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　　Helen works for Mr Johnson, the manager(经理)of a small shoe shop in Bradford. Yesterday morning Mr Johnson went to the 1 factory. Helen was sitting alone in the shop 2 a tall man came in.

　　The man took a pistol(手枪)out of his pocket and pointed it at Helen. “Give me the money, 3 I’ll kill you. ”he said. Helen 4 to give him the money in her desk, and the man walked out.

　　Helen is a 5 young woman, so she ran after him. She followed the man 6 ,Soon Helen saw the tall man 7 into a car. At the same time she saw a policeman 8 . She ran to the car, put her hand 9 the window, pulled the thief’s hair and 10 for help. The policeman ran up to them and arrested(逮捕)the thief. He gave back Helen the money.

　　Helen went back to the shop. She was tired 11 happy, she had the money. The manager 12 for her. He was very 13 .

　　“Helen．”he said. “You should stay in the 14 . A thief might come in and 15 the money. ”

　　“But I…”said Helen.

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　　On Thursday afternoon Mrs. Clarke, dressed for going out, took her handbag with her money and her key in it, pulled the door behind her to lock it and went to the Over 60s Club. She always went there on Thursdays. It was a nice outing for an old woman who lived alone.

　　At six o’clock she came home, let herself in and at once smelt cigarette smoke. Cigarette smoke in her house? How? Had somebody got in? She checked the back door and the windows. All were locked or fastened, as usual. There was no sign of forced entry. Had anything been taken? She went from room to room, checking. Yes, some things were missing — her small radio, her spare watch, a camera. That was all, she thought; but she couldn’t be sure just yet. She was annoyed, of course, but rather glad that nothing had been thrown about.

　　Over a cup of tea she wondered whether someone might have a key that fitted her front door — “a master key” perhaps. So she stayed at home the following Thursday. Nothing happened. Was anyone watching her movements? On the Thursday after that she went out at her usual time, dressed as usual, but she didn’t go to the club. Instead she took a short cut home again, letting herself in through the garden and the back door. She settled down to wait.

　　It was just after four o’clock when the front door bell rang. Mrs. Clarke was making a cup of tea at the time. The bell rang again, and then she heard her letter-box being pushed open. With the kettle（壶）of boiling water in her hand, she moved quietly towards the front door. A long piece of wire（金属丝）appeared through the letter-box, and then a hand. The wire turned and caught around the knob（门把手） on the door-lock. Mrs. Clarke raised the kettle and poured the water over the hand. There was a shout outside, and the skin seemed to drop off the fingers like a glove. The wire fell to the floor, the hand was pulled back, and Mrs. Clarke heard the sound of running feet.

　　That evening she reported the matter to the police. They were not too pleased, but they came and took away the wire and the skin. “It was only self-protection,” she told the officer. “An old woman must try to look after herself.” With the help of a doctor, the police found the man and recovered Mrs. Clarke’s things. She has become something of heroine at the Over 60s Club.

1. When did Mrs. Clarke go to the Over 60s Club?

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2. Why did the smell of cigarette smoke surprise her?

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3. On the third Thursday, did Mrs. Clarke go out at her usual time?

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4. What was Mrs. Clarke doing when she was waiting for the thief?

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5. What is Mrs. Clarke like?

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I used to watch a little girl 36 basketball every day from my kitchen window. One day I asked her why she practised so 37 . She said: “I would like to go to college. The only way is 38 a scholarship（奖学金）. I like basketball and I want to be the 39 player in college. My dad told me: ‘If the dream is big enough, the facts don’t count.’ ” She 40 changed her mind. I watched her through those junior high years and into senior high school. One day before she graduated 41 high school, I saw her sitting on the grass 42 . I asked her what was wrong. She told me her coach said she was 43 a short girl that she couldn’t be a good basketball player, so she should 44 dreaming about going to college. She was heartbroken and it 45 　made me feel sad. Then she smiled and told me her father said that coach was wrong. He did not understand the power of dream. Her father said to her: “If you really want to 46 the scholarship of a good college, nothing but you 47 can stop your dream.” The next year, she and her team went to a big game. She 48 by a coach of a famous college team and was offered a scholarship to the 49 basketball team of their college. She was about to get the college education 50 she had dreamed of and worked towards for all those years. “If the dream is big enough, the facts don’t count.” It is true.

(　 )36. A. to play　　　　 B. plays　　　　　 C. play

(　 )37. A. many　　　　　 B. much　　　　　 C. little

(　 )38. A. to get　　　　 B. get　　　 　　　C. got

(　 )39. A. most　　　　　 B. good　　　　　 C. best

(　 )40. A. never　　　　 B. ever　　　　 　　 C. always

(　 )41. A. in　　　　　 B. to　　　　　 　　 C. from

(　 )42. A. sad　　　　　 B. sadly　　　　　　 C. happily

(　 )43. A. too　　　　　 B. such　　　　　　 C. so

(　 )44. A. stop　　　　 B. forget　　　　　 C. go on

(　 )45. A. as well　　　 B. also　　　　　　 C. too

(　 )46. A. play for　　 B. play with　　　　 C. play against

(　 )47. A. your　　　　 B. yourself　　　　 C. own

(　 )48. A. saw　　　　　 B. was seeing　　　 C. was seen

(　 )49. A. women’s　　 B. woman’s　　　　 C. womans’

(　 )50. A. whom　　　　 B. who　　　　　　　 C. that

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　　 I used to watch a little girl playing basketball every day from my kitchen window. One day I asked her why she practiced so 　　1　 . She said, “I want to go to college. The only way I can go is 　　2　　 a scholarship（奖学金）. I like basketball and I want to be the 　 3　 player in college. My dad told me, “If the dream is big enough, the facts don’t count.”

She never changed her mind. I watched her through those high years and into senior high school. One day before she graduated from high school, I saw her sitting on the grass

　 4　 . I asked her what was wrong. She told me that her coach said she was too short to be a good basketball player, so she should stop 　5　 about going to college. She was heartbroken and it made me feel bad, 　 6　 . Then she smiled and told me her father said that coach was wrong. He did not understand the power of dream.. Her father said to her, “If you 　　7　 want to play for the scholarship of a good college, nothing but you 　 8　 can stop your dream.” He told her again: “If the dream is big enough, the facts don’t count.”

The next year, she and her team went to a big game. She 　　9　 by a coach of a famous college team and was offered a scholarship to the 　 10　 basketball team of their college. She was to get the college education that she had dreamed of and worked toward for all those years.

“If the dream is big enough, the facts don’t count.” It is true.

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