Al Ain is the 2 (second / two / last) largest city in the emirate of Abu Dhabi. It is sometimes called the 'Garden City'. Al Ain is away from the coast, but it has
3 (much / several / too) oases. Thanks to a recent discovery, we know that
people lived 4 (around / round / circle) the oases as long as 8000 years 5 (old
I ago / before). For many generations this region was inhabited by Bedouin
tribes who used the area for farming. Sheikh Zayed spent most of his 6 (family
7 time / farms) in Al Ain before he became the first 7 (boss / president
residence) of Abu Dhabi. The house where he lived with his family is now the
Al Ain Palace Museum. Following the 8 (onion / union / unit) of the UAE, AI
Ain, like the rest of the country, experienced a period of prosperity and, as a
result, 9 (it / that/ who is now a modern city with a population of over
750,000. There are, however, very few skyscrapers in Al Ain, as the city wants
to preserve its peaceful 10 (character / tolerance / hospitality).

Al-Ain is the second-largest city in the emirate of Abu Dhabi. It is sometimes called the 'Garden City'. Al-Ain is away from the coast, but it has several oases. Thanks to a recent discovery, we know that people lived around the oases as long as 8000 years ago. For many generations, this region was inhabited by Bedouin tribes who used the area for farming. Sheikh Zayed spent most of his time in Al Ain before he became the first president of Abu Dhabi. The house where he lived with his family is now the Al Ain Palace Museum. Following the union of the UAE, AI Ain, like the rest of the country, experienced a period of prosperity and, as a result, it is now a modern city with a population of over 750,000. There are, however, very few skyscrapers in Al Ain, as the city wants to preserve its peaceful character.

Explanation:

The whole passage talks about the emergence of Al-Ain and how it emerged to be the second-largest city in Abu Dhabi. This description of the quaint city and its growth provides us with information about the city. The correct words to be used in the required numbered options are as follows-

2. (second / two / last)- second as it is a comparative degree of comparison.

3. (much / several / too)- several presents the multiple numbers of oases present in the city.

4. (around / round/circle)- around gives the time period.

5. (old / ago / before)- ago gives the indication of the time in the past when the people had been living there.

6. (family/time/farms)- time as it talks about the Sheikh being there.

7. (boss/president/residence)- president Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan was the first president of the United Arab Emirates.

8. (onion/union/unit)- union which suggests the coming together of the various cities to form the UAE.

9. (it / that/ who)- it because the sentence refers to the city of Al-Ain.

10. (character / tolerance / hospitality)- character because the sentence talks about the preservation of the city's peaceful nature/ character.