As former colonists of Great Britain,the Founding Fathers of the United States adopted much of the legal system of Great Britain. We have a"common law",or law made by courts ____1____ a monarch or other central governmental ____2____ like a legislature. The jury,a ____3____ of ordinary citizens chosen to decide a case,is an ____4____ part of our common-law system.

　　Use of juries to decide cases is a ____5____ feature of the American legal system. Few other countries in the world use juries as we do in the United States. ____6____ the centuries,many people have believed that juries in most cases reach a fairer and more just result ____7____ would be obtained using a judge ____8____ ,as many countries do. ____9____ a jury decides cases after" ____10____ ",or discussions among a group of people,the jury's decision is likely to have the ____11____ from many different people from different backgrounds,who must as a group decide what is right.

　　Juries are used in both civil cases,which decide ____12____ among ____13____ citizens,and criminal cases,which decide cases brought by the government ____14____ that individuals have committed crimes. Juries are selected from the U.S. citizens and ____15____  Jurors,consisting of ____16____ numbers,are called for each case requiring a jury.

　　The judge ____17____ to the case ____18____ the selection of jurors to serve as the jury for that case. In some states, ____19____ jurors are questioned by the judge;in others,they are questioned by the lawyers representing the ____20____ under rules dictated by state law.

　　1、A.other than　　B.rather than　　C.more than　　D.or rather

　　2、A.agency　　B.organization　　C.institution　　D.authority

　　3、A.panel　　B.crew　　C.band　　D.flock

　　4、A.innate　　B.intact　　C.integral　　D.integrated

　　5、A.discriminating　　B.distinguishing　　C.determining　　D.diminishing

　　6、A.in　　B.by　　C.after　　D.over

　　7、A.that　　B.which　　C.than　　D.as

　　8、A.alike　　B.alone　　C.altogether　　D.apart

　　9、A.Although　　B.Because　　C.If　　D.While

　　10、A.deliberations　　B.meditations　　C.reflections　　D.speculations

　　11、A.outline　　B.outcome　　C.input　　D.intake

　　12、A.arguments　　B.controversies　　C.disputes　　D.hostilities

　　13、A.fellow　　B.individual　　C.personal　　D.private

　　14、A.asserting　　B.alleging　　C.maintaining　　D.testifying

　　15、A.assembled　　B.evoked　　C.rallied　　D.summoned

　　16、A.set　　B.exact　　C.given　　D.placed

　　17、A.allocated　　B.allotted　　C.appointed　　D.assigned

　　18、A.administers　　B.manages　　C.oversees　　D.presides

　　19、A.inspective　　B.irrespective　　C.perspective　　D.prospective

　　20、A.bodies　　B.parties　　C.sides　　D.units

　參考答案：

　　1、B　2、D　A　4、C　5、B　6、D　7、C　8、B　9、B　10、A

　　11、C　12、C　13、D　14、B　15、D　16、A　17、D　18、C　19、D　20、B