Read the text below. Choose from (A-H) the one which best fits each space (1-6). There are two choices you do not need to use.
The development of cars has had an enormous effect on (1) , all round the globe. This invention gave them the freedom of movement, making the world (2) . Cars have changed our life completely and there is no denial to the fact that it is almost a necessity (3) now. With globalization, the perspective of (4) has changed. Now, that object of necessity has changed (5) , it is more about the taste and liking of a person. Whether you want to buy a car for functional or status purposes, it will do (6) to know that there are many varieties of cars available in the market today.
A four-door sedans
В not affordable for daily transportation
C a smaller place to live in
D owing a vehicle
E good for you
F of every home
G into a matter of status
H people’s way of life
to stay in a hotel with crowds of people and they were delighted when they saw an advertisement in the
Sunday Times for a holiday flat in a village near Oxford.
It was no ordinary flat. It was on the top floor of an old Tudor mansion. They booked it and on New
Year’s Eve they set off in the car. It was raining and freezing cold. They were happy and excited.
They had been driving for three hours when they saw the house in the distance. It looked magnificent
with tall chimneys and a long, wide drive. They drove up to the huge front door, went up the steps, and
knocked. Nothing happened. They knocked again. The door opened and a small, wild-looking old lady
stood there.
She was so thin and bent, she had long, straggly grey hair, and dirty old torn clothes. She asked them to
come in and they followed her. The house was so old and dark and dirty. There were cats everywhere.
In the rooms all the furniture was broken and there were no curtains. There was no heating and there
was only one power point. So you could either have the television, or the lamp, but you couldn’t have
more than one. So what did they do? They just ran!
When they got outside again the rain had turned to snow. They ran to the car hysterically laughing. They
drove to the next village and as midnight was striking, they found a hotel with a room for the night.
“Happy New Year!” cried Jack, as he kissed the surprised receptionist on both cheeks. “You have no idea
how beautiful your hotel is!”