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On the evening of last Sunday while I was reviewing my lessons in my room, it suddenly be
gan 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.
( )1 . A. Surprised B. Sad C. Excite
d D. Angry
( )2. A. stand B. stop C. like D. think
( )3. A. leaves B. animals C. children D. trees
( )4. A. happened B. wanted C. wished D. used
( )5. A. falling B. singing C. fallen D. broken
( )6. A. make B. form C. cause D. rise
( )7. A. see B. get C. reach D. cover
( )8. A. always B. never C. sometimes D. seldom
( )9. A. children B. owner C. friends D. master
( )10. A. length B. meaning C. number D. quality