Task I. Grammatically modify the words printed in capitals at the end of lines.
The best place for me
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It also has a famously varied and exciting nightlife. There are cinemas, restaurants and an unbelievable array of nightclubs and live music venues.
In the village I "feel" the seasons. Every day I wake to birdsong and the nearby lowing of cattle. In Spring we see fox cubs, wildflowers and nests full of chicks. In the autumn the fields and threes turn golden. We particularly enjoy the local wildlife and____________ (4) when and where to go if we want to see an owl, a badger or even a grass snake.
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Task II. Read the text and fill the gaps with correct answers.
Times are Changing
I grew up in tiny village in East Anglia – population 210 people. Everybody knew each other and seemed to know (1) ____________ else’s business. What strikes me now — looking back over 40 years ago — is that the village (2) ___________ several social groups and there were clear distinctions and unspoken (and certainly unwritten) rules of engagement.
We had two upper class families living in .the village: The Brandings, who lived in the manor house, and the very (3) _____________ Archer family. The Brandings were well Connected but certainly not rich. They were extremely posh and so were the Archers who — on the contrary — were fabulously wealthy. But socially — the Brandings and Archers were (4) __________. They could socialise with the vicar and my Family (because my Dad was an RAF Officer) but their contact with the other villagers was (5) ___________ to friendly but polite greetings. Then we had 8 or 10 middle class families; teachers, a scientist, a factory director and so on. In so small a village we knew each other well and socialised a lot.
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The (6) ______________ comprised of the true working class. They worked in shops, or on the farms. We had also had quite a few elderly couples who in their young days had been “in service”. We didn’t socialise but relations were friendly and we greeted on first name terms.
It’s all changed now of course. Our village is a small town — far too large to be anything like the community of my youth. I may be wrong, but it seems like society has contracted into featureless (7) ______________ and that nowadays people often don’t even know their neighbours’ names.
(1) 1) each 2) everyone 3) one 4) all
(2) 1) restricted 2) included 3) contained 4) comprised
(3) 1) proper 2) worthy 3) righteous 4) honourable
(4) 1) commoners 2) equivalents 3) equals 4) parallels
(5) 1) restricted 2) framed 3) enclosed 4) narrowed
(6) 1) remnants 2) reminders 3) remain 4) remainder
(7) 1) likelihood 2) sameness 3) neutrality 4) equality
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