Ever since middle school，my sister Wang Wei and I have dreamed about taking a great trip by cycling.After graduating from college，we finally got the chance to make it come true .
   （1）

C

C

my sister who first had the idea to cycle along the entire Mekong River so she determined our （2）

B

B

for the trip.I am fond of my sister but she has one serious shortcoming.She can be really stubborn and never care about details.Although she didn't know the best way of getting to places，she insisted that she （3）

A

A

the trip properly.I wanted to help but finally I had to （4）

B

B

.I know my sister well. （5）

D

D

she has made up her mind，nothing can change it.
   Several months before our trip，Wang Wei and I went to the library to look for more information from the （6）

B

B

with good maps.This time，we learned more and knew clearly that the Mekong River begins in a glacier on a Tibetan mountain and at last the river delta enters the South China Sea.
   Although it was （7）

C

C

，the snow was already beginning to fall in Tibet.In the late afternoon we even found it was so cold that our water bottles froze.However，the lakes shone like glass in the （8）

B

B

sun and looked wonderful.Wang Wei is very（9）

A

A

and rode in front of me as usual.To climb the mountains was hard work but as we looked around us，we were （10）

B

B

by the view.At one point we were so high that we found ourselves cycling through（11）

D

D

.Then we began going down the hills as it gradually became much warmer.In the valleys colorful butterflies flew around us and yaks and sheep ate green grass.At this point we had to change our clothes for （12）

B

B

.
   In the early evening we always stop to make （13）

C

C

.We put up our tent and then we eat.After supper Wang Wei put her （14）

A

A

down on her pillow and went to sleep but I stayed awake.At midnight the sky became clearer and the stars grew brighter.It was so quiet.There was almost no wind -- only the flames of our fire for company.As I lay beneath the stars.I thought about （15）

B

B

we had already travelled.

（1）	A．This was	B．That was	C．It was	D．There was
（2）	A．time	B．schedule	C．place	D．plan
（3）	A．organize	B．organized	C．organizing	D．had organized
（4）	A．give up	B．give in	C．give out	D．give away
（5）	A．If	B．Though	C．As	D．Once
（6）	A．a(chǎn)lbum	B．a(chǎn)tlas	C．a(chǎn)dvert	D．a(chǎn)dvice
（7）	A．spring	B．summer	C．a(chǎn)utumn	D．winter
（8）	A．rising	B．setting	C．rose	D．set
（9）	A．reliable	B．reasonable	C．relaxed	D．reactive
（10）	A．a(chǎn)mazed	B．surprised	C．interested	D．excited
（11）	A．sky	B．forest	C．mountain	D．clouds
（12）	A．caps and gloves	B．T-shirts and shorts	C．coats and trousers	D．long wool coats
（13）	A．supper	B．tea	C．camp	D．beds
（14）	A．head	B．a(chǎn)rms	C．body	D．legs
（15）	A．how long	B．how far	C．how many	D．how much