Passage 20

Do you know the story about the fox and the grapes?A fox is ___21___ food.He is very hungry.Now,he stands near a wall.The wall is very ___22___.你知道狐狸和葡萄的故事吗？一只狐狸在找食物。他很饿。现在他站在墙附近。墙很高。

The fox is looking up.He sees a lot of fine grapes ___23___ the wall.He smiles and says,"How nice they are!I want to eat them."狐狸是向上看看。他看见墙上有许多的优良的葡萄。他笑着说，“它们多好啊！我想吃它们。”

The fox jumps and jumps,but the wall is too high.He ___24___ get the grapes.狐狸跳啊跳，但这墙太高。他得不到葡萄。

The fox says,"I must go now.I don't like those grapes.They are green.They are not ___25___ to eat."

狐狸说，“现在我得走了。我不喜欢那些葡萄。它们是绿色的。它们不好吃。”

21 A：looking for B：good C：on D：high E：can't

22 A：looking for B：good C：on D：high E：can't

23 A：looking for B：good C：on D：high E：can't

24 A：looking for B：good C：on D：high E：can't

25 A：looking for B：good C：on D：high E：can't

答案：21、A 22、D 23、C 24、E 25、B

Passage 21

Traffic accidents killed more than 104,000 people in China last year.Chinese cities have more cars than before.Every day many people are ___21___ while they cross the road.Most of ___22___ are old people and children.Old people are often killed because they usually can't see clearly or hear very well.___23___ are killed because they are careless.

去年在中国，交通事故造成超过104000人死亡。中国城市比以前有更多的汽车。每天有很多人在过马路时被杀死。他们中大部分是老人和孩子。老年人经常被杀害，因为他们通常不能清楚地看到，或很好听到。小孩被杀死，是因为他们不小心。

A car,truck or bus can't stop very quickly if it is going very fast.The faster a car is traveling,the longer it takes to stop.But people walking in the street do not always understand this.It's ___24___ for people to know how fast a car is traveling.

汽车，卡车或公共汽车如果开的很快，不能很快停下来。汽车行驶的越快，需要停下来花的时间越长。但是，走在大街上的人们通常不了解这一点。人们想知道如何汽车行驶的多快，这是很困难的。

The new traffic laws were put into use ___25___ May 1st,2004.The new traffic laws will make the streets safer for walking and driving.在2004年5月1日新的交通法规被投入使用。新的交通法规将使街道在步行和驾驶方面更安全。

21 A：killed B：on C：children D：difficult E：them

22 A：killed B：on C：children D：difficult E：them

23 A：killed B：on C：children D：difficult E：them

24 A：killed B：on C：children D：difficult E：them

25 A：killed B：on C：children D：difficult E：them

答案：21、A 22、E 23、C 24、D 25、B