During the summer holiday， some students might have been busy with traveling，summer camps and all kinds of courses．But a special group of Chinese middle school students decided to taste the hardship（艰辛）of life（1）　　school．

    Twelve cousins from a big family sold（2）　　at a local market together．Among them， the oldest was 16 years old， while the（3）　　was just 13．Within 12 days，they（4）　　more than 1，500 yuan．

    "Compared（5）　　traveling， such social practice connects us and makes us know how hard our（6）　　are． They work so hard to bring us up．"said Dalin， 16， to the City Morning Newspaper． Dalin， a middle school graduate， and her 14﹣year﹣old brother Xiaolin came up with the idea．

    （7）　　their vegetables well， they learned to work hard． Every morning they had to wake up at 3 o'clock．（8）　　 of them went to the farmer's market to buy vegetables， the others went to the local market to（9）　　a temporary stall （临时摊位）．To lower the cost，they learned to bargain （讲价） with the sellers．

    （10）　　 about 6：30 a．m．， they began to sell vegetables．They peddled（吆喝）loudly to attract （吸引） customers． After several days， they got some（11）　　．For example， it was better（12）　　vegetables in order and bigger ones on top． They gave customers an extra （额外的） plastic bag（13）　　 the vegetables were too heavy．

    When they（14）　　got home，they had a small meeting．Everyone took notes and（15）　_____ their feelings．

    Dalin said，"Although we are tired， we have gained （收获） a lot．"

（1）A． inside	B． outside	C． next to	D． near
（2）A． vegetables	B． fruit	C． snacks	D． drinks
（3）A． youngest	B． cleverest	C． shortest	D． strongest
（4）A． borrowed	B． returned	C． made	D． paid
（5）A． as	B． for	C． on	D． with
（6）A． teachers	B． parents	C． farmers	D． customers
（7）A． To buy	B． To grow	C． To sell	D． To carry
（8）A． All	B． Each	C． Some	D． None
（9）A． take up	B． lift up	C． look up	D． pick up
（10）A． In	B． On	C． Since	D． At
（11）A． experience	B． happiness	C． information	D．knowledge
（12）A． put	B． to put	C． putting	D． puts
（13）A． although	B． so	C． unless	D． when
（14）A． finally	B． nearly	C． suddenly	D． successfully
（15）A． had	B． shared	C． got	D． learned