单选题
Certainly dustmen prefer to be known as "Reuse Collection and Disposal Officers" (垃圾回收处理官员). You may think that this is rather (13) , and it is better to call a spade a spade. But dustmen can be as (14) as people of any other occupation (职业), though we must (15) that their job is not a (16) one in the world. We often take dustmen for granted. Perhaps because they usually come very early in the morning, before most people are (17) . We are likely to forget their (18) . Our dustbins are (19) regularly, but we (20) stop to think about the men who do this. However, it is one of the most important jobs in the world, and when there are no dustmen to (21) the rubbish, the general (22) soon become aware that something is wrong. Recently, the dustmen of England went on strike for higher wages. During the first few days it was regarded as a (23) . But when the first two weeks had passed, and the dustbins were overflowing in nearly every backyard in the country, the joke did not seem so (24) any more. (25) the strike continued, people could not (26) the hills of rubbish around their dustbins, and they looked for other places in which to (27) it. Even Leicester Square, in the heart of West End of London, was (28) high with plastic bags full of smelly rubbish. This was a (n) (29) attraction that the people of London were not at all (30) to see. Even when the strike was over, it took several weeks for the country to get cleaned up completely, Perhaps now the English people (31) the work of their dustmen rather more (32) and won't take them for granted any more.
单选题
A. clever B. silly C. interestingD. reasonable
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】[解析] 根据该空后一并列分句意思可知。这种说法不是很傻(自己在欺骗自己)吗?
单选题
A. important B. careless C. hopeful D. shy
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】[解析] 由but及as结构可知，此处的答案只有important合适。
单选题
A. realize B. believe C. know D. admit
【正确答案】
D
【答案解析】[解析] 由though及后文所知，此处应填“承认”。
单选题
A. necessary B. difficult C. romantic D. heavy