Fireworks are beautiful and we all enjoy appreciating them. But let’s stop and think about the price that we 21 for just a few minutes of 22 . To begin with , the amount of money we spend on fireworks is 23 . The excitement is gone 24 . Let’s face it , what we really are doing is burning 25 . Yet , year after year , thousands of cities and towns spend our tax dollars on fireworks displays. Those tax dollars would be put to much better 26 feeding our hungry and housing our homeless. Second , there is the matter of 27 . Fireworks contain chemicals that are harmful to people and animals. Over the years , these chemicals will 28 the air we breathe and the water we drink. Third , let’s 29 the trash left behind after a fireworks display. What a 30 ! One would probably expect that those who 31 the fireworks would have the politeness to 32 the trash afterwards. 33 , they don’t. The mess they leave behind 34 the kind of attitude many Americans have toward our 35 . Fourth , fireworks are 36 . Some fireworks can damage your hearing , especially the fireworks used in public displays that give off a big BANG. Losing your 37 is too high a price to pay. 38 all the safety warnings , we still see injuries and deaths as a result of fireworks. Approximately 10 , 000 Americans are injured every year by fireworks. In my view , all consumer fireworks should be 39 . Public fireworks displays should be kept to a minimum and should be paid for through volunteer funding , not tax dollars. Finally , those people in 40 of fireworks displays should be responsible for cleaning up the mess they make. 21. A. give away B. decide on C. pay D. raise 22. A. invitation B. hesitation C. excitement D. development 23. A. limited B. worthless C. necessary D. unreasonable 24. A. in an instant B. in a whisper C. by accident D. up to now 25. A. failure B. money C. time D. leather 26. A. end B. use C. food D. place 27. A. comment B. coincidence C. safety D. health 28. A. give out B. cut down C. pollute D. purify 29. A. think about B. pick out C. cut off D. slide into 30. A. shame B. mess C. pity D. wonder 31. A. set off B. built up C. focused on D. starred in 32. A. save B. leave C. pick up D. figure out 33. A. Therefore B. Anyhow C. Otherwise D. However 34 . A . changes B . reflects C . adopts D . shares 35 . A . behavior B . neighbourhood C . society D . environment 36 . A . beautiful B . complex C . bright D . noisy 37 . A . memory B . hearing C . life D . sight 38 . A . Despite B . Besides C . Beyond D . Without 39 . A . encouraged B . discussed C . forbidden D . produced 40 . A . charge B . need C . honor D . case