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　　My name's Jim Shelley and I'm an addict（有瘾的人）...”

　　With these words I began to __1__ the problem, the problem of my telephone addiction. I used to call people __2__, from the moment I woke up to the time I went to sleep. I __3__ to be phoned. I wanted to phone. Just one more call.

　　It started socially--a few calls each day. It seemed __4__, just a quick chat. Gradually though, the __5__ got worse, soon it was __6__ use, until, finally, addiction.

　　And it began to affect（影响）my __7__. During the day I would disappear for __8__ call. If I couldn't make a call, I spent the whole time waiting for the phone to ring. Getting more and more __9__, in the end, I would ring someone, then someone else, __10__ myself just one more call.

　　I was phoning people and __11__ messages to make sure __12__ calls would see me through the day. I used to arrive at friends, homes and before the door was closed, go straight for the phone with the __13__“Is it OK if I just use the phone...? At work, I became __14__ when my fellow workers tried to __15__ me from using the phone. And one day I hit my boss (with the phone). Finally the police caught me __16__ a phone box that had taken my last one pound coin, and I was __17__ to see a psychiatrist（心理医生）.

　　I haven't __18__ a phone in the house for three weeks now, and it's several days __19__ I used a phone box. I try not to watch TV because there are __20__ people on it making phone calls. My name is Jim Shelley and I am an addict.

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 36 drive to a store and back home. He always looks 37 up and down the streets of his neighborhood. He looks for anything 38 such as strange cars, loud noises, 39 windows , or people gathering on street corners.

Tim 40 to a neighborhood watch group in Stoneville Indiana, USA. The neighborhood watch group 41 on the third Wednesday of every month. That’s 42 Tim gets together with about ten of his neighbors to discuss community 43 . Members of the neighborhood watch group want to help the police 44 their homes , streets, and families safe.

Tina Stedman , president of 45 neighborhood watch group , agrees with Tim . “People seem to think that crime(犯罪) happens to other people but not 46 them. Well , it’s never happened to me,” she said, “but I don’t think anyone has the 47 to steal from other people or to make them feel 48 sitting in their own homes.

Alex, a member of the group, said that all the neighbors 49 out for one another. “We 50 each other’s homes. We keep watch on the neighborhood at night and on weekends .Usually a 51 of four or five of us goes out together. If something doesn’t look right, then we call the 52 . For example, if we notice a group of teenagers who seem to be looking for 53 , or someone destroying property（财产）, we report to the police.”

Alex feels the neighborhood watch groups 　54 a lot in keeping crime down. Her husband Jim agrees, “Police are good people, but they don’t do 55 .”

36. A. yet　　　 B. still　　 　　 C. just　　　　 　 D. rather

37. A. carefully　　 　　 B. clearly　　　　　 C. nervously　 D. coldly

38. A. familiar 　　 　　　B. unusual　　　 C expensive. 　 D. interesting

39. A. curtained 　 　　　B. open　 　　　C. old 　　 　　 D. broken

40. A. attends 　　 　　　B. belongs　 　 　C. goes 　　　　D. turns

41. A. meets　　　　 　B. quarrels　 　 C. sings 　　　　D. searches

42. A. where 　　　　　B. why 　　 　　　C. when　 　　 D. how

43. A. politics　　　　 B. wealth　　 　 C. health 　　 　　 D. safety

44. A. keep 　　　　　 B. hold　 　　　 C. let 　　　　　D. protect

45. A. its 　　　 　　　　 B. his 　 　　　　　C. their　　 　 D. your

46. A. round　　　　 　B. on 　 　　　　　C. about 　　　 D. to

47. A. right 　　　　　 B. change　　 　 C. courage 　　 D. mind

48. A. unlucky 　 　　 B. unsafe 　 　　　C. disappointed D. discouraged

49. A. set 　　 　　　　 B. let 　　　　　C. hold　　 　 　D. look

50. A. care　　　 　　B. enter　　 　　　 　　　C. watch　 　　 　D. manage

51. A. group　 　　　 B. set 　 　　　　　C. number 　　　D. crowd

52. A. judges 　　　　 B. police　 　　　C. fireman 　　　D. doctors

53. A. work　 　　　 B. burden　　 　　 C. service　 　　 　D. trouble

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

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

Jim Black did not think much when he bought a small cat from a pet store. Yet right from the start, eight years ago, there was an uncommon connection between him and the small black cat. He 　36 her Inky.

“I grew up on a hundred-acre farm and had only cats 　37 playmates,” Black, the seventy-year-old man, says. “My hearing was damaged by the 　38 of farm equipment, so I learned to connect with 　39 . They react to what they see and what you do. ”

　 Inky was a gentle cat, 　40 the house with five other cats. But on a January night in 2009, Inky did 　41 that would set her apart from 　42 cats forever.

　　 Black had gone down to the basement to 　43 the wood stove for the night. When he was finished, he 　44 to the top of the stairs and reached to turn off the lights. In doing so, he slipped and 　45 　his back against an old shelf. The heavy shelf came crashing down and sent Black down the stairs.

　 　46 in a pool of blood on the basement floor, Black felt 　47 　going into shock（休克）. He shouted for help, 　48 his wife, Brenda, was asleep in their bedroom at the opposite end of the house. 　49 Black noticed Inky watching from the top of the stairs.

　 “Go get Brenda,” Black said to Inky.

