Hi Millie, Well, here I am in the country. I knew that my grandparents lived a long way from supermarkets and tall apartment buildings, but theres only one shop and a few hundred people in the (28) _________ that they live in. Its a beautiful place. Its beside a lake, and in the middle of the lake, theres a small (29) _________. Nobody lives there, but Grandpa has a boat, and he took us out there yesterday. It is so (30) _________, with only birdsong and the sound of the wind. There are pretty flowers everywhere which I wanted to (31) _______, but Grandpa told me not to do that because the flowers are for everyone. Tomorrow there is a festival in a place near my grandparents house, and we are going to watch folk games and the other entertainment. Grandma wants me to take (32) _________ in the cake competition, so I plan to bake something this evening. Ill write you after the festival and tell you all about it and send a picture of my prize if I win! Love Lou 28. A. house B. village C. town D. city 29. A. land B. beach C. island D. field 30. A. noise B. quiet C. quite D. noisy 31. A. take B. have C. get D. pick 32.A. part B. place C. off D. over