Certainly dustmen prefer to be known as "Reuse Collection and Disposal Officers"(垃圾回收处理官员). You may think that this is rather 　16 　, and it is better to call a spade a spade. But dustmen can be as 　17　 　as people of any other occupation(职业), though we must　 18 　that their job is not a 　19 　one in the world. We often take dustmen for granted. Perhaps because they usually come very early in the morning, before most people are　 20 　. We are likely to forget their　 21　 . Our dustbins are　 22　 regularly, but we　 23　 stop to think about the men who do this. However, it is one of the most important jobs in the world, and when there are no dustmen to　 24　 the rubbish, the general　 25　 soon becomes aware that something is wrong.

Recently, the dustmen of England went on strike for higher wages. During the first few days it was regarded as a　 26　 . But when the first two weeks had passed, and the dustbins were overflowing in nearly every backyard in the country, the joke did not seem so　 27　 any more.　 28　 the strike continued, people could not　 29　 the hills of rubbish around their dustbins, and they looked for other places in which to　 30　 it. Even Leicester Square, in the heart of West End of London, was　 31　 high with plastic bags full of smelly rubbish. This was a(n)　 32　 attraction that the people of London were not at all　 33　 to see. Even when the strike was over, it took several weeks for the country to get cleaned up completely. Perhaps now the English people　 34　 the work of their dustmen rather more　 35　 and won't take them for granted any more.

16. A. clever 　　　　 B. silly 　　　　　 C. interesting 　　　　 D. reasonable

17. A. sensitive 　　 B. careless 　　 C. hopeful 　　　　　　 D. shy

18. A. realize 　　　　 B. believe 　　　 C. know 　　　　　　　　　　 D. admit

19. A. necessary 　 B. difficult 　　 C. romantic 　　　　　 D. heavy

20. A. away 　　　　 B. up 　　　　　　 C. down 　　　　　　　　　　 D. in

21. A. existence 　　 B. presence 　 C. absence 　　　　　 D. performance

22. A. cleaned 　　　 B. filled 　　　　 C. emptied 　　　　　 D. burned

23. A. generally 　　 B. frequently C. sometimes 　　　　　　　 D. seldom

24. A. take away 　 B. take off 　　 C. take up 　　　　　　 D. take on

25. A. society 　　　 B. citizen 　　　 C. public 　　　　　　　 D. community

26. A. trick 　　　　　 B. joke 　　　　　 C. trouble 　　　　　　 D. show

27. A. pleasing 　　 B. excited 　　 C. stupid 　　　　　　　 D. funny

28. A. When 　　　　 B. While 　　　 C. As 　　　　　　　　　 D. Because

29. A. bear 　　　　　 B. contain 　　 C. manage 　　　　　 D. control

30. A. keep off 　　 B. give up 　　 C. take care of 　　 D. get rid of

31. A. crowded 　　 B. piled 　　　　 C. fixed 　　　　　　　 D. put

32. A. business 　　 B. industrial 　 C. tourist 　　　　　　 D. agricultural

33. A. disappointed B. serious 　　 C. nervous 　　　　　 D. happy

34. A. like 　　　　　　 B. recognize 　 C. find 　　　　　　　　 D. appreciate

35. A. highly 　　　　 B. eagerly 　　 C. differently 　　　　 D. entirely

15. We shall have a whole holiday _____ my birthday.

　 A. in honor of 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. in face of 　　　　

C. in spite of 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. in store for

14. To fetch water before breakfast seemed to me a rule _____.

　 A. to never break 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. never to be broken

　 C. never to have broken　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. never to be breaking

13. I am not used _____ to like that.

　 A. to being spoken　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　 B. to speak　　　　　　

C. being spoken　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. to speaking

12. Nothing came out _____ all this talk.

　 A. against 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. for 　　　　　　　　　

C. of　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. with

11. He came to the meeting _____ his serous illness.

　 A. despite 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. through　　　　　　

C. past 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. despise

10. Even before quite a few people, she can’t _____ the courage to speak aloud.

　 A. gather 　　　　　　　　 B. collect　　　　　　　 C. assemble　　　　　 D. raise

9. We tried _____ to persuade him to stay home, but at last he went to the construction site in spite of his bad illness.

　 A. vain　　　　　　　　　　　 B. in vain　　　　　　　 C. in fact　　　　　　　 D. in vanity

8. Let me know the time of your _____.

　 A. reach 　　　　　　　　　 B. arrival　　　　　　　 C. come 　　　　　　　　　　 D. got

7. The police _____ the stolen jewellery and returned it to the owner.

　 A. searched 　　　　　　 B. hunted　　　　　　　 C. invented　　　　　　 D. recovered