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Last weekend I made my first visit to a remote village, home to one of our students, Tombe. Another teacher and I walked for two and a half hours to get there—first, up a mountain from where we had fantastic views, and then down a shaded path to the valley below. When we arrived at the village, Tombe's mother, Kiak, saw us coming and started crying "ieee ieee". We shook hands with all the villagers. Everyone seemed to be related to Tombe.

Tombe's father, Mukap, a man with a strong jaw and a wrinkled forehead, led us to his house, a low, round bamboo hut with no windows, with a door just big enough to get through, and with grass sticking out of the roof—this shows it is a man's house. Such housing is dark inside so it took time for our eyes to adjust. Fresh grass had been laid on the floor and there was a platform for Jenny and me to sleep on. There was a fireplace in the centre of the hut. The only possessions I could see were one broom, a few saucers, a kettle, cups, pans, and a couple of jars.

Mukap built a fire outside and laid stones on it to heat. He then placed the hot stones in an empty oil drum with kau kau（sweet potato）, ripe corn, and greens. He then covered the vegetables with banana leaves and left them to steam. It smelled delicious. We ate inside the hut sitting round the fire. I loved listening to the family talking softly to each other in their language, even though I could not participate much in the conversation. Luckily, Tombe interpreted for us.

Later. I noticed a can standing upside down on the grill（烤架）over the fire. After a while. Tombe threw it out of the doorway. Tombe told me that the can was heated to dry out the leftover food. His family believes that leftovers attract bad spirits in the night, so any leftover food is dried up in a can and the can is then thrown out of the hut.

We left the village the next morning after many goodbyes and firm handshakes. My muscles were aching and my knees shaking as we dragged ourselves down the mountain towards home. That evening I fell happily into bed. It was such a privilege to have spent a day with Tombe's family.

1. （1） Why did Tombe's mother start crying "ieee ieee"?

   A . Because she was excited to see her son home B . Because she saw someone who scared he C . Because she was welcoming the teachers. D . Because that was her daily routine.
3. （2） What can we learn about Tombe's father from the passage?

   A . He's not a considerate one. B . He has a luxury house. C . He had a good talk with the author. D . He is good at cooking
5. （3） When the author saw the family talking softly to each other, her feeling can be best described as ____.

   A . amazed B . puzzled C . frightened D . happy
7. （4） According to Paragraph 4, the can was used to ____.

   A . drive bad spirits B . protect the hut C . hold the leftovers D . be thrown out of the hut
9. （5） What did the author think of this visit?

   A . She hated the long and tiring visit B . She was pleased to visit the Tombe family. C . She thought Tombe's family was too poor. D . She thought some of the Tombe family's actions were stupid.