On a winter day, it rained heavily. While I was walking from the library at the end of my 　31 break, a man was walking towards me with two huge 　32 of brochures.

I thought, “What 　33 is that man trying to do? Carrying all those things?” Then all of a sudden he 　34 them all! What a terrible mess with hundreds of brochures all over the 　35 in front of me! “Oh, no,” I thought. The man 　36 his head helplessly in the rain and started trying to 　37　 all of the brochures up. I couldn’t believe how many people walked 　38 as if nothing had happened.

I thought, “I am not going to be one of those people who don’t 　39　 this man.” I wondered what I would 　40 people to react if I were that man. So, 　41 it was the end of my lunch time from work and I would be 　42 if I stopped to help him, I didn’t mind. If I 　43 what happened, I was sure my 　44 wouldn’t mind too much. So, I helped him gather them all. Then I asked if he would like a 　45　 carrying a box to where he went. He said yes gratefully.

I carried one of the boxes. The box I had to carry was very 　46 —as I’m quite a short and thin girl—but I didn’t 　 47　 . We got there and he thanked me very much for helping him 　48 . He also gave me one of these brochures about all the walks in and around the Bay of Plenty.

What is a more 　49 way to spend some time than helping someone else when you can? Luckily, I wasn’t that late back to work, so nobody even 　50 it at all!

31. A. coffee　 　　　　　 B. tea　　　　　　　　　 　 C. afternoon　　　　　　　　 D. lunch

32. A. piles　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. packs　　　　　　　 　 C. boxes　　　　　　　　　　　 D. cases

33. A. on purpose　　　　　　　　 B. on earth　　　　　　　　　 C. on hand　　　　　　　　　 D. on end

34. A. dropped　　　　　　　　　　 B. fell　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. threw　　　　　　　　　　　 D. broke

35. A. table　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. path　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. shelf　　　　　　　　　　　 D. library

36. A. nodded　　　 　　　 B. raised 　　　　　　　　　 C. lifted　　　　 　　　 D. shook

37. A. get 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. fill　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. take　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. pick

38. A. in 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. through　　　　　　　　　 C. on　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. along

39. A. look after　　　　　　　　　 B. think about　　　 C. look at　　　　　　　　　　 D. care about

40. A. invite　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. inspire　　　　　　　 C. expect　　　　　　　　　　 D. beg

41. A. even though B. ever since C. as long as D. now that

42. A. late　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. tired　　　　　 　　　 C. painful　　　　　　　　　　 D. regretful

43. A. asked B. knew C. explained D. understood

44. A. wife　　　　　　　　　 　　　 B. boss　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. parents　　　　　　 　 D. friend

45. A. hand　　　 　　　　　　 B. rest　　　 　　　　　　 C. lift　 　　　　　　　　　 D. ride

46. A. small　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. heavy　　　　　　　　　　　 C. light　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. pretty

47. A. cry　　　　　　　 B. complain　　　 　 C. shout　　　　　 D. argue

48. A. out　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. on 　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. along 　　　　　　　　　　 D. off

49. A. friendly　　　　　　　 B. important　　　　　　　　 C. useful 　　　　　　　　　　 D. meaningful

50. A. doubted　　　　　　　　　　 B. watched　　　　　　　　　 C. observed　　　　　　　　 D. noticed

Today only one person in five in the United States lives within 50 miles of his birthplace. Since the country was first settled, Americans have moved around a great deal, and are often far away from their parents. Because they have broken ties with their past at a young age, chosen their own occupations, established their own homes and developed their own lifestyles, few American children grow up closely surrounded by grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins as they do in Italy, Nigeria, or India, for example. This along with the fact that modern American families do not have servants has made the “baby-sitter” a vital part of the American scene. A “sitter” is someone who is hired to care for children for a specific length of time—usually relatively short—while the parents are out for an evening, going to a party or a course of study for example. Sometimes the baby-sitter is also hired for longer period, perhaps when the parents are away for a weekend. In such cases the “sitter” is likely to be a mature and motherly woman. For short periods, teen-agers, college students, nursing students, and others are commonly employed on an hourly basis.

From the point of view of convenience, the best sitters are often young people who live in your apartment building or close by in the neighbourhood. This gives you a chance to meet their parents and see what they are like. If an emergency occurs, young sitters can call upon their parents quickly for help; you do not have to take them far to see them home at night or pay expensive taxi fares. Another advantage is that young people living close by can usually fill in quite readily on short notice or for short periods of time.

In an apartment house you can ask the superintendent for permission to post a notice for a baby-sitter by the mailboxes. This is often the best way to find out if there is anyone in the building who is interested in baby-sitting. Retired people as well as students are often glad to earn a little money in this way and can be found by such a note.

1. A baby-sitter is a person who______.

A. helps to do housework

B. is a cleaning woman

C. looks after children while their parents are out

D. takes care of babies and cooks for the family

2. Who can be a baby-sitter?

A. Women.　　　　　　    B. Man.

C. College student.　　　　　　  D. All the above.

3. It is advised that when you are out for short periods, you may hire_______ to be baby-sitters.

A. motherly women　　　　　　　　 B. retired people

C. young people　　　　　　　　   D. mature women

4. The best title for the passage is_______.

A. American Families

B. Baby-Sitters

C. A Way of Earning Money for Young Students

D. A Best Way to Find Baby-Sitters