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　　On the back streets of cities and villages in China, doorways are a unique sight for a visitor like me. The doorways that interested me most were in the small lanes, called“hutongs”.

　　In other cities I saw the doorways were different from those in Beijing. In the country villages, farmers have words expressing good luck written on red paper and placed on both sides of their front doorways. This creates a festive atmosphere with a uniquely Chinese flavor. It was the harvest season when I visited. Farmers put wheat straw on the street outside their houses to dry. The straw will later be used to make artwork to sell in the market. The wheat straw leaning on the wall outside the old farmhouses makes a pretty picture of country life. On these back streets, I see people enjoy a peaceful and relaxed life style, different from the fast paced life in the city. I saw some older people playing chess and cards. I saw some tend their birds or other pets and some were just chatting amiably.

　　Most of the houses in back streets are for residents, but some are for businesses or government offices, even restaurants. I cannot say that the people still living there are the ones who are unable to move to a new place. Perhaps it is a life style they prefer, for some residents there drive expensive cars and dress fashionablely.

　　Whith the rapid progress of city development, more people will move into new homes and these hutongs will not be seen in a few years. It is true that in recent years, many houses on these back streets have been pulled down and replaced by modem buildings. It is not easy to renovate the old houses, so it is natural that they are torn down and replaced. In fact in some cities I see that everyone lives in new apartment buildings in residential areas. Hutongs are quickly becoming a part of the past.

1．The writer is probably ________.

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A．a foreign visitor

B．a Chinese tourist

C．a visitor from Beijing

D．a visitor from London

4．The previous part must be about ________.

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A．houses in Beijing

B．buildings in China

C．doorways in Beijing

D．doorways in country

3．What is the unique sight for the writer?

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A．words written on red paper and placed on the front doorways

B．harvest season

C．straw outside the houses

D．a festive atmosphere

4．In the writer's eyes, ________.

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A．only poor people live in back streets

B．most old people enjoy living in back streets

C．those old houses should be pulled down

D．those old houses should be taken good care of

5．Which of the following is not true?

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A．The hutongs will become fewer and fewer

B．Doorways are a kind of Chinese culture

C．Hutongs will only exist in Beijing

D．Doorways impress the writer most