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第一节：完形填空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 __1__ and have made up their minds to __2__ the bells nonstop for two weeks as a protest against heavy trucks which run __3__ through the narrow High Street. “They not only make it __4__ to sleep at night，but they are doing damage to our houses and shops of historical __5__，”said John Norris，one of the protesters. “If we must have these noisy trucks on the roads，”said Jean Lacey，a biology student，“Why dont they build a new road that goes round the town？Burlington isnt much more than a __6__ village. Its streets were never __7__ for heavy traffic.” Harry Fields also studying __8__ said they wanted to make as much __9__ as possible to force the government officials to realize what everybody was having to __10__.“Most of them dont __11__ here anyway，”he said，“They come in for meeting and that，and the Town Hall is soundproof，so they probably dont __12__.Its high time they realized the problem.”The fourth student，Liza Vernum，said she thought the public were mostly on their side，and even if they werent they soon would be. I asked if they were __13__ that the police might come to stop them. “Not really，”she said，“Actually we are __14__ bell ringers.I mean we are assistant bell ringers for the church. There is no law against practising.” I __15__ the church with the sound of the bells ringing in my ears. 1．A．college B．village C．town D．church 2．A．change B．repair C．ring D．shake 3．A．now and then B．day and night C．up and down D．over and over 4．A．terrible B．difficult C．uncomfortable D．unpleasant 5．A．scene B．period C．interest D．sense 6．A．pretty B．quite C．large D．modern 7．A．tested B．meant C．kept D．used 8．A．well B．hard C．biology D．education 9．A．effort B．time C．trouble D．noise