1 . Last August, Joe and Mary Mahoney began looking at colleges for their 17-year-old daughter, Maureen. With a checklist of criteria in hand, the Dallas family looked around the country visiting half a dozen _________ . They sought a university that _________ the teenager’s intended major, one located near a large city and a campus where their daughter would be _________ .

“The safety issue is a big one,” says Joe Mahoney, who quickly discovered he wasn’t _________ in his worries. On campus tours other parents _________ similar concerns, and the same question was _________ asked: “What about crime?“ But when college officials always gave the same _________ —“That’s not a problem here,”—Mahoney began to feel unsettled.

“No crime whatsoever?” _________ Mahoney today. “I just don’t buy it.” Nor should he. In 1999 the U.S. Department of Education had _________ of nearly 400,000 serious __________ on or around our campuses. That includes 754 homicides(自杀案), almost 6,500 sexual assaults and some 175,000 incidents of theft. “Parents need to understand that times have changed since they went to college,” says David Nichols, the author of Creating a Safe Campus. “Campus crime __________ the rest of the nation.”

But getting __________ information isn’t easy. Colleges must report crime statistics by law, but some hold them back for fear of bad publicity, leaving the honest ones looking __________ . “The truth may not always be serious,” warns S. Daniel Carter of Security on Campus, Inc., the nation’s leading campus safety watchdog group.

To help __________ parents, Carter promised to visit campuses and talk to experts around the country to find out major crime issues and effective __________ .

2 . It was a cold, wet day on June 6, when 14-year-old Wasana arrived at school. Waiting outside his classroom for his classmates to arrive, Wasana _________ aimlessly at the pouring rain. Then his _________ fell upon the hill that stand at the back of the classroom.

He _________ huge amounts of rainwater flowing down the hill, and water was also bubbling (冒泡) at the base of a large rock on the hill. For a few _________, Wasana fixed his eyes on the water, _________ why it looked so familiar (熟悉).

Then it _________ him — the scene was surprisingly _________ to the pictures he was shown during Disaster Management classes. _________ a disaster was about to happen, Wasana waved _________ at students, shouting “Run, run, don’t stay here! The rocks on the hill are going to __________ on us!”

All the students and teachers ran to the open area that had been __________ as an emergency gathering point. __________, they heard screams as the huge rock rolled down the hill, bringing sand, rock and mud. There was nothing they could do but watch the earth __________ an entire school.

Thanks to Wasana’s quick action and careful observation (观察), __________ was hurt in the incident. Wasana later __________ a Gold Star from the Foundation for Civilian Bravery, Sri Lanka.

3 . Bully for you

The makers of a hotly debated computer game about bullying have decided to go ahead and put it into market despite calls for it     1    (forbid). In the game, players take on the role of a new student at a school and have to fight the bullies, by striking them or hitting them     2     a baseball bat.

Critics have said that the game encourages     3    (violent). The makers, however, disagree and say that, while the game might be a little violent at times, it is just an     4     (amuse) look at school life. Besides, they argue that the fighting in the game       5    ( direct) against the bullies to protect students who are being bullied. The makers also say that the players will learn to stand up to bullies,     6     use their strength or power to hurt or frighten other people. “Nobody should bully others just because they want to feel stronger or    7    (important),” said the makers.

A British politician, a former minister, has called for it to be banned as it might have     8    negative influence on the way young people think of violent behaviors.

Anti-bullying     9     (charity) that fight against school bullying have said that the game might make people respond violently to bullies, which might make things more complicated and result in injuries. In other words, people     10    (possible) get hurt because of the game.