In the summer vacation, I usually go to my relative's home in the country to rest after many months in school in the city. The summer days I recently spent ___16___ me with happy memories. Let me ___17___ you our daily program ___18___ the short stay and the ___19___ life we enjoyed there.

　　 We usually got up at six and took a walk ___20___ the beautiful grassland of wild flowers. The ___21___ was so clean and fresh. The pretty birds had just ___22___ from their sleep and were jumping from branch to branch, ___23___ their merry songs. Soon the rays of the sun could be seen on the river. We ___24___ under the shade of trees for an hour and ___25___　 went home.

　　 In the whole morning we ___26___ ourselves in the shade surrounded by tall bamboos, either playing chess or reading poems. We ___27___ the hot weather, had it not been for the ___28___ of cicadas(蝉), which reminded us that it was ___29___.

　　 During the afternoon, we went to swim in a small river till the glorious sun ___30___ in the west. Sometimes, after it had rained, the sky appeared to be more beautiful. After supper, boys, girls, men and women began to enjoy the refreshing soft wind outside. Then ___31___ came the bright moon.　 Occasionally one or two meteors (流星) would suddenly run across the sky as if they were ___32___ the fireflies.

　　 ___33___, the world was wrapped in sleep. The sweet notes of a flute ___34___ heard ___35___ the woods. Oh, how touching the music was! It made us forget all the worries of life.

16. A. gave　　　　 B. brought　　　　 C. filled　　　　　 D. offered

17. A. speak　　　 B. talk　　　　　　 C. tell　　　 　　　D. say

18. A. in　　　　　 B. during　　　　　 C. between　　　　 D. before

19. A. country　　 B. school　　　　　 C. home　　　　　　 D. city

20. A. to　　　　　 B. into　　　　　　 C. towards　　　　 D. along

21. A. weather　　 B. sky　　　　　　 C. air 　　　　　　D. climate

22. A. raised　　　 B. risen　　　　　 C. got　　　　　　 D. lifted

23. A. sing　　　　 B. to sing　　　　 C. singing　　　　 D. sang

24. A. lay　　　　 B. lie　　　　　　 C. lain　　　　　　 D. laid

25. A. now　　　　 B. then　　　　 　　C. afterwards　　　 D. therefore

26. A. sat　　　　 B. sit　　　　　　 C. were seated　　 D. seated

27. A. might have forgotten　　　　　 B. should have forgotten

　 　C. have forgotten　　　　　　　　 D. had forgotten

28. A. talking　　 B. singing　　　　 　C. voice　　　　　 D. noise

29. A. spring　　　 B. summer　　　　　 C. fall　　　　　　 D. winter

30. A. was setting down　　　　　　　 B. is setting down

　 　C. was rising　　　　　　　　　　 D. is rising

31. A. around　　　 B. about　　　　　 C. out　　　　 　　　D. over

32. A. playing with　　　　　　　　　 B. played with

　 　C. playing　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. played

33. A. Now and then　　　　　　　　　 B. By and by

　 　C. From then on　　　　　　　　　 D. Up till now

34. A. was　　　　 B. is　　　　　　　 C. were　　　　　　 D. are

35. A. over　　　　 B. in　　　　　　　 C. across　　　　　 D. through

15. ― ______. Bye-bye.

　　 ― Bye-bye.

　　　 A. I'm glad to meet you　　　　　　 B. How are you

　　　 C. Nice meeting you 　　　　　 D. Hello Mary

14. After she finished reading Lesson Two, she went on ______ some magazines.

　　　 A. to read 　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. reading

　　　 C. read 　　　　　　　　　　　 D. with reading

13. There is only one China in the world. Taiwan is ______ of China.

　　　 A. part 　　　　　　　　　　　 B. parts

　　　 C. the part　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. the parts

12. John, I want to ______ my friend Mary to you.

　　　 A. tell 　　　　　　　　　　　 B. say

　　　 C. introduce 　　　　　　　　　 D. know

11. Tony fell off his bike and broke his leg. ______ he has to stay in bed for months, which made his parents very worried.

　 　　A. As a matter of fact 　　　 B. As a result

　　　 C. At last 　　　　　　　 　　 D. At the same time

10. ― Tom is a very hardworking student.

　　 ― ______.

　　　 A. So is Tony　　　　　　　　 B. Tony is so

　　　 C. So Tony is　　　　　　　　 D. Is Tony so

9. It is very important for us ______ a meeting right now so that we can have the problem settled before the sun sets.

　　　 A. have　　　　　　　　　　　 B. to have

　　　 C. had　　　　　　　　　　　 D. having

8. The boy made several mistakes in his composition and the cruel teacher had him ______ in the corner the whole morning as a punishment.

　　　 A. stand　　　　　　　　　　 B. to stand

　　　 C. stood　　　　　　　　　　 D. standing