I was on my way to the Taiyetos Mountains.

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I was on my way to the Taiyetos Mountains. The sun was setting when my car   31  (break) down near a remote and poor village. Cursing my misfortune, I was wondering where I was going to spend the night when I realized that the villagers who had gathered around me were arguing as to 32   should have the honor of receiving me  33  a guest in their house. Finally, I accepted the offer of an old woman who lived alone in a little house. While she was getting me   34   (settle) into a tiny but clean room, the head of the village was tying up his horse to my car to pull it to   35    small town some 20 kilometers away   36   there was a garage.

    I had noticed three hens running free in my hostess's courtyard and that night one of them ended up in a dish on my table.    37   villagers brought me goat's cheese and hone. We drank together and talked   38    (merry) till far into the night.

    When the time came for me to say goodbye to my friends in the village, I wanted to reward the old woman    39   the trouble I had caused    40   .
31.broke             32. who               33. as                 34.settled             35. a

36. where             37. other/some      38.merrily             39. for                 40. her