There is good news for the children in the      . We may still remember the girl       big eyes. Her big eyes       us her dream: I wish to go to school. In China, there are still       girls and boys like her. They want to go to school,        their families are too poor. If the family has two or three children, it is harder for them to       the education for all the children. So the parents often ask girls       at home, and boys to go to school.

Now they       worry about the money. From 2006 on, children could go to school for free in some poor places. They don’t have to pay for books and other things. Some of them can even get money from the government to make their life       . Soon all the children in the countryside can go to school for free. All families are very happy with the news. It is       great. China that has changed for the better.

1.A. cities                  B. countryside            C. farm

2.A. with                     B. on                                    C. in

3.A. says                     B. tells                                  C. talks

4.A. a lot                        B. much                  C. a lot of                   

5.A. but                      B. and                            C. or

6.A. take                        B. afford                               C. spend

7.A. stay                    B. staying             C. to stay  

8.A. mustn’t                       B. needn’t                            C. can’t

9.A. better                      B. worse                         C. longer           

10.A. really                        B. never                   C. hardly  

There is good news for the children in the      . We may still remember the girl       big eyes. Her big eyes       us her dream: I wish to go to school. In China, there are still       girls and boys like her. They want to go to school,        their families are too poor. If the family has two or three children, it is harder for them to       the education for all the children. So the parents often ask girls       at home, and boys to go to school.
Now they       worry about the money. From 2006 on, children could go to school for free in some poor places. They don’t have to pay for books and other things. Some of them can even get money from the government to make their life       . Soon all the children in the countryside can go to school for free. All families are very happy with the news. It is       great. China that has changed for the better.
【小题1】A. cities             B. countryside         C. farm
【小题2】A. with              B. on                  C. in
【小题3】A. says              B. tells                  C. talks
【小题4】A. a lot             B. much                C. a lot of        
【小题5】A. but           B. and                C. or
【小题6】A. take              B. afford                 C. spend
【小题7】A. stay          B. staying            C. to stay 
【小题8】A. mustn’t          B. needn’t            C. can’t
【小题9】A. better         B. worse                  C. longer      
【小题10】A. really       B. never                   C. hardly  

根据所给课文意思，从方框中选出恰当的词，并用其正确的形式填空。