Directions:　 For each blank in the following passages there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.

(A)

　　　 Children understand risks __55__ compared with adults. Yet their words and promises can cheat parents so that the parents will believe that their children __56__ and avoid danger while in fact they do not. When their parents understand this, they can decide at what ages and __57__ what circumstances their children are able to protect themselves from harm.

　　　 Preschool children live in a world filled with magic. Fairy tales are __58__ believable to four-year-old than the stories their parents tell of their own childhood. This belief in magical __59__ strongly influences __60__ children of this age understand risks.

　　　 Automobiles are the largest single __61__ cause of children’s deaths. To help __62__ their being hit by a car while crossing the street, most young children are taught a jingle (顺口溜) urging them to look left, then right, then left again before crossing.

　　　 When asked, most children this age will recite the instructions for safety crossing a street, __63__ their parents that they will be safe. However, such memorized instructions are sometimes of little value to preschool children because of their belief in __64__.

55. A. differently　　　　　 B. sooner　　　　　　　　　　　 C. better　　　　　　　　 D. worse

56. A. discover　　　　　　　 B. recognize　　　　　　　　 C. find　　　　　　　　　 D. get

57. A. within　　　　　　　　 B. around　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. of　　　　　　　　　　 D. under

58. A. no less　　　　　　　　 B. no more　　　　　　　　　 C. less　　　　　　　　　 D. as

59. A. strength　　　　　　　　　　 B. power　　　　　　　　　　　 C. rights　　　　　　　　 D. abilities

60. A. why　　　　　　　　　 B. when　　　　　　　　　　　 C. how　　　　　　　　　 D. what

61. A. reason　　　　　　　　 B. possibility　　　　　　　　 C. cause　　　　　　　　 D. chance

62. A. improve　　　　　　　 B. prevent　　　　　　　　　　 C. supply　　　　　　　 D. provide

63. A. assuring　　　　　　　 B. promising　　　　　 　　　 C. insuring　　　　　　 D. believing

64. A. parents　　　　　　　 B. safety　　　　　　　　　　　 C. ability　　　　　　　 D. magic

54. I don’t want to get ____ the meaningless quarrel between Tom and Mary.

A. in touch with　　　　　　 B. combined with　 C. involved in 　　　　　　 D. engaged in

53. King managed to ____ the lab as it was when the Curies once lived in it.

A. preserve　　　　　　　　　 B. protect　　　　　　　　　　 C. defend　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. guard

52. We never know the ____ of water till the well is dry.

A. function　　　　　　　　　 B. use　　　　　　　　　 C. price　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. value

51. That building is regarded by many as ____ because all the others like it were destroyed by the Japanese troops.

A. single　　　　　　　　　　　 B. unique　　　　　　　　　　 C. scarce　　　　　　　　　　　 D. common

50. He was more than astonished at the proceeds of that day which ____ over $200,000.

A. came up　　　　　　　　　 B. came across　　　 C. came to 　　　　　　　　　 D. came on

49.When Uncle Bill went abroad to live, he left me his gold watch as a ____.

A. memory　　　　　　　　　 B. impression　　　　 C. reminder　　　　　　　　　 D. souvenir

48. It proves difficult to ____ the cost of a journey to Tibet.

A. count　　　　　　　　　　　 B. number　　　　　　 C. calculate　　　　　　　　　 D. figure

47. ____ a daughter through law school was a great burden on the rather poor Wangs.

A. Spending　　　　　　　　 B. Sending　　　　　　 C. Raising　　　　　　　　　　 D. Financing

46. We are now in a great new ____ of information.

A. era　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. history　　　　　　　　　　 C. term　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. ecology