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

Tim 3　　     to a neighborhood watch group in Stoneville, Indians, USA. The neighborhood watch group 4　　    on the third Wednesday of every month. That’s when Tim gets together with about ten of his neighbors to discuss community safety. Members of the neighborhood watch group want to help the police 5　　   their homes, streets, and families safe.

Mrs. Stedman, president of 6　　  _____     neighborhood watch group, agrees with Tim. “People seem to think that crime (犯罪)  happens to other people but not 7　　    them. Well, it’s never happened to me.” She said, “but I don’t think anyone has the 8　　     to steal from other people or to make them feel 9　　   sitting in their own homes.”

Alex, a member of the group, said that all the neighbors look out for one another. “We 10　　   each other’s homes. We keep watch on the neighborhood at night and on weekends. Usually a 11　　   of four or five of us goes out together. If something doesn’t look right, then we call the 12　　   .For example, if we notice a group of teenagers who seem to be looking for 13　　  , or someone destroying property (财产), we report to the police.”

Alex feels the neighborhood watch groups 14　　   a lot in keeping crime down. Her husband Jim agrees, “Police are good people, but they can’t do 15　　    .”

1. A. hardly　　 　　　　　　  B. still　　　　　　　　　　 　　   C. simply 　　　　　　　　　　 D. rather

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9.A. unlucky   　　　　　　t&n癰sp; B. unsafe　　　　    　　　　　　  C. disappointed    　　   D. discouraged

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

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

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

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

14. A. produce　　　　　　　　　　 B. find　　　　　　    　　   C. get　　  　　　　　　　　　　 D. help

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

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　　I know I should have told the headmaster at that time. That was my real 1 . He had gone out of the study for some 2 , leaving me alone. In his absence I looked to see 3 was on his desk. In the 4 was a small piece of paper on which were written the 5 "English Writing Prize: History is a Series of Biographies (人物传记)".

　　A (n) 6 boy would have avoided looking at the title as soon as he saw the 7 . I did not. The subject of the English Writing Prize was kept a 8 until the start of the exam, so I could not 9 reading it. When the headmaster 10 , I was looking out of the window.

　　I should have told him what had 11 then. It would have been so 12 to say: "I'm sorry, but I 13 the title for the English Writing Prize on your desk. You'll have to 14 it."

　　The chance passed and I did not 15 it. I took the exam the next day and I won. I didn't 16 to cheat, but it was still cheating anyhow.

　　That was thirty-eight years 17 when I was fifteen. I have never told anyone about it before, 18 have I tried to explain to myself why not.

　　The obvious explanation is that I could not admit I had seen the title 19 admitting that I had been looking at the things on his desk. 20 there must have been more behind it. Whatever it was, it has become a good example of how a little mistake can trap (使陷入) you in a more serious moral corner (道德困境).