首字母填空 Passage 11
Long ago,people used bells more t___ they do today.The postman used to ring and bell when they delivered letters.Fire engines had bell i___of sirens.People who sold things came past house,ringing a bell and shouting w___was for sale.Every village had its church bell to let people know it was t___ go to church.At night this bell was ringing so that travelers would find the village in the d___. In most countries,bells were hung a___ the necks of animals.The bells helped owners to find lost cows or sheep .Today,in India ,animals still wear bells.Now bears are used l___ and less and buzzers,sirens,and horns have t___their place.Now people try to keep their old bells in schools and churches so t___ they will not l___ their beautiful sounds for ever.

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答案：
1.than 2.instead 3.what 4.time 5.dark 6.round 7.less 8.taken 9. that 10. lose

1.used to:过去常常 2．ring a hand bell 摇手铃 3．deliver:传递 4．fire engine:消防车5．instead of:代替 6．come past：走过 7．for sale:售卖 8．church:教堂
9．go to church:做礼拜 10．in the dark:在黑暗中