Though we became firm   8   with our new neighbors, we often had causes to be made angry by them. Our garden became an unsafe place: little boys   9   as cowboys or Indians would jump up from behind bushes,   10   wooden guns at us and   11   us to put our hands up. Sometimes our lives were   12   ; at others, we were killed with a   13  “Bang! Bang！”. Even more dangerous were the arrows that occasionally came sailing  14    the garden fence.

    But we did not   15   go in fear for our lives. The Robinsons were friendly and helpful and when we left for the holidays, we knew we had nothing to fear  16   our neighbors were around. We understood what it was like to have  17   in the long friendless winter evenings   18   Mr. Robinson would   19   in for a cup of tea and chat; or when Mr.  Robinson would    20   over the fence and talk endlessly with father about gardening problems.

1. A. so   　　　　　　   B. but 　　  　　　　　　 C. however 　　　　D. therefore

2. A. unloaded 　　  　　   B. loaded  　　  　　　　 C. moved   　　　　　　  　　D. removed

3. A. the same    　　   B. various      　　　　 C. same    　　    　　D. young

4. A. delightedly  　　　　    B. angry　　   　　　　 C. sadly  　　　　       D. astonishingly

5. A. forced　　   　　   B. broken　　 　　　　　　  　　 C. kicked    　　  　　D. pushed

6. A. place　　   　　   B. order　　   　　  　　 C. room　　 　　  　　D. building

7. A. interview     　　   B. introduction       　　 C. arrangement   　　  D. management

8. A. strangers    　　　　　　     B. enemies　　    　　 C. friends    

　　　　    D. relatives

9. A. pretending   　　　　　　     B. looking      　　　　 C. dressed   　　  　　D. worn

10. A. put    　　   　　　　   B. take　　     　　　　 C. throw　　 　　 　　D. point

11. A. lead   　　　　   B. order   　　  　　　　 C. ask       　　　　D. make

12. A. wasted      　　   B. saved   　　　　　　 C. devoted   　　  　　D. spared

13. A. fast　　 　　 　　   B. soft    　　  　　　　 C. sharp 　　  　　　　D. slow

14. A. in       　　　　   B. on　　 　　   　　　　 C. over       　　　　D. across

15. A. always       　　   B. often   　　  　　　　 C. even　　 　　   　　D. then

16. A. though      　　   B. unless       　　　　 C.  as  long as 　　D. even if

17. A. cheers      　　   B. fun　　　　　　　　 C. discussions    　　D. company

18. A. as　　      　　   B. when　　   　　　　 C. while    　　　　D. since

19. A. drop    　　 　　   B. jump   　　   　　　　 C. slip　　　　　　  D. break

20. A. fall 　　 　　　　　　B. climb　　　　　　   C. lean　　　　　　 D. lie

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Kids are better than adults at learning how to speak various languages. Research now shows that young infants might have some best language skills of all.

Researchers in Canada, at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, studied 36 babies from English?speaking families. Twelve of them were 4 months old, 12 were 6 months old, and the rest were 8 months old. They watched video clips of a woman talking in silence. The woman was fluent in English and French. In some clips, she read a storybook in English. In other clips, she read in French.

After watching clip after clip of the woman reading in just one language, the babies eventually started to look away, apparently because they were bored. The researchers then showed the babies a new silent clip of the woman reading a story in the other language. At that point, the 4? and 6?month olds started looking at the screen again. The 8?month olds, by contrast, didn't pay any attention.

The second study involved 36 infants of the same age. These babies were from English?speaking families. They watched silent clips of the woman reading one set of sentences in either English or French until they grew bored. Then, they saw clips showing the woman read different sentences, but in the same language that she had been speaking, none of them showed a renewed interest.

A third trial included 24 infants of the same age whose families spoke both English and French at home. In the first set of clips, the woman spoke in one language, and in the second set she used the other language. All babies in this study had a longer look at clips after the woman switched languages.

Together, these results suggest that “visual information about speech may play a more critical role in language learning than previously predicted，” says lead researcher and psychologist Whitney M．Weikum.

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