Dear sir,
I read your story (of the 4^th February) about the cost of living in the country rather than in the town, and I agree with most of your opinions.My husband and I lived in the middle of Horlton until two years ago a seaside (海边) town of nearly five hundred thousand people.When my husband stopped working, we moved to our present house in a small village at the foot of Roland Hill, and there is no doubt (疑问) that our costs are higher now.
I have to do my shopping in small shops, where the food is more expensive than in city supermarkets; it costs more to travel by bus; and because the men who come to mend the television or the washing-machine, have to come further, we have to pay them more.
But it does not cost us much to enjoy what is beautiful in the country; and peace and quiet are cheap.It takes many people a lot of time and money to drive into the country to enjoy the simple things of life; yet we can enjoy them just by going out of the front door.It costs more to live here than it did in Horlton, but now life really is worth (值得) living.
Yours faithfully,
Edith Randall (Mrs)
【小题1】Horlton was __________.

Dear sir,

I read your story (of the 4^th February) about the cost of living in the country rather than in the town, and I agree with most of your opinions.My husband and I lived in the middle of Horlton until two years ago a seaside (海边) town of nearly five hundred thousand people.When my husband stopped working, we moved to our present house in a small village at the foot of Roland Hill, and there is no doubt (疑问) that our costs are higher now.

I have to do my shopping in small shops, where the food is more expensive than in city supermarkets; it costs more to travel by bus; and because the men who come to mend the television or the washing-machine, have to come further, we have to pay them more.

But it does not cost us much to enjoy what is beautiful in the country; and peace and quiet are cheap.It takes many people a lot of time and money to drive into the country to enjoy the simple things of life; yet we can enjoy them just by going out of the front door.It costs more to live here than it did in Horlton, but now life really is worth (值得) living.

Yours faithfully,

Edith Randall (Mrs)

1.Horlton was __________.

A．a very big city

B．a small village beside the sea

C．a town of nearly 500,000 people

D．a small village at the foot of Roland Hill

2.It costs more to live in the country because __________.

A．the men who mend the television have to come by bus

B．food costs more in small shops

C．the television goes wrong more often in the country

D．Mrs Randall has to travel by bus to the city supermarket

3.Although it costs less to live in a town, __________.

A．life is more worth living in the country

B．we can’t enjoy the beautiful view

C．it costs more to live in Horlton

D．life is worth living only when you live in a small village

Dear sir,
I read your story (of the 4^th February) about the cost of living in the country rather than in the town, and I agree with most of your opinions.My husband and I lived in the middle of Horlton until two years ago a seaside (海边) town of nearly five hundred thousand people.When my husband stopped working, we moved to our present house in a small village at the foot of Roland Hill, and there is no doubt (疑问) that our costs are higher now.
I have to do my shopping in small shops, where the food is more expensive than in city supermarkets; it costs more to travel by bus; and because the men who come to mend the television or the washing-machine, have to come further, we have to pay them more.
But it does not cost us much to enjoy what is beautiful in the country; and peace and quiet are cheap.It takes many people a lot of time and money to drive into the country to enjoy the simple things of life; yet we can enjoy them just by going out of the front door.It costs more to live here than it did in Horlton, but now life really is worth (值得) living.
Yours faithfully,
Edith Randall (Mrs)

1. 1.

   Horlton was __________

   1. A.
      a very big city
   2. B.
      a small village beside the sea
   3. C.
      a town of nearly 500,000 people
   4. D.
      a small village at the foot of Roland Hill
2. 2.

   It costs more to live in the country because __________

   1. A.
      the men who mend the television have to come by bus
   2. B.
      food costs more in small shops
   3. C.
      the television goes wrong more often in the country
   4. D.
      Mrs Randall has to travel by bus to the city supermarket
3. 3.

   Although it costs less to live in a town, __________

   1. A.
      life is more worth living in the country
   2. B.
      we can’t enjoy the beautiful view
   3. C.
      it costs more to live in Horlton
   4. D.
      life is worth living only when you live in a small village

Dear Sir,

I read your story(of the 5^th may) about the cost of living in the country, and I agree with what you said. I lived in a seaside town two years ago. When my husband stopped working, we moved to a small village.

I have to do my shopping in small shops, and things are more expensive than in city supermarkets; it also costs more to travel by bus.

But it does not cost us much to enjoy the beauty and quiet in the country. We can enjoy them just by going out  of the front door. Though it costs more to live here, we have an enjoyable life now.

                                                    Yours faithfully,

                                                     Helen Smith

46.Mrs. Smith moved from______to a small village.

  A. a large city      B. the country      C. a seaside town   D. another village

47.Things in small shops are______than those in city supermarkets.

  A. less expensive   B. more expensive   C. cheaper        D. cheap

48.It cost them______to live in the country than before.

  A. much          B. more           C. little           D. less

49.We can infer(推断)that the May 5^th story told people the cost of living in the town was______than that in the country.

  A. higher        B. lower          C. as high as     D. as low as