Inky 　50 to the bedroom door and scratched(抓；刮) 　51 until Brenda opened it. Then Inky led her to the 52 . Brenda found her husband 　53 the stairs and called 911. Black was rushed to the hospital. “I spent six months 　54 there,” says Black. “Although I became lame(跛的), I was blessed.” Since the accident, Inky has 　55 left Black’s side.　　　

36. A. gave　　 　　　 　　　 B. chose　　　 　　　 C. named　　　 D. remembered

37. A. like　　 　　　 B. as　　　　 　 C. except　　 　　　　 D. among

38. A. sound　　　　　　　 　　　 B. alarm　　　 　　　　 C. noise　　　 　 　　　 D. voice

39. A. animals　　 B. friends　　 　　　　　 C. farmers　　 D. neighbors

40. A. sharing　　 　 　　　 B. visiting　　 　　　　　 C. dividing　　 D. discovering

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

42. A. familiar　　 　　　　　 B. lovely　　 　　　　　　 C. ordinary　　 D. outstanding

43. A. shut out　　　 　　　 B. shut off　 　　　　　 C. shut down　 　　　 D. shut up

44. A. marched　　　 　　 B. flew　　　 　　　　　　 C. struggled　　 　　　 D. climbed

45. A. bent　　　　　 　　 B. hit　　　 　　　　　　 C. shook　　　 D. pulled

46. A. Falling　　　 B. Lying　　 　　　　　 C. Appearing　 　　　 D. Thinking

47. A. it　　　　　 B. itself　　 　　　　　　 C. him　　　　 D. himself

48. A. and　　　　 　 　　　 B. but　　　　 　　　　 C. or　　　　 　 D. so

49. A. Thus　　　 　　 　　　 B. Or 　　　　 　　　　　　 C. Then　　　 D. Rather

50. A. walked　　　 B. ran　　　 　　　　　　 C. returned　　 　　　 D. fell

51. A. rapidly　　　 B. suddenly 　　　　　　 C. madly　　　 D. carefully

52. A. bedroom　　 　　　 B. basement　　 　　　 C. yard　　　　 　　 D. house

53. A. at the bottom of 　　 B. in the middle of 　 C. at the top of 　 　　　 D. in the front of

54. A. regretting　　 　　 B. resting　　　　 C. relaxing　　 　 D. recovering

55. A. never　　　　 　　　 B. ever　　　　　 C. still　　　　 　　 D. already

Boston—Thieves dressed as police entered a museum early Sunday and stole 11 paintings, including major works by Rembrandt, Dagas, Manet, and Vermerr, FBI (美国联邦调查局) and the museum officials said.

The first judgment placed value of at least $100 million on the works stolen from the Isabella Teward Gardener Museum, said Boston police spokesman Jim Tordan.

The judgment was a loose one because the paintings have not been sold in nearly a century, authorities said.

But art experts said such well-known works could not be sold in nearly a century, authorities said.

“It was not discovered until the cleaning people did some cleaning at 3 a.m.,” said Paul Cavangah, special FBI agent (法律顾问) in Boston.

“This is one of those thefts (盗窃) where people actually spent some time researching and took specific things,” he said.

He said the investigation (调查) would not be limited to the U.S.

William Robinson, of Harvard University’s Foggel Museum, called the objects stolen “major works”.

1.The best headline for this newspaper article is 　　  .

A.A Theft Took Place in Boston?　　　　　　　　　　 B.Artworks Stolen by Thieves

C.Major Works?　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D.Investigation into the Theft

2.The theft was discovered by 　　  .

A. Boston police?　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B.art experts

C.the cleaning people?　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D.special FBI agent

3.The last time the paintings were sold was about 　　  .

A. nearly a century ago?　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B.at 8 a.m.

C.early Sunday?　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D.over a century

4.Investigation into the theft will take place 　　  .

A. in Boston?　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    B.in the United States

C.all over the world?　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D.in the U.S. and over the world

5.The thieves took paintings by 　　  .

A. Jim Jordan?　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B.art experts

C.Paul Cavangah?　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D.Rembrandt, Dagas, Manet, and Vermerr

The first judgment placed value of at least $100 million on the works stolen from the Isabella Teward Gardener Museum, said Boston police spokesman Jim Tordan.

The judgment was a loose one because the paintings have not been sold in nearly a century, authorities said.

But art experts said such well-known works could not be sold in nearly a century, authorities said.

“It was not discovered until the cleaning people did some cleaning at 3 a.m.,” said Paul Cavangah, special FBI agent (法律顾问) in Boston.

“This is one of those thefts (盗窃) where people actually spent some time researching and took specific things,” he said.

He said the investigation (调查) would not be limited to the U.S.

William Robinson, of Harvard University’s Foggel Museum, called the objects stolen “major works”.

1.The best headline for this newspaper article is 　　  .

A.A Theft Took Place in Boston?　　　　　　　　　　 B.Artworks Stolen by Thieves

C.Major Works?　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D.Investigation into the Theft

2.The theft was discovered by 　　  .

A. Boston police?　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B.art experts

C.the cleaning people?　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D.special FBI agent

3.The last time the paintings were sold was about 　　  .

A. nearly a century ago?　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B.at 8 a.m.

C.early Sunday?　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D.over a century

4.Investigation into the theft will take place 　　  .

A. in Boston?　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    B.in the United States

C.all over the world?　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D.in the U.S. and over the world

5.The thieves took paintings by 　　  .

A. Jim Jordan?　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B.art experts

C.Paul Cavangah?　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D.Rembrandt, Dagas, Manet, and Vermerr