Every day cars kill or hurt many people on roads. Sometimes the drivers drive too fast or do not, drive c  1  enough. Some of them break the traffic rules and cause accidents.

According to some researches, it is usually the pedestrians（行人）who cause the accidents. A lot of road users are very careless. They walk or run a  2 the roads in front of the cars. They walk in the roads but not on the walkways. They get i  3  or out of cars in the middle of the road. Some do not take the trouble to wait for the green lights and s   4 cross the roads against the red lights.

Many people think accidents often h   5 in busy roads in large cities, but this is not always t  6 For example, Tokyo is one of the world’s l  7  cities and probably one of the busiest cities; however ,there are a few a  8 to pedestrians. The reason is that the police there are very strict and the pedestrians are very careful. Pedestrians never cross against a red light and they always f  9 traffic rules.

Do you know alcohol（酒精）is a  10  main cause of traffic accidents? It delays people’s response. Those who have drunk alcohol are slow in making decisions. They n  11 a few more seconds to react（反应）.Alcohol drinking is e  12 dangerous for motor car drivers. It is not only drivers who may have accidents after drinking. drunken pedestrians may put their lives in danger as well.

“Great Changes in My Hometown ”为题用英语写一篇短文描述家乡小镇所发生的变化。

过去我住的一个小镇周围都是树，没有高楼。那里的人们过着贫穷的生活。　　

现在家乡发生了巨变，你到处能看到高楼大厦和工厂，许多人有了自驾车。

但空气和水污染也变得越来越严重，山不绿了，水不净了，天不蓝了

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Great Changes in My Hometown

1—Must we clean the classroom now?

—No ,you _______.

A. must               B. needn’t           C. aren’t            D. mustn’t

1I am very sad that I ______ many chances in the last few years.

A. miss               B. missed            C. have missed       D. am missing

1The windows must _________ before you leave the room.

A. be closed          B. are closed        C. close               D. be close

1_______ Peter is old and weak, he still has to work.

A. But             B. Even though          C. So                  D. Because of

1There are about 46 ______ people in this country.

A. million             B. millions           C. million of         D. millions of

1—Is that Lucy’s cousin, Anna?

—No, it ______ her. She has gone to Paris.

A. mustn’t be         B. might be         C. can’t be           D. could be

1If you take my _____,you won’t tell anyone about it.

A. the advice          B. advice             C. an advice         D. advices

1Everyone needs to have at least eight hours’ sleep a night, so you shouldn’t ______ too late.

A. give up            B. stay up             C. put up           D. make up