Question

Although it was autumn, the snow was already beginning to fall in Tibet (西藏). Our legs were so heavy and cold that   1   felt like big pieces of ice. Have you ever seen snowmen ride bicycles? That’s  2 we looked like! Along the way children in long wool coats stopped to look at us. In the late   3   we found it was so cold that our water bottles froze (結(jié)冰). However, the lakes   4   like glass in the setting (落下的) sun and looked wonderful.

Wang Wei rode in front of me as usual. She was very happy and I knew I didn’t need to   5   her. To climb the mountains (山) was hard work but as we   6   us, we were surprised by the view. We seemed to be able to see for miles, and we were so high that we found ourselves cycling through clouds. After a while, we began going down the mountains. It was great fun especially as it slowly became much   7  . At the foot of the mountains, colourful butterflies flew around us and we saw many sheep eating green grass. Then we had to change our caps, gloves and trousers for T-shirts and shorts.

In the early evening, we put up our tent and then we ate. After supper Wang Wei went to sleep   8  I stayed awake (醒著的). At midnight the sky became clearer and the stars grew brighter. As I lay below the stars I thought about   9   we had already travelled.

We will reach Dali in Yunan Province soon, where our cousins will join us. We can’t  10  to see them!

1  A. we                            B. you                          C. they                  D. it

2  A. what                   B. why                         C. how                  D. where

3  A. morning              B. afternoon                 C. evening             D. night

4  A. burnt                  B. sounded                   C. felt                   D. shone

5  A. frighten               B. encourage                 C. admire                     D. greet

6  A. looked at             B. looked after                     C. looked for         D. looked around

7  A. colder                 B. cooler                      C. warmer             D. wetter

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

9  A. how long            B. how much                C. how far             D. how often

10  A. hope                 B. want                        C. ride                   D. wait

Answer 1

1C  2A  3B  4D   5B   6D   7C   8A   9C   10D