On the evening of last Sunday while I was reviewing my lessons in my room, it suddenly began to rain. 1 as usual, I stopped to listen to the rhythm(韵律)of the rain. For many years, whenever it rains, I couldn’t 2 listening to it and thinking of the garden in which I spent my childhood in my hometown.
When I was a little girl, my family lived in a big house with a big garden in the countryside. The garden was full of flowers and 3 , with some bamboo in front of the wall. Whenever it rained, I 4 to sit in the front of the house, listening to the rhythm of the rain and watching the 5 raindrops.
When small drops of rain fall from the heaven in a row, they 6 a curtain made up of pearls(珍珠); when the raindrops 7 the ground, a lot of small sprays(水花)will splash(溅出)and then disappear slowly.
I have been 8 interested in watching such a scene. Listening to the rhythm of the rain, I feel calm and peaceful in my heart. This feeling of peace makes me think a lot about life. We are the 9 of the earth, and one day we will embrace(拥抱)our earth and stay with her forever. Life is short and we should treasure it.
Listening to the rhythm of the rain, I learn to understand the 10 of life.
【小题 1】A. Surprised B. Sad C. Excited D. Angry
【小题 2】A. stand B. stop C. like D. think
【小题 3】 A. leaves B. animals C. children D. trees
【小题 4】A. happened B. wanted C. wished D. used
【小题 5】A. falling B. singing C. fallen D. broken
【小题 6】 A. make B. form C. cause D. rise
【小题 7】 A. see B. get C. reach D. cover
【小题 8】A. always B. never C. sometimes D. seldom
【小题 9 】A. children B. owner C. friends D. master
【小题 10】 A. length B. meaning C. number D. quality
—I’m sorry. That wasn’t of much help.
— ________. In fact, it was most helpful.
A. Thanks anyway B. It doesn’t matter C. Of course not D. Sure it was
—Simon, I wonder _______.
—Last Saturday.
A. when the foreign visitors arrived B. when did the foreign visitors arrive
C. when the foreign visitors will arrive D. when will the foreign visitors arrive
Young people usually_________ city life to country life while old people _______ enjoy country life.
A. would rather; prefer B. prefer; would rather
C. would rather; would rather D. prefer; prefer
The food in the fridge ________ bad. Throw it away, please.
A. is smelt terrible B. smells terrible C. smells terribly D. is smelt terribly
The factory ______ its waste into the river, but now it deals with the waste in a new way.
A. used to dump B. is used to dump
C. used to dumping D. is used to dumping