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　　Every human being has unique arrangement of skin on his fingers and this arrangement is unchangeable. Scientists and experts have proved the  1  of finger-prints and discovered that no  2  similar pattern is  3  from parents to children,  4  nobody knows why this is the  5  .

　　The ridge  6  on a person’ finger doesn’t change  7  growth and is not affected by  8  injuries. Burns, cuts and other damages to the  9  part of the skin will be replaced  10  by a new one which bears the reproduction of the  11  pattern. It is only when the inner skin is injured that the arrangement will be  12  Some criminals make use of this to  13  their own finger-prints  14  this is a dangerous and rare step to  15  .

　　Finger-prints can be made very easily with a printer’s ink. They can be recorded easily. With special method,  16  can be achieved successfully within a short time.  17  the simplicity and economy of this system, finger-print have often been used as a method of solving criminal cases. A  18  man may deny the charge but this may be  19  . His finger-prints can prove who he is even his  20  has been changed by age or accident.

　　1. A. uselessness  B. quantity  C. magnitude  D. uniqueness

　　2. A. naturally   B. exactly  C. especially  D. particularly

　　3. A. passed on  B. passed away  C. passed out  D. passed off

　　4. A. if  B. when  C. though  D. as

　　5. A. reason  B. cause  C. ground  D. case

　　6. A. construction  B. structure  C. location  D. position

　　7. A. with  B. because of  C. until  D. under

　　8. A. grave  B. severe  C. substantial  D. superficial

　　9. A. outside  B. outward  C. inner  D. outer

　　10. A. in time  B. on time  C. at times  D. behind time

　　11. A. original  B. different  C. definite  D. customary

　　12. A. restored  B. hurt  C. destroyed  D. restricted

　　13. A. diminish  B. dispose  C. undermine  D. remove

　　14. A. and  B. but  C. when  D. if

　　15. A. make  B. take  C. do  D. adapt

　　16. A. realization  B. detection  C. identification  D. investigation

　　17. A. In spite of  B. Irrespective of  C. Because of  D. In case of

　　18. A. suspected  B. doubted  C. distrusted  D. doubtful

　　19. A. out of case  B. in vain  C. at random  D. in question

　　20. A. look  B. expression  C. appearance  D. sight

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