Question

[Nguyễn Khánh Chi]

VII. Fill each of the blanks with one suitable word.

When people are asked why they choose ……1…… live in big cities, most of them usually talk about the variety of entertainment to be ……2…… there. But I wonder how ……3…… of them actually feel like ……4…… to the theatre or a concert after a hard day ……5…… the office and a crowded ride home on the Underground. And how many of them visit the famous galleries and museums other than ……6…… they are caught in the rain without an umbrella?

Meanwhile, those tourists ……7…… make shopping and travel ……8…… the centre of town so difficult in the summer months are visiting the sights which the inhabitants are so proud of, but don’t quite have the time ……9…… see. It was only ……10…… moving to the country that I realized how to enjoy my free time. Living there ……11…… me aware that legs are not intended simply to ……12…… you ……13…… your front door to your car! Evening are filled ……14…… little more ……15…… a leisurely drink with friends who’d ……16…… talk about darts than discotheques. Of course, there are days ……17…… the entertainment page of the national newspaper to go up ……18…… town, but when you go……19…… a walk across the fields, talk to the postman, and see the amateur dramatic society’s latest production, you’re far ……20…… busy to find the time!