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