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Thieves are afraid ________ policemen.  

A. to       B. of         C. in           D. at  

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     Today there are policemen everywhere, but in 1700, London had no policemen at all. A few old
men used to protect the city streets at night and they were not paid.
     About 300 years ago, London was starting to get bigger and more and more people began to live
there. The city was very dirty and many people were poor. There were so many thieves who stole money
in the streets that people stayed in their homes as much as possible.
     In 1750,Henry Fielding started to pay a group of people to stop thieves. They were like policemen and were called "Bow Street Runners" because they worked near Bow Street.
     Fifty years later, there were 120 "Bow Street Runners", but London had become very big and needed more policemen. So in 1829 , the first Metropolitan(or London)Police Force was started with 3,000 officers. Most of the men worked on foot, but a few rode horses. Until 1920 all the police in London were men.
     Today, London police are quite well paid and for the few police officers who still ride horses, the pay is even better than for the others.
1. In 1700, the men who protected the streets were paid     ___.
A. a few      
B. nothing    
C. a little    
D. a lot
2. About 300 years ago, many people      ___.
A. wanted to leave London        
B. had big houses in London
C. became policemen            
D. came to live in London
3. People didn't leave their houses because   _     _.
A. they had no money            
B. they were afraid of losing money
C. the city was not clean          
D. they liked homes
4. The "Bow Street Runners"  __      .
A. stopped people stealing        
B. stole money
C. paid people to steal            
D. stopped people riding horses
5. Today, police officers who ride horses are paid        __ .
A. the same as their workmates      
B. more than their workmates
C. half as much as their workmates  
D. less than their workmates

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        Today there are policemen everywhere , but in 1700 , London had
no policemen at all. A few old men used to protect the city streets at night
and they were not paid.  
         About 300 years ago, London was starting to get bigger and more
and more people began to live there. The city was very dirty and many
people were poor. There were so many thieves who stole money in the
streets that people stayed in their homes as much as possible.    
         In 1750, Henry Fielding started to pay a group people to stop
thieves. They were like policemen and were caIled " Bow Street
Runners"  because they worke near Bow Street.    
        Fifty years later, there were 120 " Bow Street Run ners " , but  
London  had become  very big and  needed more policemen. So in 1829
, the first Metropolitan( or London )Police Force was started with 3,000
officers. Most of thmen worked on foot , but a few rode horses. Until
1920 all the police in London were men.
       Today , London police are quite well paid and for the few police
officers who still ride horses, the pay is even better than that for the
others.
      1. In 1700 , the men who protected the streets were paid     .    
      A. a few         
      B. nothing    
      C. a little              
      D. a lot
     2.About 300 years ago , many people ___ .  

     A. wanted to leave London   
     B. had big houses in London   
     C. became policemen    
     D. came to live in London

     3.People didn't leave their houses because      .

     A. they had no money    
     B. they were afraid of losing money   
     C. the city was not clean    
     D. they liked homes

    4.The " Bow. Street Runners "___.    
    A. stopped thieves stealing   
    B. stole money    
    C. paid people to steal    
    D. stopped people riding horses

    5.Today, police officers who ride horses are paid     .   

    A. the same as their workmates    
    B. more than their workmates     
    C. half as much as their workmates   
    D. less than their workmates

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Many years ago,Jason and Danny were traveling together .They were walking along a road in the wood.

  Then they  56  a beautiful watch on the ground. Jason   57 and said, "Look,I have founda 58   .”

  ‘‘Don't say that, but we have found the watch," said the other. "We are friends. We should share(分-享)it   59  us."

  "No," said Jason,‘‘I found the watch, so it is  60  .’’

  Just then they saw a big man running after them while calling out, "Stop,  61   !”

  Jason said, "What shall we do? He is running after us. We will be 62 by the owner of the watch." He was very 63  "Don't say" we".You found the watch, and you say it is yours,  64  you will be caught.”said Danny.

  Jason tried to hide the watch, but he did. not know   65  to hide it. And at last he was caught by the owner of the watch. 

56.A.found     B.bought    C. sold        D. lost

57.A. give it up  B. take it out C. picked it up    D. give it away

58.A.ring     B.clock     C.watch        D.bird

59.A. with     B. between   C. from        D. at

60.A. hers     B. ours     C. mine        D. yours

61.A. birds    B. thieves   C. reporters     D. policemen

62.A.seen     B.caught    C.heard        D.checked

63.A.afraid    B.happy     C.excited       D.calm

64.A.but      B.if      C.though       D.so

65.A. who     B. which    C . where       D. what

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