All big cities are similar to one another. Living in a 　1 Asian city is not very different from living in an American city. The same cannot be said about living on farms, 　2 . In many parts of the world, farmers and their families live in villages or 　3 . In the United States, however, each farm family lives 　4 　its own fields, often out of the sight of any 　5 . Instead of traveling in the morning from their 　6 to the fields every day, American farmers often 　7 on their land all the week. They 　8 to the nearest town on Saturdays for 　9 or on Sundays for church. The children ride on buses to large schools which 　10 all of the farm families living in the area. In 　11 areas, there are small schools for a few farm families, and the children 　12 to school. But life keeps changing for every one, of course, including the farmers. 13 there are cars, good roads, radios and television sets. 　14 there are modern machines, even computers, for farming. All of these have 　15 farm life. For many years 16 , farming in America was 　17 a lonely way of living. Farmers had to deal with their own problems all by themselves, instead of getting 　18 from others. As time went on they learned to 　19 new ways, and to believe in their own ideas instead of following 　20 ways.

1. A. old　　　　 B. little　 C. modern　 　　 D. small

2. A. either　　 B. however C. now　　　 D. of course

3. A. towns　　　 B. big cities C. streets　　　 D. houses

4. A. in　　　　 B. across　　 C. near　　　　　 D. between

5. A. animals　　 B. neighbors C. friends　　　 D. enemies

6. A. hometown　 B. farms　　 C. fields　　　　 D. villages

7. A. eat　　　　 B. sleep　　 C. stay　　　　　 D. play

8. A. visit　　　 B. run　　 C. leave　　　　 D. travel

9. A. food　 B. shopping　 C. dinner　　　　 D. trip

10. A. are run by B. are near　 C. are for　 　 D. work out

11. A. other　　 B. these　　 C. most　　　　　 D. some

12. A. walk　　　 B. go　　 C. come　　　　　 D. run

13. A. Often　　 B. Usually C. Today　　　　 D. Sometimes

14. A. And　 B. So　　 C. But　　　 D. Then

15. A. joined　　 B. become C. turned into　　　 D. changed

16. A. however　 B. and　　 C. besides　 D. so

17. A. not　　　 B. often　　 C. never　　　　 D. forever

18. A. letters　　　 B. replies　 C. help　　　　　 D. thanks

19. A. try　　　 B. think of　 C. consider　　　 D. do

20. A. more　　　 B. older　　 C. other　　　　 D. modern

When I was young， my father used to grow carnations (康乃馨).His carnations were red， pink and white. Everyone who saw them admired them for their beauty.

 He took care of them with so much love and    　36　    . Every day he came home from work， he went   straight    to see them. He 　37　 watching them every day. We the kids did too. But he used to tell us， “No one should touch my flowers.”

One day my younger sister， who loved my dad very much， had wanted to help him and she    　38　     the carnations from their stems (枝干) one by one and arranged them   　39　      . She believed that he would be very    　40　    to see them that way.

When mom and I realized what my sister had done， we became completely hopeless. However， my sister had no idea why no one showed her any appreciation. When my dad arrived he went， 　41　， straight to see the flowers. When he saw his flowers    lying     on the floor like dead animals， he was 　42　 at first. He looked towards the street， to see if it was any of the   　43　    children who could have done it. Then he entered the living room and looked at mom in silence.

Finally mom， who always taught us to    　44　    no matter what， looked at dad and said： “We have no bad neighbors in our area”. Then with a nice tone she continued： “No outsider did this great job， only your lovely daughter Clémence.” My dad’s face   changed     into 　45　 and then he said： “Do I have a better    　46　     than my lovely daughter？” My younger sister smiled and   　47　    dad tightly.

A. devotion     B. spirits          C. gratitude       D. expectation

A. hated        B. approved       C. enjoyed        D. committed

A. divided      B. watered         C. cut            D. cleaned

A. by the window B. in the vase      C. on the desk      D. on the floor

A. surprised     B. pleased         C. disappointed     D. worried

A. as usual      B. at first          C. as well          D. at last

A. frightened    B. relieved         C. disappointed     D. shocked

A. enemies’     B. friends’         C. families’         D. neighbors’

A. say the truth  B. behave ourselves  C. follow the rules   D. keep secret

A. sadness     B. smiles          C. anger           D. depression

A. kid        B. flower          C. helper           D. gift

A. hugged     B. kissed          C. grasped         D. patted

When I was young， my father used to grow carnations (康乃馨).His carnations were red， pink and white. Everyone who saw them admired them for their beauty.

 He took care of them with so much love and    　36　    . Every day he came home from work， he went   straight    to see them. He 　37　 watching them every day. We the kids did too. But he used to tell us， “No one should touch my flowers.”

One day my younger sister， who loved my dad very much， had wanted to help him and she    　38　     the carnations from their stems (枝干) one by one and arranged them   　39　      . She believed that he would be very    　40　    to see them that way.

When mom and I realized what my sister had done， we became completely hopeless. However， my sister had no idea why no one showed her any appreciation. When my dad arrived he went， 　41　， straight to see the flowers. When he saw his flowers    lying     on the floor like dead animals， he was 　42　 at first. He looked towards the street， to see if it was any of the   　43　    children who could have done it. Then he entered the living room and looked at mom in silence.

Finally mom， who always taught us to    　44　    no matter what， looked at dad and said： “We have no bad neighbors in our area”. Then with a nice tone she continued： “No outsider did this great job， only your lovely daughter Clémence.” My dad’s face   changed     into 　45　 and then he said： “Do I have a better    　46　     than my lovely daughter？” My younger sister smiled and   　47　    dad tightly.

1.A. devotion     B. spirits          C. gratitude       D. expectation

2.A. hated        B. approved       C. enjoyed        D. committed

3.A. divided      B. watered         C. cut            D. cleaned

4.A. by the window B. in the vase      C. on the desk      D. on the floor

5.A. surprised     B. pleased         C. disappointed     D. worried

6.A. as usual      B. at first          C. as well          D. at last

7.A. frightened    B. relieved         C. disappointed     D. shocked

8.A. enemies’     B. friends’         C. families’         D. neighbors’

9.A. say the truth  B. behave ourselves  C. follow the rules   D. keep secret

10.A. sadness     B. smiles          C. anger           D. depression

11.A. kid        B. flower          C. helper           D. gift

12.A. hugged     B. kissed          C. grasped         D. patted

When I was young， my father used to grow carnations (康乃馨).His carnations were red， pink and white. Everyone who saw them admired them for their beauty.
He took care of them with so much love and   　36　    . Every day he came home from work， he went   straight    to see them. He 　37　 watching them every day. We the kids did too. But he used to tell us， “No one should touch my flowers.”
One day my younger sister， who loved my dad very much， had wanted to help him and she   　38　     the carnations from their stems (枝干) one by one and arranged them  　39　      . She believed that he would be very   　40　    to see them that way.
When mom and I realized what my sister had done， we became completely hopeless. However， my sister had no idea why no one showed her any appreciation. When my dad arrived he went，　41　， straight to see the flowers. When he saw his flowers    lying     on the floor like dead animals， he was 　42　 at first. He looked towards the street， to see if it was any of the  　43　    children who could have done it. Then he entered the living room and looked at mom in silence.
Finally mom， who always taught us to   　44　    no matter what， looked at dad and said： “We have no bad neighbors in our area”. Then with a nice tone she continued： “No outsider did this great job， only your lovely daughter Clémence.” My dad’s face   changed     into 　45　 and then he said： “Do I have a better   　46　     than my lovely daughter？” My younger sister smiled and  　47　    dad tightly.