4. A. Officers　　　　 B. Workers　　　　 C. Employers　　　　 D. Employees

3. A. flying　　　　　 B. making　　　　 C. driving　　　　　 D. riding

2. A. safest　　　　　 B. most dangerous C. easiest　　　　　　 D. most tiring

1. A. in　　　　　 　B. at　　　　　　 C. on　　　　　　　 D. during

20. A. face　　　　　 B. picture　　　　 C. fingers　　　　　 D. voice

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Every year, almost 2 million Americans are injured while they're　 1　 work. Every day, 240 are killed on the job. The　 2　 job is cutting down trees. Being a policeman is safer than many jobs, including driving a truck, collecting garbage and 　3　 airplanes. One of the safest jobs is being a librarian.

　　 The government inspects(检查) most factories and offices. 　4　 have to 　5 fines if their factories or offices are unsafe. In California, employers often go to prison if one of their workers is　 6　 because a factory didn't　 7　 safety measures. But President Bush cut down the number of government inspectors　 8　 15 percent. Many people say working is less safe 　9　 .

　　 For women workers, the greatest danger so far is murder. Forty--two percent of all　 10　 who die at work were killed. Many of them work　 11　 clerks in stores 　12　 they are by themselves at night. Experts say they can protect themselves by putting the cash desk in full 　13　 of the street.

　　 The numbers of deaths and accidents at work don't take into　 14　 people who become sick from　 15　　 that they are exposed to at work. Doctors don't know 　16　 some chemicals cause illness.

　　 There are no government rules for many new chemicals.

　　 Inspectors say employers　 17　 their backs on safety problems because they don't want to pay the bill for fixing them. They also say some workers don't want to complain about dangers because they may 　18　 　their jobs.

　　 The government should force business to improve safety. There's no　 19　 for workers dying or　 20　 in an accident that could have been prevented.

19. A. dangerous　　 B. serious　　　　 C. terrible　　　　　 D. ordinary

18. A. amazing　　　 B. cheap　　　　　 C. expensive　　　　 D. surprising

17. A. up to　　　　 B. as few as　　　 C. as much as　　　 D. as little as

16. A. pay　　　　 B. spend　　　　　 C. take　　　　　　 D. cost

15. A. take place of　 B. replace　　　　 C. take place　　　　 D. place back