As we all know “The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world” and “__1__ every successful man there is a woman.” Both these __2__ mean the same things. Men rule the __3__ but their wives rule them.

Chinese people and other foreigners often say，__4__ of the American women like making their husbands and sons successful, but some of them want __5__ for themselves. They want good __6__. When they work they want to __7__ better paid. They want to be as __8__ as men.

In 1960s, the American women's liberation __9__ was started by women who don't want to __10__ behind successful men. They want to stand beside them, with the same __11__ for success. They don't want to be told that certain jobs or __12__ are closed to them. They refused to work side by side with men who do the __13__ work for higher pay.

In America, a liberation woman must be __14__ of being a woman and have confidence in herself. If somebody says to her, “You have come a long __15__，  baby”， she will __16__ and answer, “Not nearly as __17__ as I am going to go, baby ”．

On the other hand, this movement is quite __18__， and many American women do not agree. __19__ it has already made some important __20__ in women's lives.

1. A. Before   B. Behind   C. Near   D. Beside

2. A. writings    B. words    C. letters       D. sayings

3. A. family   B. society   C. earth    D. world

4. A. most   B. Few   C. All   D. None

5. A. anything    B. something   C. nothing      D. everything

6. A. jobs   B. clothes   C. food  D. houses

7. A. be    B. have   C. make   D. receive

8. A. good   B. wonderful   C. successful    D. much

9. A. activity     B. movement   C. affairs  D. incident

10. A stand   B. co－operate   C. work   D. help

11. A. work   B. job   C. position   D. chance

12. A. offices   B. schools    C. shops   D. places

13. A. better   B. same   C. less   D. important

14. A. tired   B. afraid   C. fond   D. proud

15. A. place   B. walk   C. way   D. journey

16. A. cry   B. smile   C. laugh   D. sob

17. A. long   B. far    C. soon    D. much

18. A. new   B. good    C. important    D. pleasing

19. A. So    B. And        C. But    D. Or

20. A. progress      B. improvement

C. decisions      D. changes

   When the people all over the world are of one heart, ______ becomes easy.

A．something

B．anything

C．nothing

D．everything

 

 Try to be independent, for your parents can't do__________for you all your life.

A．something         B．nothing           C．everything         D．anything

 

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, Indians, 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   11   them. 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   13   sitting in their own homes.”

Alex, a member of the group, said that all the neighbors   14   out for one another. “We 15 each other’s homes. We keep watch on the neighborhood at night and on weekends. Usually a 16 of 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. clean                         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. help                         C. service                    D. trouble

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

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

Politics meant________________to me for years, for I didn't care about it at all.

       A．something       B．nothing         C．everything          D．anything