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 church and have made up their minds to 15
the bells nonstop for two weeks as a protest(抗议) against heavy trucks which
run 16 through the narrow High
Street.“They not only make it 17 to sleep
at night, but they are doing damage(损害) to our houses and shops of historical 18 ,”
said John Norris, one of the protesters.
“ 19 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 20 village. Its streets were
never meant for heavy traffic”.
Harry
Fields also studying 21 said they
wanted to make as much noise as possible to force the government officials to
realize what everybody was having to stand. “Most of them don’t live here
anyway,” he said, “they come in for meetings and the Town Hall is soundproof(隔音的), so they probably don’t 22
. It’s 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 23 that the police
might come to stop them.
“Not
really,” she said, “actually we are suitable bellringers. I mean we are
assistant bellringers for the church. There is no 24
against practising.”
I left the church with the sound of the
bells ringing in my ears.
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1.
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A.change
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B.repair
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C.ring
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D.shake
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2.
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A.now and then
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B.day and night
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C.up and down
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D.over and over
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3.
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A.terrible
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B.difficult
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C.uncomfortable
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D.unpleasant
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4.
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A.scene
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B.period
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C.interest
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D.sense
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5.
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A.If
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B.Although
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C.When
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D.Unless
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6.
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A.pretty
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B.quiet
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C.large
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D.modern
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7.
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A.well
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B.hard
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C.biology
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D.education
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8.
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A.notice
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B.mention
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C.fear
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D.control
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9.
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A.surprised
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B.afraid
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C.pleased
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D.grateful
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10.
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A.point
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B.cause
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C.need
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D.law
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