Question

Tim Becker and his neighbors are doing something to make their neighborhood a trouble-free area.

When Tim Becker gets in his car to go shopping, he doesn’t 36 drive to a store and back home. He always looks 37 up and down the streets of his neighborhood. He looks for anything 38 such as strange cars, loud noises, 39 windows , or people gathering on street corners.

Tim 40 to a neighborhood watch group in Stoneville Indiana, USA. The neighborhood watch group 41 on the third Wednesday of every month. That’s 42 Tim gets together with about ten of his neighbors to discuss community 43 . Members of the neighborhood watch group want to help the police 44 their homes , streets, and families safe.

Tina Stedman , president of 45 neighborhood watch group , agrees with Tim . “People seem to think that crime(犯罪) happens to other people but not 46 them. Well , it’s never happened to me,” she said, “but I don’t think anyone has the 47 to steal from other people or to make them feel 48 sitting in their own homes.

Alex, a member of the group, said that all the neighbors 49 out for one another. “We 50 each other’s homes. We keep watch on the neighborhood at night and on weekends .Usually a 51 of four or five of us goes out together. If something doesn’t look right, then we call the 52 . For example, if we notice a group of teenagers who seem to be looking for 53 , or someone destroying property（財(cái)產(chǎn)）, we report to the police.”

Alex feels the neighborhood watch groups 　54 a lot in keeping crime down. Her husband Jim agrees, “Police are good people, but they don’t do 55 .”

36. A. yet　　　 B. still　　 　　 C. just　　　　 　 D. rather

37. A. carefully　　 　　 B. clearly　　　　　 C. nervously　 D. coldly

38. A. familiar 　　 　　　B. unusual　　　 C expensive. 　 D. interesting

39. A. curtained 　 　　　B. open　 　　　C. old 　　 　　 D. broken

40. A. attends 　　 　　　B. belongs　 　 　C. goes 　　　　D. turns

41. A. meets　　　　 　B. quarrels　 　 C. sings 　　　　D. searches

42. A. where 　　　　　B. why 　　 　　　C. when　 　　 D. how

43. A. politics　　　　 B. wealth　　 　 C. health 　　 　　 D. safety

44. A. keep 　　　　　 B. hold　 　　　 C. let 　　　　　D. protect

45. A. its 　　　 　　　　 B. his 　 　　　　　C. their　　 　 D. your

46. A. round　　　　 　B. on 　 　　　　　C. about 　　　 D. to

47. A. right 　　　　　 B. change　　 　 C. courage 　　 D. mind

48. A. unlucky 　 　　 B. unsafe 　 　　　C. disappointed D. discouraged

49. A. set 　　 　　　　 B. let 　　　　　C. hold　　 　 　D. look

50. A. care　　　 　　B. enter　　 　　　 　　　C. watch　 　　 　D. manage

51. A. group　 　　　 B. set 　 　　　　　C. number 　　　D. crowd

52. A. judges 　　　　 B. police　 　　　C. fireman 　　　D. doctors

53. A. work　 　　　 B. burden　　 　　 C. service　 　　 　D. trouble

54. A. produce　　　 　　　 B. find 　　　　　C. get　 　 　　　D. help

55. A. anything　　　　 B. everything　　　 C. harm　 　 　D. wrong

Answer 1

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