I took a wonderful trip with my family when I was ten years old. I remember it well. My aunt, uncle and cousins lived on a little farm in the country outside Rome and they invited us to visit them. These cousins are the same cousins who live in Miami now. Our trip to visit them a long time ago was very different from our recent (最近的) trip to Miami.

　　It was a Saturday morning when we left home. We got up early that morning before the sun rose. We were sleepy, but we were excited and ate breakfast quickly. We left home at five thirty in order to get an early start. It took us three hours to get there in my father's old car. When we drove up to the house, everyone ran out to greet (欢迎) us.

　　We stayed for two days and had a wonderful time. We played outside all day and helped uncle feed the chickens. He taught us how to make wine. At night, we listened to the grown-ups (成年人) tell stories about their childhood.

　　When it was time to leave, we were very sad. They begged us to stay longer, but we had to leave. My father had to go to work the next day. As I look back, that trip was a long, long time ago. My aunt and uncle are both dead; my cousins are living in Miami.

　　The world is different now.

1．We started ________ .

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A．on a Saturday afternoon

B．before sunrise

C．without breakfast

D．on an early train

2．We ________ on my uncle's farm in the day time.

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A．played and helped to feed chickens

B．listened to stories by the grown-ups

C．learned how to make wine

D．both A and C

3．We had to leave two days later because ________.

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A．they didn't beg us to stay longer

B．our father's holiday was over

C．we were sad

D．our uncle's family wanted to go for a trip

4．Which of the following is NOT true according the passage?

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A．My cousins used to live in Miami and they are still living there now.

B．My uncle and aunt are all dead.

C．We have visited our cousins recently.

D．The world has changed since our visit to our uncle's farm.

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About a hundred people lived in a very small mountain village. It was very    1    from the other villages and towns. They had few friends and they got bad harvest.    2    of them left the village. Of course there was neither electricity (电) nor gas (煤气) there.       Once a writer    3    the village. The backwardness (落后) of the village surprised him. He decided    4     about it to the world. So he took the oldest villager to London. The old man told all about his home village to the people. Several months    5    he returned. All the villagers went to see him and asked him how he had enjoyed     6    in the city.      "Everything is wonderful in     7   ," the old man said.       "I've     8    to many good places and eaten all kinds of nice food and other things. But the trouble was I could not     9    at night."       "What happened to you?" his wife asked.        "The   10   was on in my bedroom all the time."       "Why not blow it out, then? "       "I tried-but it was inside a little glass bottle."

(     )1. A. close   (     )2. A. All    (     )3. A. visited  (     )4. A. to write (     )5. A. after   (     )6. A. food   (     )7. A. town   (     )8. A. gone   (     )9. A. sleep   (     )10. A. window

B. far    B. Some    B. lived   B. to speak  B. later   B. music   B. mountain  B. came    B. help    B. radio

C. near      C. None      C. stayed     C. to say    C. soon     C. himself   C. village  C. been    C. walk     C. light

D. high        D. Hundreds    D. got to    D. to tell   D. ago       D. traffic     D. London                         D. got        D. see        D. TV set

About a hundred people lived in a very small mountain village. It was very  1  from the other villages and towns. They had few friends and they got bad harvest (收成). And  2  ever left the village. Of course there wasn't electricity (电)  3  gas (煤油) here.

    Once a writer  4  the village. The backwardness (落后) of the village surprised him. He decided  5  about it to the world. So he took the oldest villager to London. The old man told all about his home village to the people. Several months 6   he returned. All the villagers went to see him and asked him  7  he had enjoyed the time in the city.

    "Everything is wonderful in  8  , "the old man said, "I visited many good places and ate all kinds of nice food and other things. But the trouble was that I could not 9  at night. "

    "What happened to you? "his wife asked.

"The  10  was on in my bedroom all the time." 

"Why not blow it out(吹灭), then? "

    "I tried--but it was inside a little glass box. "

1. A. close            B. far             C. near                D. high

2. A. anybody         B. somebody        C. everybody        D. nobody

3. A. and             B. or              C. but              D. so

4. A. visited          B. lived              C. stayed               D. got

5. A. to write                B. write             C. writing             D. wrote

6. A. after            B. before         C. soon            D. later

7. A. what             B. why                  C. how              D. when

8. A. town                B. mountain        C. village                  D. London

9. A. sleep           B. help             C. walk                   D. see    

10. A. window        B. radio          C. light                D. TV

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　　About a hundred people lived in a very small mountain village. It was very __(1)__ from the other villages and towns. They had few friends and they got bad harvest __(2)__ of them left the village. Of course there was neither electricity (电) nor gas (煤气) there.

　　Once a writer __(3)__ the village. The backwardness (落后) of the village surprised him. He decided __(4)__ about it to the world. So he took the oldest villager to London. The old man told all about his home village to the people. Several months __(5)__ he returned. All the villagers went to see him and asked him how he had enjoyed __(6)__ in the city.

　　“Everything is wonderful in __(7)__,” the old man said.

　　 “I've __(8)__ to many good places and eaten all kinds of nice food and other things. But the trouble was I could not __(9)__ at night.”

　　“What happened to you?” his wife asked.

　　“The __(10)__ was on in my bedroom all the time.”

　　“Why not blow it out, then?”

　　“I tried, but it was inside a little glass bottle.”

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　　About a hundred people lived in a very small mountain village. It was very __(1)__ from the other villages and towns. They had few friends and they got bad harvest __(2)__ of them left the village. Of course there was neither electricity (电) nor gas (煤气) there.

　　Once a writer __(3)__ the village. The backwardness (落后) of the village surprised him. He decided __(4)__ about it to the world. So he took the oldest villager to London. The old man told all about his home village to the people. Several months __(5)__ he returned. All the villagers went to see him and asked him how he had enjoyed __(6)__ in the city.

　　“Everything is wonderful in __(7)__,” the old man said.

　　 “I've __(8)__ to many good places and eaten all kinds of nice food and other things. But the trouble was I could not __(9)__ at night.”

　　“What happened to you?” his wife asked.

　　“The __(10)__ was on in my bedroom all the time.”

　　“Why not blow it out, then?”

　　“I tried, but it was inside a little glass bottle.”

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