Tim Becker and his neighbors are doing something to make their neighborhood a trouble-free area.

When Tim Becker gets in his car to go shopping, he doesn't　　1　　drive to a store and back home. He always looks　　2 　 up and down the streets of his neighborhood. He looks for anything　　3　 , such as strange cars, loud noises,　　4 　 windows, or people gathering on street corners.

Tim　　5　 to a neighborhood watch group in Stoneville, Indiana, USA. The neighborhood watch group　 6 　 on the third Wednesday of every month. That's　　7 　 Tim get together with about ten of his neighbors to discuss community　 8 　 . Members of the neighborhood watch group want to help the police 　 9 　 their homes, streets, and families safe.

Tim Stedman, president of　 10 　 neighborhood watch group, agrees with Tim. "People seem to think that crime(犯罪) happens to other people but not　 11 　 them. Well, it's never happened to me," he said, " but I don't think anyone has the　 12　 to steal from other people or to make them feel　 13　 sitting in their own homes." Alex, a member of the group, said that all the neighbors　 14 　 out for one another. "We　 15　 each other's homes. We keep watch on the neighborhood at night and on weekends. Usually a　　16　 of four or five of us goes out together. If something doesn't look right, then we call the　　17 　 . For example, if we notice a group of teenagers who seem to be looking for　　18 　 , or someone destroying property, we report to the police."

Alex feels the neighborhood watch group　　19　 a lot in keeping crime down. Her husband Jim agrees, "Police are good people, but they can't do　 20 　 ."

1. A. yet B. still C. just D. rather

2. A. carefully B. clearly C. nervously D. coldly

3. A. familiar B. unusual C. expensive D. interesting

4. A. new B. open C. old D. broken

5. A. attends B. belongs C. goes D. turns

6. A. meets B. quarrels C. sings D. searches

7. A. where B. why C. when D. how

8. A. politics B. wealth C. health D. safety

9. A. keep B. hold C. let D. protect

10. A. its B. his C. their D. your

11. A. round B. on C. about D. to

12. A. right B. chance C. courage D. mind

13. A. unlucky B. unsafe C. disappointed D. discouraged

14. A. set B. let C. hold D. look

15. A. care B. enter C. watch D. manage

16. A. group B. set C. number D. crowd

17. A. judges B. police C. firemen D. doctors

18. A. work B. burden C. service D. trouble

19. A. produces B. finds C. gets D. helps

20. A. anything B. everything C. harm D. wrong

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　Dr．Smith was a famous man．Near his house 　1　 a rich old lady who 　2 　to send him some 　3 　by her servant．Dr．Smith took her presents 　4 　never gave the boy 　5 　for his 　6 　．One day, 　7 　Smith was busy 　8 　his writing, the boy ran into the 　9 　and 　10 　the desk, and some books on it began to 　11 　to the floor．Then he threw a plastic bag 　12 　of meat on the desk and said,“My mistress （女主人）　　 　13　　 　you some meat．”

　Smith turned 　14 　and said, “My boy, 　15 　is not the 　16 　to 　17 　 someone a present．Now, you sit in my chair and 　18 　my way of doing it ．”

　The boy sat down．Smith 　19 　out and knocked 　20 　the door and waited．The boy said, “Come in．”The doctor entered, walked to the desk and said, “If you please sir, my mistress 　21 　me to say 　22 　to you and 　23 　you will take the bag full of meat．”

　The boy answered, “Thank you , my boy , and 　24 　is two dollars for yourself．”

　The man laughed, and after that, Smith 　25 　forgot to give the tip to the boy．

Soon it would be the holidays, but before that, there were final 46 ．All the kids had been working hard for some time, reviewing their 47 ．If they didn’t pass the exams, they would have to 　 48 them in September．There were usually a few who 　 49　 , but Jane didn’t want to be one of them．She had worked hard all year, but she was working so hard that her mother 50　 her．She went to bed too late．The night before the big day, her mother 51 that she should have an early night and take a sleeping pill．She promised to 52　 her up in the morning．

Jane was too 53　 to fall asleep．Her mind kept jumping from subject to subject．At last, the　 54 did work．In no time at all, she was sitting in the examination hall, looking at the paper, but she couldn’t answer　 55　 of the questions．Everyone 56 her was writing pages and pages． 57　 she thought hard, she couldn’t find anything to write about．From time to time she looked at her 58 ．

Time was running　 59 ．There was only an hour to　 60 ．She started one question, wrote two sentences,　 61　 and tried another．With only half an hour left she wrote　 62　 two sentences．By this time she was so worried that she started　 63 ．Her whole body shook．It shook so much that she woke up．She was still in bed and it had all been a terrible　 64 ．A minute later,　 65　 called her name．

　 46. A．harvests　 B．exams　　　 C．reports　　 D．papers

　 47. A．exercises B．jobs　 C．books　　　 D．lessons

　 48. A．take B．write C．attend　　　 D．do

　 49. A．cheated　 B．succeeded C．passed　　 D．failed

　 50. A．cared for B．felt proud of　　 C．worried about　 D．thought highly of

　 51. A．insisted　 B．agreed　　 C．promised D．allowed

　 52. A．ring B．wake C．bring D．pick

　 53. A．sad　 B．tired C．happy　　　 D．nervous

　 54. A．dream　　 B．pill　　 C．suggestion　　　 D．music

　 55. A．all　 B．none C．any　 D．some

　 56. A．ahead of B．behind　　 C．in front of D．around

　 57. A．Unless　　 B．However　　　　 C．Though　　 D．As

　 58. A．watch　　 B．paper C．teacher　　 D．book

　 59. A．up　 B．down C．out　 D．over

　 60. A．run　 B．leave C．remain　　 D．go

　 61. A．gave out B．gave up　　 C．put off　　 D．put out

　 62. A．another　 B．more C．other D．the other

　 63. A．thinking　 B．dreaming　 C．crying　　 D．writing

　 64. A．exam　　　 B．dream　　　 C．story D．night

　 65. A．her mother　　 B．her teacher　　　　　　 C．a classmate　　　　　　 D．a friend

According to a recent U.S. survey, children spent up to 25 hours a week 　　    TV.

A. to watch　　　　   B.to watching?　　　　   C.watching　　　　    D.watch