but 3. A. grows B. grew C. grown D. grow 4. A. offer B. offers C. offering D. to offer 5. A. used B. used to C. use to D. use 6. A. up B. with C. down D. at