9 . It was the night of the full moon, a time which always drives Java’s young people mad with excitement.
Fireworks were lit long before the moon _________. The big noise brought people out into the warm night to enjoy the interesting scene. Everywhere, there were the paper remains of _________ fireworks lying on the ground. Little boys _________ more and covered their ears as they waited _________ for the explosions.
The moon appeared above the horizon (地平线): huge, _________ ball high above the city, and the _________ filled with people, as Java began to enjoy one of the year’s greatest _________: “the Night of the Full Moon”, a festival (节日) that is especially popular with young people.
More and more young Javanese _________ together and walked slowly through the _________. Joking and chatting, they moved towards the mountain __________ the city. They continued to climb until they reached the old temple (寺庙) at the __________ of the mountain.
After they were inside the temple, they drank their water and ate their mooncakes — delicious homemade ones, __________ of dried fruit and nuts. Outside, on the mountain, young people __________ cross-legged in circles, chatting and telling each other jokes. And still, in their hundreds, more young people continued to make their way up the mountain to __________ the brightly shining moon.
By midnight, the fireworks had stopped __________ up from the gray city in the valley below them. But during the night, the sound continued to be heard from the distance.
1. A.let out | B.gave out | C.came out | D.set out |
2. A.burning | B.used | C.exploding | D.broken |
3. A.lit | B.bought | C.piled | D.removed |
4. A.patiently | B.calmly | C.worriedly | D.excitedly |
5. A.silver | B.new | C.colorful | D.gold |
6. A.mountains | B.valleys | C.streets | D.shops |
7. A.games | B.meetings | C.sports | D.events |
8. A.danced | B.gathered | C.drank | D.shouted |
9. A.village | B.scene | C.night | D.ground |
10. A.on the edge of | B.on the way to | C.in the center of | D.in the direction of |
11. 12. A.fond | B.little | C.full | D.free |
13. A.jumped | B.sat | C.stood | D.bent |
14. A.follow | B.show | C.notice | D.admire |
15. A.shooting | B.kicking | C.hitting | D.jumping |