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 compete. 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. compete 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. come 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. complain C. appreciate D. spread