A. those young people who talk of the village as being “dead” are wrong

　　B the two statements are against each other

　　C. “village life” today is rather uninteresting

　　D. “village life” today is no longer like what is used to be.

　　7. It was _________ that “village life” began to take a sharp turn.

　　A. about a century ago

　　B. during the two world wars

　　C. with electricity and motorcars introduced into the village

　　D. only recently

　　8. As is suggested in paragraph 2, villagers in the past _________

　　A. lived a simpler life than villagers today

　　B. knew fewer people than villagers today.

　　C. found it difficult to enjoy themselves

　　D. liked to wash themselves with cold water.

　　9. The expression “.... ” There is no point whatever in talking about in paragraph 3 means that _________

　　A. there is no end to the talking about....

　　B. It is harmful to talk about….

　　C. It is not meaningless to talk about....

　　D. there is no reason for talking about

　　10. From the passage we can see that the writer’s attitude toward “village life” is __________

　　A. positive B. negative C. neutral D. unclear