A. I live in a small village called Northville. There are about 2000 people here. I love the village (1) _______ it is very quiet and life is slowly and easy. The village is always clean; people look (2) ______ it with great care. The air is always clean, too. People are much more friendly here than in city because everyone (3) _______ the others, and if someone has a problem, there are always people who can help. There are only a few things that I don’t like about Northville. One thing is that we have not got many things to do in the evening; we haven’t got (4) ________ cinemas or theaters. The other thing is that people always talk about (5) ________, and everyone knows what everyone is doing. But I still prefer village life to life in a big city. 1. A. so B. although C. because D. but 2. A. for B. at C. up D. after 3. A. knows B. know C. is knowing D. knew 4. A. little B. some C. any D. few 5. A. others B. other C. another D. one another