【TimBeckerandhisneighborsaredoingsomethingtomaketheirneighborhoodatrouble-freearea.WhenTimBeckergetsinhiscartogoshoppinghedoesn’t___1___drivetoastoreandbackhome.Healwayslooks___2___upanddownt】
TimBeckerandhisneighborsaredoingsomethingtomaketheirneighborhoodatrouble-freearea.
WhenTimBeckergetsinhiscartogoshoppinghedoesn’t___1___drivetoastoreandbackhome.Healwayslooks___2___upanddownthestreetsofhisneighborhood.Helooksforanything___3___suchasstrangecarsloudnoises___4___windowsorpeoplegatheringonstreetcorners.
Tim___5___toaneighborhoodwatchgroupinStonevilleIndiansUSA.Theneighborhoodwatchgroup___6___onthethirdWednesdayofeverymonth.That’s___7___Timgetstogetherwithabouttenofhisneighborstodiscusscommunity___8___.Membersoftheneighborhoodwatchgroupwanttohelpthepolice___9___theirhomesstreetsandfamiliessafe.
TinaStedmanpresidentof___10___neighborhoodwatchgroupagreeswithTim.“Peopleseemtothinkthatcrime(犯罪)happenstootherpeoplebutnot___11___them.Wellit’sneverhappenedtome.”Shesaid“ButIdon’tthinkanyonehasthe___12___tostealfromotherpeopleortomakethemfeel___13___sittingintheirownhomes.”
Alexamemberofthegroupsaidthatalltheneighbors___14___outforoneanother.“We___15___eachother’shomes.Wekeepwatchontheneighborhoodatnightandonweekends.Usuallya___16___offourorfiveofusgoesouttogether.Ifsomethingdoesn’tlookrightthenwecallthe___17___.Forexampleifwenoticeagroupofteenagerswhoseemtobelookingfor___18___orsomeonedestroyingproperty(财产)wereporttothepolice.”
Alexfeelstheneighborhoodwatchgroups___19___alotinkeepingcrimedown.HerhusbandJimagrees“Policearegoodpeoplebuttheycan’tdo___20___.”
1.A.yet B.still C.just D.rather
2.A.carefully B.clearly C.nervously D.coldly
3.Afamiliar B.unusual C.expensive D.interesting
4.A.curtained 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.wealthC.healthD.safety
9.A.keep B.hold C.let D.protect
10.A.itsB.his C.their D.your
11.A.round B.on C.about D.to