Most Americans say they know at least some of their neighbors, but only about three-in-ten say they know all or most of them. Rural residents are more likely than those in urban or suburban areas to say they know all or most of their neighbors, but they don’t necessarily interact with their neighbors more than their counterparts in other community types.

Overall, Americans tend to be trusting of their neighbors, but this is particularly the case in suburban and rural areas. About six-in-ten in these types of community say they have a neighbor they would trust with a key to their home, compared with about half in urban areas.

The longer people have lived in their community, the more likely they are to have a neighbor they would trust with a key to their home. But even among those who report that they have lived in their community for less than one year, 34% say they would be comfortable with a neighbor having their keys. Meanwhile, 64% of those who have lived in their community for six or more years and 47% of those who have done so for one to five years say the same. Those who own their home are more likely than renters to say they would be comfortable with a neighbor having a set of keys to their home (67% vs. 45%).

When asked to describe their neighbors, people in rural areas are far more likely than those in cities and suburbs to say all or most of their neighbors share their race or ethnicity. Suburbanites are somewhat more likely than their urban and rural counterparts to say their neighbors are the same social class as they are, while relatively few across community types say all or most of their neighbors share their political views.

(Adapted from https://www.pewsocialtrends.org/)

Question 39: Which of the following could be the main topic of the passage?

A. The similarities and differences in the neighborhood in urban, suburban and rural areas

B. How urban, suburban and rural residents interact with their neighbors

C. The number of neighbors that urban, suburban and rural residents have

D. How people trust their neighbors

Question 40: According to paragraph 2, how many Americans in suburban and rural areas wouldn’t have enough belief in their neighbors to have a key to their home?

A. about 60%                   B. about 50%                   C. about 40%                   D. about 30%

Question 41: The phrase “the same” in paragraph 3 refers to __________.

A. they would be comfortable with a neighbor having their keys

B. they have lived in their community for six or more years

C. they have done so for one to five years      D. they have lived in their community for less than one year

Question 42: The word “share” in paragraph 4 most probably means _____________. A. experience their race or ethnicity at the same time

A. experience their race or ethnicity at the same time     B. give other people something you have

C. have the same race or ethnicity                                   D. tell people about your race or ethnicity

Question 43: According to the passage, the following are true, EXCEPT __________. 

A. More rural inhabitants know all or most of their neighbors than their urban and suburban

B. People trust their neighbors more if they live in the same community for a longer time.

C. More than half of people renting a room wouldn’t like to give their neighbors their home key.

D. People living in rural areas are often in the same social class as their neighbors.

Question 19 : Many of the people who attended Major Gordon's funeral_____him

for many years.

A. didn't see             B. wouldn't see         C. haven't seen         D. hadn't seen

Question 20 : Seeing Peter's handwriting on the envelope, she_____the letter without reading it. She has not mentioned it ever since.

A. was tearing          B. tore                     C. had tom               D. has tom

Question 21 : We were both very excited about the visit, as we_____each other for ages.

A. never saw            B. didn't see             C. hadn't seen          D. haven't seen

Question 22 : What made you think he_____in the Royal Air Force?

A. must have to be    B. had been              C. was being            D. had had to be

Question 23 : Without turning my head in the direction of the gate I_____a small

object just under the fence.

A. spotted                B. had spotted          C. have spotted        D. was spotted

Question 24 : With just one exception, the report says, each of the trees that was cut down_____very expensive treatment for periods of up to ten years.

A. had to be undergone                            B. was undergone

C. has undergone                                     D. had undergone

Question 25 : They_____married for two years or so when Roy enployed a very

attractive Indian secretary in his Glasgow office.

A. only have been     B. were only            C. have only been    D. had only been

Question 13 : I wasn't sure how Belinda would react because I_____her long.

A. didn't know                                          B. wasn't knowing

C. hadn't been knowing                            D. hadn't known

Question 14 : I wanted to say goodbye to Jerry, but he_____.

A. was already left                                    B. already left

C. had already been leaving                     D. had already left

Question 15 : When we_____to the airport, I realized that I_____my passport at home.

A. got - had left        B. got - was left        C. got - left              D. had got - had left

Question 16 : He_____the umbrella in his right hand trying to keep his balance.

A. hold                     B. held                     C. has been holding  D. has held

Question 17 : When I met Walters about two years before his death he didn't seem satisfied. He_____no major book since he settled in Uganda.

A. has published                                       B. could have published

C. published                                             D. had published

Question 18 : Throughout the campaign we_____our candidate's photographs on

the walls of public buildings, hoping to attract women's votes.

A. have been hanging                                                               B. hanged

C. hung                                                    D. have hung

Question 6 : I_____out last night but at the last minute I_____that I had a quiz

this morning

A. was going - realized                            B. went - realized

C. had gone - would realize                      D. would go — have realized

Question 7 : She hasn't paid as much attention to her children as she_____ since she_____working.

A. does - starts                                         B. did - started

C. was doing - was starting                      D. has done - would start

Question 8 : My brother_____at the road when he_____into a hole.

A. wasn't looking - was falling                  B. didn't look - has fallen

C. wasn't looking - fell                             D. won't look - fall

Question 9 : Magellan_____the first European who_____through the strait.

A. was - was sailing                                 B. was being - was sailing

C. had been - sailed                                  D. was - sailed

Question 10 : The first self-sufficient village in Britain_____the Norman's idea.

They were some strange invaders who_____to change the country in a better way.

A. was - hoped                                         B. is - have hoped

C. have been - were hoping                      D. was being - had hoped

Question 11 : Linda only_____the film after she_____the book.

A. understood - read                                 B. understood - had read

C. had understood - read                          D. understood - was reading

Question 12 :_____you ever_____on TV before you_____in this reality show?

A. Had ... appeared - took part                  B. Have ... appeared - took part

C. Did ... appear - had taken part              D. Would ... appear - took part

Exercise 12 : Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

Question 1 : We_____to the hospital to visit Mike when he_____to say that he was fine.

A. were driving - was calling                    B. drove - called

C. were driving - called                            D. drove - was calling

Question 2 : What_____to you on Sunday night?

A. happen                B. happened             C. was happening     D. would happen

Question 3 : Last night, we_____for you for ages but you never_____up.

A. waited - showed                                   B. would wait - showed

C. were waiting - were showing                D. waited - was showing

Question 4 : We_____our quality time when the unexpected guest_____.

A. had - came                                           B. were having - came

C. had been having - came                       D. have had - would have come

Question 5 : Since they_____us they_____to visit us last Sunday, we_____forward to the day.

A. were telling - came - looked                 B. would tell - would visit - would look

C. told - would come - were looking         D. tell - are coming - will look