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A terrible earthquake with tsunami happened in Japan, more than 10,000deaths.

A．causing B．to cause C．caused D．having caused

People of Burlington are being disturbed by the sound of bells. Four students from Burlington College of Higher Education are in the bell tower of the 1 and have made up their minds to 2 the bells nonstop for two weeks as a protest against heavy trucks which run 3 through the narrow High Street. “They not only make it 4 to sleep at night, but they are doing damage to our houses and shops of historical 5 , ”said John Norris, one of the protestors.

“If we must have these noisy trucks on the roads, ” said Jean Lacey, a biology student, “why don’t they build a new road that goes round the town? Burlington isn’t much more than a 6 village. Its streets were never 7 for heavy traffic. ”

Harry Fields also studying 8 said they wanted to make as much 9 as possible to force the government officials to realize what everybody was having to 10 . “Most of them don’t 11 here anyway, ” he said, “they come for meetings and the Town Hall is soundproof, so they probably don’t 12 . It is high time they realized the problem. ” The fourth student, Liza Vernum, said she thought the public were mostly on their side, and even if they weren’t, they soon would be.

I asked if they were 13 that the police might come to stop them.

“Not really, ” she said, “actually we are 14 bell ringers. I mean we are assistant bell ringers for the church. There is no law against practising. ”

I 15 the church with the sound of the bells ringing in my ears.

1. A. college B. village C. town D. church

2. A. change B. repair C. ring D. shake

3. A. now and then B. day and night

C. up and down D. over and over

4. A. terrible B. difficult

C. uncomfortable D. unpleasant

5. A. scene B. period

C. interest D. sense

6. A. pretty B. quite

C. large D. modern

7. A. tested B. meant C. kept D. used

8. A. chemistry B. geography

C. biology D. education

9. A. effort B. time C. trouble D. noise

10. A. stand B. accept C. know D. share

11. A. shop B. live C. come D. study

12. A. notice B. mention

C. fear D. control

13. A. surprised B. afraid

C. pleased D. determined

14. A. proper B. experienced

C. hopeful D. serious

15. A. left B. found C. reached D. passed

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In the middle of the night, Peter's wife suddenly fell ill. She couldn't help crying, “Oh， my stomach! Get the 1 !”
Peter, awaking from a deep sleep, thought his wife was only having a   2  dream.
“Stop that noise,” he said to her. He turned over and tried to go to   3  again, but his wife still cried out, “Oh, help！help！ I'm sure I'm   4  .”
Peter got out of bed and started   5 , but he could not find him any clothes.
“Where is my shirt?” he asked. His wife was   6  ill to tell him, and she could only cry, “Oh, my   7   stomach!”
As soon as he had put his clothes   8 , he said, “Now, my dear, are you quite   9 that you need the doctor? Surely you can wait   10  morning, can’t you?”
“No, I can't. Go, go, go,” his wife shouted, “ 11  you will find me dead   12  the morning.”
So Peter went out into the dark street. He had only gone a few meters   13  he heard his wife calling him again．
“I’m   14  again now, and I shall not want the doctor.” she said softly.
Hearing this, he started running as   15  as he could towards the doctor’s. When he arrived there, he knocked at the door loudly enough to wake   16  around.
The doctor put his sleepy head out of the bedroom window and said, “Er? Who’s there?”
“Oh, Doctor.” Peter called up to him, “I have very   17  news for you. My wife   18 ill with a terrible stomachache. I was on my way to bring you to her, but she called me back to say the trouble had suddenly 19 her. So you need not come. Go back to   20  now, and sleep well!”