TimBeckerandhisneighborsaredoingsomethingtomaketheirneighborhoodatrouble-freearea.

WhenTimBeckergetsinhiscartogoshoppinghedoesn't___1___drivetoastoreandbackhome.Healwayslooks___2___upanddownthestreetsofhisneighborhood.Helooksforanything___3___suchasstrangecarsloudnoises___4___windowsorpeoplegatheringonstreetcorners.

Tim___5___toaneighborhoodwatchgroupinStonevilleIndiana.USA.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.yetB.stillC.justD.rather

2.A.carefullyB.clearly　C.nervously　D.coldly

3.A.familiar　B.unusual　C.expensiveD.interesting

4.A.curtained　B.openC.old　D.broken

5.A.attendsB.belongs　C.goesD.turns

6.A.meetsB.quarrelsC.singsD.searches

7.A.whereB.why　C.whenD.how

8.A.politicsB.wealth　C.health　D.safety

9.A.keepB.holdC.letD.protect

10.A.its　B.hisC.their　D.your

11.A.round　B.on　C.aboutD.to

12.A.right　B.chance　C.courage　D.mind