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36 - 40. Choose the item among a, b, c or d that best answers the question about the passage.

The thing I liked most when I was small was the change of seasons. Spring, summer, autumn and winter - I could see them all come and go and each one was completely different. Now in the city, you can buy summer flowers in winter and eat the same vegetables all the year round. Whereas, in the country, I could only eat things at certain times of the year, for example, strawberries in June and turnips in winter. I lived my childhood with the seasons.

We also made most of our food and would never eat frozen or tinned food. Everything was fresh, so it must be better than the type of food I am taking now in the city. City people may think people in the country miss a lot of things about modern life. In fact, in my opinion they miss a lot more than people in the country, they miss real life.

36. What did the writer like most about living in the country?

      a. Flowers in spring                                               b. Leaves in autumn

      c. The wild animals and plants                             d. The change of seasons

37. What does the word “them” in line 2 refer to?

      a. Four seasons                                                      b. Winter and autumn   

      c. Countryside people                                           d. Plants

38. In the countryside which season can we buy strawberries?

      a. Spring                       b. Summer                       c. Autumn                      d. Winter

39. Why did the writer never eat tinned food when living in the country?

      a. Because it was frozen.                                      b. Because it was contaminated.

      c. Because it was very fat.                                    d. Because it wasn’t very fresh.

40. Which of the following sentences is NOT true?

      a. People in the city can grow vegetables all year round.

      b. In the countryside turnips are grown in winter.

      c. The writer often eats frozen and tinned food now.

      d. Many city people think they live better than those in the country.