4．Many women are faced with the d_______________ of choosing between work and family.

3．He estimated 62 million Americans smoke, including 4.1 million a_______________ aged 12 to 17.

2．In order to change a_________ towards employing women, the government is bringing in new laws.

1．Ice cream is one food that most kids will eat without h_______________.

Water and its importance to human life were the centre of the world’s attention last week. March 22 was World Water Day and 　　11　 　the theme “Water for Life”.

There are more than one billion people in the world who live without　 　12　 　drinking water. The United Nations 　　13　 　to cut this number in half by 2015.

Solving such a big problem seems like a(n) 　14　 　challenge. But everyone,　 　15 　　teenagers, can do something to help. A teenage girl in the US has set an example to the　 　16 　of her age around the world.

Rene　 Haggerty, 13, was　 awarded　 the　 2004 Gloria Barron Prize for her work- 　17 　discarded batteries which pollute water.

In 2003, Haggerty went on a field trip to the Great Lakes Science Centre in Ohio. There she saw an exhibit about how　 　18　 　in old batteries harm the water of Lake Erie.

Haggerty learnt that　 　19　 　the batteries was an easy solution. “I think everybody can do it, because everyone　 　20　 　batteries, and it can make a big difference.” With these words, she began to　 　21　 　awareness in her area.

She　 　22　 　her county government and school board. She got permission to start a recycling programme in schools　 　23　 　the public library, hospital, and churches. With help from her family, friends and local waste-management　 　24　 　, she gathered containers, arranged transportation, and made a(n)　 　25　 　video.

Over the past two years, she collected four tons of batteries and drew the attention of officials, who were in charge of a battery recycling programme but had made　 　26　 　progress.

When asked　 　27　 　she feels like a hero, Haggerty is quite　 　28　 　. “Not really. Well, maybe for the fish I saved!”

Every year the Gloria Barron Prize is　 　29　 　to young Americans aged 8 to 18 who have shown leadership and courage in　 　30　 　the public and the planet. Each year ten winners receive US $ 2,000 each, to help with their education costs or their public service work.

11. A. had　　　　 　　　 B. gave　 　　　　　　 C. wrote　 　　　 　 D. discussed

12. A. enough　　　 　　　 B. safe 　　　　　　　C. much　　 　　　 D. polluted

13. A. asks　　　　　 B. orders　　　 　　　　 C. hopes　　　 　　 D. ensures

14. A. good 　　 　　　　B. strong　　　 　　　　 C. important　　 　　 D. unreal

15. A. especially　　 　　　 B. sometimes　　　 　　　 C. even　　　　 D. seldom

16. A. boys　　 　　　　　　 B. others　　　　　　　 　　　 C. students　　　 　　　 D. grown-ups

17. A. collecting 　　　　　　 B. selling　 　　　 　　　C. buying　　 　　　 D. using

18. A. things　 　　　　　　　 B. chemicals 　　　　 　C. water　　　 　 D. air

19. A. making　　　　 B. recycling 　　　　　C. reducing　　 　　 D. handling

20. A. uses 　　　 　　　　B. has　　　　　　　 C. throws 　　　 　　　　D. needs

21. A. tell　　　 　　　　　　 B. increase　　　　　 C. spread　　 　　　　　　　 D. inform

22. A. talked to　 　　　　 B. listened to　　　　　　　 C. heard from　　　 D. thought about

23. A. and　　　　 　　 B. besides　　 　　　　 C. as well as　 　 　　　 D. as good as

24. A. officials　　 　　　 B. workers　　 　　　　 C. clerks　　　 　　　 D. experts

25. A. industrial　　 　　　 B. agricultural　　 　　 C. scientific　　 　　 D. educational

26. A. much　　　　 　　 B. no　　　　　　　 C. some　　　　 　　 D. little

27. A. if　　　　　　 B. how　　　　　 　　 C. when　 　　 　　　　D. why

28. A. proud　　　　　 B. glad　 　　　　 C. modest 　　　 D. worried

29. A. praises　　　　　　　　　 B. helps 　　　　 C. supports　　 　　 D. honors

30. A. awarding　　　　　　　 　 B. saving　　　 　　　 C. serving　　　　　　　 D. favoring

10．________ his learning method, his cousin was sure that he would achieve a good mark in the examination .

A．Being improved　　　　　　 　　　　 B．Improved

C．To be improved　　　　　　 　　　　　 D．Having improved