词汇运用（本题有10小题， 每小题1分，共10分）
阅读短文，根据中文填写适当的单词，使意思完整，每空一词。
People are often killed while crossing the road. Most of _1 _ (他们) are old people and children. Old people are often killed because they usually can’t see or hear very well . Children are often killed because they are _2_ (粗心的). People should _3_ __（看）and listen before they cross the road. A car, truck __4 （或者） bus can’t stop very quickly if it is going very fast. It will travel many 5_ (米) before it stops. People don’t always know this. They think a car can stop right away. The faster a car is traveling, the 6_ (长的) it takes to stop. It’s 7 （困难的）for a person to know how fast a car is traveling. The only safe way to _8 (穿过) the road is to look at both ways, right and _9 （左边） .The correct way to cross the road is to walk quickly when the traffic 10 （灯） turn green. It’s not safe to run.them
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(答案→)them
解析：这篇短文主要介绍了老人和小孩过马路的问题，作者详细分析了造成事故的原因，并提出了相应的建议。
【小题1】根据中of是介词，后面接名词或者人称代词宾格作宾语，结合所给汉语可知填宾格人称代词them。
【小题2】联系前文系动词are，结合所给汉语提示，可知填形容词careless，作表语。
【小题3】结合前文情态动词should及汉语提示，可知填原形动词look。
【小题4】联系上下文可知truck和car之间是选择关系，结合所给汉语可知填连词or。
【小题5】联系前文修饰词many许多的，及汉语提示，可知填复数名词metres。
【小题6】联系上文The faster 可知考察the+比较级，the+比较级，越……，越……，结构。结合所给汉语可知填比较级longer，更长的。
【小题7】考察句式It’s adj for sb to do sth。做某事对某人来说怎么样。结合所给汉语可知填形容词difficult，作表语。
【小题8】联系前文不定式符号to，及汉语提示，可知填原形动词cross，作定语。
【小题9】联系前文right and及汉语提示可知填名词left，做宾语。
【小题10】根据前文the traffic 结合所给汉语，可知此处指的是交通灯，结合常识可知交通灯不是一盏，故填复数名词lights。