A group of fifteen volunteers came to our little mountain village last month. We were　 16　 an uninteresting and quiet life before they came. When they appeared at the end of the road leading to the village, we　 17　 their loud songs and happy laughter. The village children ran 18　 them and formed a big procession (队伍). On the first day, they had a(n)　 19　 with the head of the village in the afternoon, and later in the evening with all the villagers.

They brought a lot of things such as clothes, food, and school things. During the days they stayed in　 20　 village, they did a lot of things for us. They helped the teachers fix up the desks and chairs in our village　 21　 . They dug a few new wells (水井)　 22　 we could get more clean water. They　 23　 exercise books and pencils to the school children and held a party in the evenings to teach the children songs and　 24　 . They also talked with us about science and many other things.

Life in our village became newer and　 25　 . Everyone had a good time. It was fun to watch them walk among crowds of children, and even curious adults.

16.(　 ) A. finding　　　　 B. living　　　　 C. training　　　　 D. losing

17.(　 ) A. answered　　　 B. stopped　　　 C. liked　　　　　 D. heard

18.(　 ) A. for　　　　　　 B. before　　　　 C. off　　　　　 D. from

19.(　 ) A. talk　　　　　　 B. fight　　　　　 C. competition　　 D. argument

20.(　 ) A. his　　　　　　 B. her　　　　　 C. our　　　　　 D. their

21.(　 ) A. market　　　　　 B. hospital　　　 C. store　　　　　 D. school

22.(　 ) A. because　　　　 B. for example　　 C. so that　　　　 D. though

23.(　 ) A. returned　　　　 B. gave　　　　　 C. made　　　　 D. sold

24.(　 ) A. games　　　　　 B. homework　　 C. contests　　　 D. language

25.(　 ) A. luckier　　　　　 B. worse　　　　 C. harder　　　　 D. happier

15.(　 ) - What did that man ask you, Mary?

　　　　　　　 - He asked me 　　　.

　　　　　　　　 A. when am I to school　

　　　　　　　　 B. when do I go to school

　　　　　　　　 C. when I went to school

　　　　　　　　 D. when did I go to school

14.(　 ) We are not sure if it 　　　tomorrow. If it 　　, our sports meeting will be put off.

　　　　　　　　 A. rains; rains 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. rains; will rain

　　　　　　　　 C. will rain; will rain　 　　 　　　D. will rain; rains

13.(　 ) - I’ve passed the exam and got the driving license.

　　　　　　　 -　　!

　　　　　　　　 A. Congratulations　 　 　　　B. Bad luck

　　　　　　　　 C. Thank you　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. It’s nothing

12.(　 ) Mr. Smith told me that he 　　　the Palace Museum the next day.

　　　　　　　　 A. would visit 　 　　　　　　B. will visit　

　　　　　　　　 C. visits 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. visited

11.(　 ) I hope 　　　.

　　　　　　　　 A. you to take part in the game

　　　　　　　　 B. to be a good player

　　　　　　　　 C. me to become a player

　　　　　　　　 D. take part in the game