I don't like talking on          telephone; I prefer writing          letters.

A. a; the                          B. the; 不填

C. the; the                      D. a; 不填

--- I think it's going to be a big problem.

--- Yes, it could be.

--- I wonder          we can do about it.

A. if                        B. how

C. what                     D. that

--- I hear you' ve got a set of valuable Australian coins.             I have a look?

--- Yes, certainly.

A. Do                       B. May

C. Shall                     D. Should

--- He was nearly drowned once.

--- When was          ?

---          was in 1998 when he was in middle school.

A. that; It                    B. this; This

C. this; It                   D. that; This

--- How are the team playing?

--- They're playing well, but one of them          hurt.

A. got                      B. gets

C. are                      D. were

---You' re always working. Come on, let' s go shopping.

---          you ever want to do is going shopping.

A. Anything                 B. Something

C. All                       D. That

--- Smoking is bad for your health.

--- Yes, I know. But I simply can't         .

A. give it up     B. give it in

C. give it out    D. give it away

Two middle-aged passengers fell into the sea.          , neither of them could swim.

A. In fact                     B. Luckily

C. Unfortunately              D. Naturally

The famous basketball star,           tried to make a comeback, attracted a lot of attention.

A. where              B. when

C. which              D. who

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  1  drive to a store and back home. He always looks   2  up and down the streets of his neighborhood. He looks for anything  3  such as strange cars, loud noises,   4  windows, or people gathering on street corners.     

Tim  5  to a neighborhood Watch group in Stoneville, Indiana, USA. The neighborhood watch group  6   on the third Wednesday of every month. That' s  7  Tim gets together with about ten of his neighbors to discuss community 8. Members of the neighborhood watch group want to help the police   9  their homes, streets, and families safe.

　　Tina Stedman, president of  10  neighborhood watch group, agrees with Tim. "People seem to think that crime （犯罪） happens to other people but not 11them. Well, it's never happened to me," she said, "but I don't think anyone has the  12  to steal from other people or to make them feel 13sitting in their own homes."

　　Alex, a member of the group, said that all the neighbors   14  out for one another. "We15each other' s homes. We keep watch on the neighborhood at night and on weekends. Usually a  16of four or five of us goes out together. If something doesn't look right, then we call the  17  . For example, if we notice a group of teenagers who seem to be looking for   18   , or someone destroying property （财产）, we report to the police."

　　Alex feels the neighborhood watch groups   19  a lot in keeping crime down. Her husband Jim agrees, "Police are good people, but they can't do 20"

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

12. A. right              B. chance                  C. courage                D. mind

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

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

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

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

17. A. judges              B. police                   C. firemen               D. doctors

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

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

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