Electricity is such a part of our everyday lives and so much taken for granted nowadays 3 1 we rarely think twice when we switch on the light or turn on the TV set. At night, roads are brightly lit, enabling people and 3 2 to move freely. Neon lighting used in advertising has become part of the 3 3 of every modern city. In the home, many 3 4 devices are powered by electricity. 3 5 when we turn off the bedside lamp and are 3 6 asleep, electricity is working for us, 3 7 our refrigerators, heating our water, or keeping our rooms airconditioned. Every day, trains, buses and subways take us to and from work. We rarely 3 8 ___ to consider why or how they run—— 3 9 ___ something goes wrong. In the summer of 1959, something 4 0 ___ go wrong with the powerplant that provided New York with electricity. For a great many hours, life came almost to a 4 1 ___. Trains refused to move and the people in them sat in the dark, 4 2 ___ to do anything; lifts stopped working, so that 4 3 ___ you were lucky enough not to be 4 4. ___ between two floors, you had the unpleasant task of finding your way down 4 5 ___ of stairs. Famous streets like Broadway and Fifth Avenue in a(n) 4 6 ___ became as gloomy and uninviting 4 7 ___ the most remote back streets. People were afraid to leave their houses, 4 8 ___ . although the police had been ordered to 4 9 ___ in case of emergency, they were just as confused and 5 0 ___ as anybody else. 3 1.[ A]. that [ B]. thus [ C]. as [ D]. so 3 2.[ A]. car [ B]. truck [ C]. traffic [ D]. pedestrians 3 3.[ A]. appearance [ B]. character [ C]. distinction [ D]. surface 3 4.[ A]. money-saving [ B]. time-saving [ C]. energy-saving [ D]. labor-saving 3 5.[ A]. Only [ B]. Rarely [ C]. Even [ D]. Frequently 3 6.[ A]. fast [ B]. quite [ C]. closely [ D]. quickly 3 7.[ A]. moving [ B]. starting [ C]. repairing [ D]. driving 3 8.[ A]. trouble [ B]. bother [ C]. hesitate [ D]. remember 3 9.[ A]. when [ B]. if [ C]. until [ D]. after 4 0.[ A]. did [ B]. would [ C]. could [ D]. Should 4 1.[ A]. pause [ B]. terminal [ C]. breakdown [ D]. standstill 4 2.[ A]. incompetent [ B]. powerless [ C]. hesitant [ D]. helpless 4 3.[ A]. although [ B]. when [ C]. as [ D]. even if 4 4.[ A]. trapped [ B]. placed [ C]. positioned [ D]. locked 4 5.[ A]. steps [ B]. levels [ C]. flights [ D]. floors 4 6.[ A]. time [ B]. instant [ C]. point [ D]. minute 4 7.[ A]. like [ B]. than [ C]. for [ D]. as 4 8.[ A]. for [ B]. and [ C]. but [ D]. or 4 9.{ A}. stand aside [B] . stand down [ C]. standby [ D]. stand in 5 0.[ A]. aimless [ B]. helpless [ C]. unfocused [ D]. undecided