Part D

Directions:

Read the following text from which l0 words have been removed. Choose from the words A-O the most suitable one to fill each numbered gap in the text(46-55). There are FIVE extra words that you do not need to use. Mark your answers on your ANSWER SHEET 1.

One in six. Believe it or not, that’ s the number of Americans who struggle with hunger. To make tomorrow a little better, Feeding America, the nation’ s largest 46________ hunger relief organization, has chosen September as Hunger Action Month. As part of its 30 Ways in 30 Days program, it"s asking 47________across the country to help the more than 200 food banks and 61,000 agenda in its network provide low income individuals and families with the fuel they need to 48________

It’ s the kind of work that’ s done every day at St. Andrew’ s Episcopal Church in San Antonio. People who 49________ at its front door on the first and third Thursdays of each month aren’t looking for God--they" re there for something to eat. St. Andrew’ s runs a food pantry ( 食品室 ) that 50________the City and several of the 51 ________towns. Janet Drane is its manager.

In the wake of the 52 ________, the number of families in need of food assistance began to grow. It is 53 that 49 million Americans are unsure of where they will find their next meal. What’ s most surprising is that 36% of them live in 54 where at least one adult is working. "It used to be that one job was all you needed," says St. Andrew’ s Drane. "The people

we see now have three or four part-time jobs and they’ re still right on the edge 55 "

A. accumulate

B . circling

C . communities

D . competition

[ E ] domestic

[ F ] financially

[ G ] formally

[ H ] gather

[ I ] households

[ J ] recession

[ K ] reoorted

[ L ] reviewed

[ M ] serves

[ N ] surrounding

[ O] survive