Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks A. I (31) _______my teaching career nearly ten years ago. I spent six years (32) _______ in a remote village (33) _______the villagers were very poor and the living standard was low. Sometimes I was very disappointed (34)_______ bad living condition and low pay. I was really homesick. However, at that time with my youth enthusiasm, I tried my best to devote myself to the noblest career, that was "teaching". I loved my poor little students. They were living in poverty but they could not suffer from empty mind. I am proud (35) _______ myself to be a teacher, a hard working "boatman" taking my students to the "destination" of knowledge. 31. A. began B. had begun C. begin D. have begun 32. A. taught B. to teach C. teaching D. teach 33. A. there B. where C. when D. which 34. A. because B. though C. because of D. in spite of 35. A. of B. about C. in D. on B. The country and the city have advantages and disadvantages. People in the country live in more beautiful (36) _____. They enjoy peace and quiet, and their neighbors are more (37) _____ and ready to help them when they need it. However, their life can be tiresome and they can be isolated. The city has all the services the country lacks, but it also has a lot of (38) _____. Cities are often ugly and (39) _____. They not only have bad air but are also noisy. Everyone is always in haste and this means that people have no time to know each other and (40) _____ friends. 36. A. surroundings B. view C. sightseeing D. scenery 37. A. friend B. friendly C. friendship D. friends 38. A. disadvantage B. benefits C. advantages D. disadvantages 39. A. polluted B. pollutant C. pollution D. polluting 40. A. make B. making C. having D. has