Mr. and Mrs. Wilson lived in a big crowded city, and one summer they took a vacation in the country. They enjoyed it very much, because it was a quiet, clean place and very different from the city.

One day they went for a walk early in the morning and met an old man. He lived on a farm, and he was sitting alone in the warm sun outside his front door. Mr. Wilson asked him, "Do you like living in such a quiet place?"

The old man said, "Yes, I do." Mr. Wilson said, "What are the good things about it?"

The old man answered, “Well, everybody knows everybody else. People often come and visit me, and I often go and visit them. And there are also lots of children here."

Mr. Wilson said, "That's interesting. And what are the bad things?"

The old man thought for a minute and then said, "Well, the same things, really."

A     Answer these questions:

1. Where did Mr. and Mrs. Wilson live?
2. Where did they take their vacation?
3. Why did they enjoy it?
4. Who did they meet one day?
5. What were the good things about living in the country?
6. What were the bad things?

B     Which words in the story mean the same as:

1. full of people

2. liked

3. not dirty

4. not noisy

5. not the same

6. with nobody else

C     Write this story. Choose the correct word under each blank space.

Cars (do, make, put) _______ a lot of noise in the city. When you've (done, made, put) ______ your work, it (done, makes, puts) _______ you a lot of good to (do make put) _______ on your hat and coat, go out into the country and get away from the city.

Some people (do, make, put) _________ a camp in a quiet place. They (do make put) _______ their tent up, (do, make, put) _________ a fire and (do, make, put) _______ all their cooking on it. It is very important to (do, make, put) _________ a fire out before you go away. Don't (do, make, put) _______ a mistake and leave it burning, or it will start a forest fire.