My name is Wang Ming. I live in a small town near Xing’an in Guilin. You can’t even see it on the map of China, because it is too small. There are not many tall buildings in our town. The tallest building is our school building. In the front of the school, there is a playground. I often play basketball with my classmates on it. There is a garden behind our school. And we grow beautiful flowers and plant trees there. Next to the garden, there is an orchard (果园). You can hear birds singing everywhere in it. There is a river not far from our school. In summer, we usually go swimming with our teachers. There are about four hundred students and twenty-five teachers in our school. We study Chinese, English, math and some other subjects. The teachers are very friendly. We love our school.

1. Why can’t people see the town on the map of China?

A. Because it’s too small.

B. Because it’s not famous.

C. Because it’s near the city.

D. Because it doesn’t have any buildings.

2. Wang Ming lives in ______.

A. a school              B. a village

C. a small town           D. the city of Guilin

3. There is a ______ in front of the school.

A. river                 B. tall building

C. garden                D. playground

4. The students often ______ in summer.

A. go shopping          B. go swimming

C. play basketball          D. grow flowers 

5. People can hear ______ singing here and there in the orchard.

A. students               B. monkeys

C. tigers                 D. birds