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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 36 and have made up their minds to 37 the bells nonstop for two weeks as a protest against heavy trucks which run 38 through the narrow High Street. “They not only make it 39 to sleep at night, but they are 40 damage to our houses and shops of historical 41 . ”said John Norris, one of the protesters.

42 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 43 village. Its streets were never 44 for heavy traffic. ”

Harry Fields also studying 45 said they wanted to make as much 46 as possible to force the government officials to realize what everybody was having to 47 . “Most of them don’t 48 here anyway, ”he said, “they come in for meetings and the Town Hall is soundproof, so they probably don’t 49 . It’s high time they realized the problem. ”The fourth student, Liza Vernum, said she thought the public were 50 on their side, and even if they weren’t, they soon would be.

I asked if they wer 51 that the police might come to 52 them.

“Not really, ”she said, “actually we are 53 bellringers. I mean we are assistant bellringers for the church. There is no 54 against practising. ”

I 55 the church with the sound of the bells ringing in my ears.

36. A. college        B. village        C. town         D. church

37. A. change        B. repair        C. ring             D. shake

38. A. now and then   B. day and night  C. up and down     D. over and over

39. A. terrible        B. difficult       C. uncomfortable    D. unpleasant

40. A. doing         B. raising        C. putting           D. producing

41. A. scene         B. period        C. interest          D. sense

42. A. If            B. Although      C. When           D. Unless

43. A. pretty        B. quite         C. large            D. modern

44. A. tested        B. meant       C. kept             D. used

45. A. well          B. hard        C. biology           D. education

46. A. effort         B. time        C. trouble           D. noise

47. A. stand         B. accept      C. know            D. share

48. A. shop          B. live       C. come             D. study

49. A. notice         B. mention     C. fear              D. control

50. A. hardly        B. unwillingly   C. mostly            D. usually

51. A. surprised      B. afraid       C. pleased           D. determined

52. A. seize         B. fight       C. search           D. stop

53. A. proper        B. experienced  C. hopeful           D. serious

54. A. point         B. cause      C. need             D. law

55. A. left          B. found       C. reached           D. passed

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