24. The farmer hoped these naughty children wouldn’t steal his apples; he had caught them _________ that twice this month already.

A. did　　　　　　　　　　 B. to do　　　　　　　　 　　　 C. doing　　　　 D. do

23. The child wants to do nothing but ________ all day long.

A. playing　　　　　　　 B. to play　　 C. play　　　　 D. to be playing

22. We had a very hard time ________ some of the problems.

A. discussing　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. to discuss

C. of discussing　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. on discussing

21. __________ was not the way the event happened.

A. What reported　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. That the press reported

C. What the press reported　　　　　　　 D. The press reported

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 Part Two　　　 Choice

16. A. He is a retired teacher of history.

B. He thinks children were happier in the past.

C. He lives on a farm far away from cities.

D. He wants to be young again.

15. A. He was taken to church three times.

B. He stayed at home all day.

C. He played in the street.

D. He went to school.

14. A. No bus ran in that direction.

　 B. The school was near enough.

　 C. His family could not afford the bus fare.

　 D. Walking was a good exercise.

13. A. Doctor.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. Farmer.

C. Scientist.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Businessman.

Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.

12. A. They used up the plant food in the soil.

B. Farming had changed and cotton didn’t sell well.

C. Both A and B.

D. The soil didn’t have much food and farmers got in a poor cotton braves.