Mr. Flower was well-known around for growing the best flowers of the year and his four glass-houses were taken good care of. These glass-houses were close to a public path, which was always used ___36__ children and young people walking to and from __37__. Boys of about thirteen years of age, especially, were often tempted（嘗試） to throw a stone or two at one of Mr. Flower’s __38__ . They managed to resist the temptation(抵制誘惑) when Mr. Flower was around, but the temptation often seemed to be too __39__ when Mr. Flower was __40__ to be seen. For this reason, Mr. Flower did his best to be __41__ his glass-houses at the beginning and end of the school days.
However, it was not always possible for him to be on guard at these times.  Mr. Flower had tried __42__ to prevent（阻止） the damage to his glass; but nothing that he had done had been__43__. He had been to the school to complain(抱怨) to the headmaster, but this had not done any__44__. He had hidden in the bushes（灌木叢） and __45__ those boys that threw stones __46__ his garden, but the boys could run __47__ faster than he, and they even __48__ at him at a distance（距離）. He had even walked along the path and picked up all those __49__that he could find so that the boys would have nothing to __50__, but they soon found others, or threw lumps of earth instead.
Then just as he had given __51__ hope of winning the battle（戰(zhàn)斗）, a truly wonderful __52__ came up to him. He set up a large notice board made of good strong wood, some meters away from the glass-houses __53__ it could be clearly seen from the path. On the board he painted the __54__ : DO NOT THROW AT THIS NOTICE. After this, Mr. Flower had no __55__ .The boys were much more tempted to throw stones at the notice board than at the glass-houses.

【小題1】

A．to B．by C．of D．with

【小題2】

A．factory B．office C．school D．work

【小題3】

A．bed-rooms B．living-room C．reading-room D．glass-houses

【小題4】

A．strong B．weak C．limited D．strange

【小題5】

A．impossible B．unable C．possible D．somewhere

【小題6】

A．far away from B．in or close to C．into or out of D．a(chǎn)t or out

【小題7】

A．in no way B．in a way C．in the way D．in many ways

【小題8】

A．successful B．cheerful C．wonderful D．careful

【小題9】

A．harm B．wrong C．good D．wonder

【小題10】

A．watched B．walked to C．waited for D．run after

【小題11】

A．towards B．over C．out of D．into

【小題12】

A．many B．much C．more D．lots of

【小題13】

A．laughed B．looked C．called D．surprised

【小題14】

A．earth B．sticks C．stones D．branches

【小題15】

A．pick up B．catch C．play with D．throw

【小題16】

A．in B．off C．out D．up

【小題17】

A．idea B．friend C．guest D．word

【小題18】

A．where B．there where C．on which D．there

【小題19】

A．a(chǎn)nnouncement B．words C．sentences D．message

【小題20】

A．peaceful times B．further trouble C．more happiness D．questions

US college students are burdened, with credit card (信用卡)debt, according to a study published Tuesday, and the problem can be serious－ranging from more drop-outs, to future employment problems and even self-murder. The study, by Georgetown University sociologist (社會(huì)學(xué)家) Robert Manning, blamed credit card issuers for actively targeting students and colleges for allowing them to do so. "The unrestricted selling of credit cards in universities or colleges is so aggressive that it now forms a greater threat than alcohol or sexual diseases," Manning told a news conference in Washington. "If we do not quickly deal with this serious problem, the matter will continue to get worse, with social consequences far more tragic (悲劇的) than mere dollars and cents. "
Based on hundreds of face-to-face interviews and surveys with students, Manning concluded both the number with credit card debt and their indebtedness had been "underreported" in previous studies－which failed to reflect the "survival strategies" many used to deal with their debts. These included the use of federal student loans to pay off credit cards, effectively shifting the debt, appealing to parents for loans, reducing course work hours to increase time at paid jobs, or even dropping out altogether to work full time.
"Official drop-out rates include growing numbers of students who are unable to cope with the stress of their debts and / or part time jobs for servicing their credit cards, " the study said. "Students credit card debts are examined during the employment process and may be an important factor in evaluating future employees," it noted. O’Donnell and Manning agreed students should bear some responsibility for reckless use of credit, but said credit card companies also had to be held responsible for making it so easy for them to get into debt. Manning said one of the most troublesome aspects of the student credit card issue was "the seduction (誘惑) of college and university officials by the credit card industry".
【小題1】Sociologist Robert Manning's study shows that     .

A．the number of American college students using credit cards on campus is increasing

B．more and more American college students meet with credit card debt problems

C．more and more American colleges encourage students to use credit cards to make profits

D．credit card issuers will run into debt for encouraging college students to use credit cards

【小題2】The author's feeling towards college students with credit card debts is __.

A．discouraged and negative	B．pitiful and critical
C．indifferent and disapproving	D．negative and doubtful

【小題3】The author implies all of following should be responsible for this problem EXCEPT      .

A．credit card issuers	B．college authorities
C．parents of the students	D．students themselves

【小題4】The word "reckless" in Paragraph 3 can be replaced by        .

A．inconsiderate

B．frequent

C．careful

D．regular