Life is full of dangers and surprises. Your house may burn【C1】______. You may fall out of the window and【C2】______your neck. Mic

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问题     Life is full of dangers and surprises. Your house may burn【C1】______. You may fall out of the window and【C2】______your neck. Mice and beetles may eat our floor【C3】______that you drop in to the flat below for an uninvited cup of tea. Anything may happen, you never know.
    You cannot ,always prevent disasters, but you can【C4】______against them. Most forms of insurance are【C5】______--it is up to you whether you take out【C6】______or not. But some forms are【C7】______. If you drive a car, for example, you must take【C8】______a third party insurance policy. The "parties" to an agreement, or contract, are the individuals or groups【C9】______. With third-party motor insurance, the three【C10】______are(i)you yourself,(ii)your insurance company, and(iii)anybody else--for example, the man【C11】______tiger has just smashed up your Mini. Third-party insurance does not cover fire, theft or anything else. It is【C12】______only to protect road users from each other.【C13】______you want to insure against all the other terrible things that might happen to you or your car, you can take out a(an)【C14】______policy.
    Another form of compulsory insurance is National Insurance. Everybody over 16 earning money on a regular【C15】______must pay a sum each week to the state. These weekly【C16】______cover part of the cost of the National Health Service and the other social service benefits, e.g. unemployment benefit( "the dole" ), sickness benefit, old-age【C17】______, industrial injury benefits and so on. You must be able to【C18】______you have paid your contributions, so you have a card(kept by your employer unless you are self-employed )onto which stamps are【C19】______every week. Of course, you can take out【C20】______health insurance as well if you wish, but you must still pay  your state contributions.
【C7】

选项 A、compulsory
B、optional
C、significant
D、elementary

答案A

解析 语义衔接题。此处与上文 most forms are voluntary 相对应,且为转折关系。由此可推断出,空格处应为 voluntary 的反义词,四个选项中只有compulsory (强迫的,强制的)符合,故A项为正确答案。
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