Stacy had recently moved from New York City to Stoneybrook, Connecticut. It was 1 for her to make new friends but she finally had three when she joined the Babysitters Club to 2 little children whose parents were busy. Claudia, Kristy, and Mary were in her class at school and also the other 3 of the club. The girls met at five o’clock on Fridays and waited for the 4 to ring. So far they had been busy, in spite of the 5 that they couldn’t stay out late and were under 13.
6 , the girls’ world was invaded(侵犯) by a second group 7 themselves the Babysitters Agency. They were 8 and the group also included a few boys. The Babysitters Club tried to think of ways to 9 with the older group. They could clean and work for less money, however, they 10 it would be difficult to pete. The shock was even greater than they had 11 when most of their best customers started to call the new group. They 12 to get only a few jobs.
To try a new 13 Kristy recruited(招收) a few older kids who told the club they didn’t want to 14 their money with the other group. The club 15 only too quickly that these older girls joined only as spies and didn’t 16 for their job assignments(分派). Thus, more parents were 17 with the club.
Finally, the girls realized that the 18 in the other group were not good babysitters. They watched television, talked on the phone, and invited boyfriends to the house 19 they were sitting. When the children of the families started to 20 , and a near accident almost occurred, the club went to the parents to tell them what was happening.
1. A. active B. thoughtful C. easy D. hard
2. A. take care of B. run into C. go through D. take advantage of
3. A. children B. members C. circles D. players
4. A. alarm B. traffic C. phone D. neighbor
5. A. fact B. degree C. question D. demand
6. A. Therefore B. Suddenly C. Regularly D. Unwillingly
7. A. attracting B. finding C. calling D. matching
8. A. younger B. cleverer C. taller D. older
9. A. pete B. fight C. do D. meet
10. A. heard B. knew C. promised D. shot
11. A. damaged B. caught C. expected D. forced
12. A. hoped B. liked C. refused D. seemed
13. A. chance B. possibility C. power D. policy
14. A. share B. give C. provide D. mark
15. A. put down B. paid off C. found out D. e through
16. A. check up B. end up C. look up D. show up
17. A. satisfied B. unhappy C. curious D. helpful
18. A. kids B. adults C. systems D. situations
19. A. that B. when C. where D. how
20. A. blow B. plain C. appreciate D. spread1-5DABCA 6-10BCDAB 11-15CDDAC 16-20DBACB
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解析：
the Babysitters Club在事情做得比较顺利的情况下，出现了一些干扰，最终她们向小孩的父母透露了真相。
1. D。刚刚搬到一个新的地方，人生地不熟，同时从but she finally had three可知“虽然难但最终交了三位朋友”。
2. A。从后文来看the Babysitters Club是帮助人照看孩子的。
3. B。在这个团体中，除了她们三个还有其他成员。
4. C。帮他人照看孩子，从星期五下午五点钟就等着电话预约。
5. A。他们不到13岁，比较小，不能在外面太晚，这是一种事实。
6. B。另外一个照看孩子的组织侵犯了女孩们的世界是突然间的事情。
7. C。他们自称为the Babysitters Agency.
8. D。由句子The Babysitters Club tried to think of ways to 9 with the older group. 可知，这个组织年龄比她们大。
9. A。都是为照看孩子，所以产生了竞争。
10. B。it would be difficult to pete是女孩们已经料到的事情。
11. C。虽然料到了情况不乐观，但是事态的发展比预料的还要坏。
12. D。由句子most of their best customers started to call the new group. 可知“他们好像的工作不多”。
13. D。为挽救这种局面，女孩们还是尝试新的方法。
14. A。这些大点的孩子是白干活不要钱。share“与……分享”。
15. C。很快女孩们就发现了这个问题，这些大点的孩子是来当间谍的。
16. D。他们对于分配的任务不去完成。
17. B。不认真履行应完成的任务，结果是父母不满意。
18. A。通读全文，可知照看孩子的都是一些小孩。
19. C。where引到定语从句，在句子中充当地点状语。
20. B。服务质量存在问题，当然会引来“抱怨”。