On Thursday afternoon Mrs. Clarke locked the door and went to the women’s    36    as usual. It was a pleasant way of passing time for an old woman who lived    37  .
When she came home she sensed    38   unusual. Had someone got in? The back door and the    39   were all locked and there was no sign of forced entry ( 进入). Had anything been     40  ? She went from room to room, checking, and found her camera and watch     41    .
The following Thursday she went out at her    42    time, but she didn’t go to the club.     43   , she took a short walk in a park nearby and came home,     44   herself in through the back door. She settled down to wait and see what would    45  .
It was 4 o’clock when the front doorbell rang. Mrs. Clarke was making tea at the time. The bell rang again, and    46   she heard her letter-box being pushed open.    47   the kettle（壶）of boiling water, she moved quietly towards the door. A piece of wire appeared through the letter-box, and then a    48   . The wire turned and caught around the knob (圆型旋包钮) on the door-lock. Mrs. Clarke raised the kettle and    49 _ the water over the hand.    50 __ was heard outside as the    51    fell to the floor and the hand was pulled back, which was    52   by the sound of running feet.
It wasn’t long    53  the police caught the thief. And Mrs. Clarke was greatly    54   at the club for her successful     55  .

On Thursday afternoon Mrs. Clarke locked the door and went to the women’s    36    as usual. It was a pleasant way of passing time for an old woman who lived    37  .

When she came home she sensed    38   unusual. Had someone got in? The back door and the    39   were all locked and there was no sign of forced entry ( 进入). Had anything been     40  ? She went from room to room, checking, and found her camera and watch     41    .

The following Thursday she went out at her    42    time, but she didn’t go to the club.     43   , she took a short walk in a park nearby and came home,     44   herself in through the back door. She settled down to wait and see what would    45  .

It was 4 o’clock when the front doorbell rang. Mrs. Clarke was making tea at the time. The bell rang again, and    46   she heard her letter-box being pushed open.    47   the kettle（壶）of boiling water, she moved quietly towards the door. A piece of wire appeared through the letter-box, and then a    48   . The wire turned and caught around the knob (圆型旋包钮) on the door-lock. Mrs. Clarke raised the kettle and    49 _ the water over the hand.    50 __ was heard outside as the    51    fell to the floor and the hand was pulled back, which was    52   by the sound of running feet.

It wasn’t long    53  the police caught the thief. And Mrs. Clarke was greatly    54   at the club for her successful     55  .

1.                A．organization     B．party           C．movement D．club

2.                A．lonely          B．alone          C．away D．busily

3.                A．everything      B．nothing         C．something D．anything

4.                A．windows        B．rooms          C．doors    D．gates

5.                A．found          B．opened         C．taken D．broken

6.                A．losing          B．missing         C．leaving   D．disappearing

7.                A．same          B．spare          C．special   D．usual

8.                A．Therefore       B．However        C．Instead   D．Again

9.                A．pushing        B．letting          C．pulling   D．leading

10.               A．appear         B．follow          C．happen   D．continue

11.               A．the next moment B．for a while      C．in time    D．at once

12.               A．Putting down    B．Laying aside     C．Picking up D．Taking away

13.               A．knife          B．hand           C．letter D．key

14.               A．spread         B．dropped        C．poured    D．covered

15.               A．A sad voice      B．A sharp cry      C．A warning shout D．A strange noise

16.               A．key            B．kettle          C．door-lock  D．wire

17.               A．followed        B．caused         C．produced  D．ended

18.               A．before         B．since          C．until  D．when

19.               A．surprised       B．admired        C．inspired   D．supported

20.               A．self-satisfaction  B．self-protection   C．self-respect    D．self-service

On Thursday afternoon Mrs. Clarke locked the door and went to the women’s 1 as usual. It was a pleasant way of passing time for an old woman who lived 2 .
When she came home she sensed 3 unusual. Had someone got in? The back door and the 4 were all locked and there was no sign of forced entry ( 进入). Had anything been 5? She went from room to room, checking, and found her camera and watch 6 .
The following Thursday she went out at her 7 time, but she didn’t go to the club. 8 , she took a short walk in a park nearby and came home, 9 herself in through the back door. She settled down to wait and see what would 10.
It was 4 o’clock when the front doorbell rang. Mrs. Clarke was making tea at the time. The bell rang again, and 11 she heard her letter-box being pushed open. 12 the kettle（壶）of boiling water, she moved quietly towards the door. A piece of wire appeared through the letter-box, and then a 13 . The wire turned and caught around the knob (圆型旋包钮) on the door-lock. Mrs. Clarke raised the kettle and 14 the water over the hand. 15 was heard outside as the 16 fell to the floor and the hand was pulled back, which was 17 by the sound of running feet.
It wasn’t long 18 the police caught the thief. And Mrs. Clarke was greatly 19 at the club for her successful 20.

1. 1.
   1. A.
      organization
   2. B.
      party
   3. C.
      movement
   4. D.
      club
2. 2.
   1. A.
      lonely
   2. B.
      alone
   3. C.
      away
   4. D.
      busily
3. 3.
   1. A.
      everything
   2. B.
      nothing
   3. C.
      something
   4. D.
      anything
4. 4.
   1. A.
      windows
   2. B.
      rooms
   3. C.
      doors
   4. D.
      gates
5. 5.
   1. A.
      found
   2. B.
      opened
   3. C.
      taken
   4. D.
      broken
6. 6.
   1. A.
      losing
   2. B.
      missing
   3. C.
      leaving
   4. D.
      disappearing
7. 7.
   1. A.
      same
   2. B.
      spare
   3. C.
      special
   4. D.
      usual
8. 8.
   1. A.
      Therefore
   2. B.
      However
   3. C.
      Instead
   4. D.
      Again
9. 9.
   1. A.
      pushing
   2. B.
      letting
   3. C.
      pulling
   4. D.
      leading
10. 10.
    1. A.
       appear
    2. B.
       follow
    3. C.
       happen
    4. D.
       continue
11. 11.
    1. A.
       the next moment
    2. B.
       for a while
    3. C.
       in time
    4. D.
       at once
12. 12.
    1. A.
       Putting down
    2. B.
       Laying aside
    3. C.
       Picking up
    4. D.
       Taking away
13. 13.
    1. A.
       knife
    2. B.
       hand
    3. C.
       letter
    4. D.
       key
14. 14.
    1. A.
       spread
    2. B.
       dropped
    3. C.
       poured
    4. D.
       covered
15. 15.
    1. A.
       A sad voice
    2. B.
       A sharp cry
    3. C.
       A warning shout
    4. D.
       A strange noise
16. 16.
    1. A.
       key
    2. B.
       kettle
    3. C.
       door-lock
    4. D.
       wire
17. 17.
    1. A.
       followed
    2. B.
       caused
    3. C.
       produced
    4. D.
       ended
18. 18.
    1. A.
       before
    2. B.
       since
    3. C.
       until
    4. D.
       when
19. 19.
    1. A.
       surprised
    2. B.
       admired
    3. C.
       inspired
    4. D.
       supported
20. 20.
    1. A.
       self-satisfaction
    2. B.
       self-protection
    3. C.
       self-respect
    4. D.
       self-service

On Thursday afternoon Mrs Clake locked the door and went to the women’s club as usual. It was a pleasant way of ___1___ time for an old woman who lived ___2___.

When she came home she ___3___ something unusual. Had someone got in? The back door and the windows were all locked and there was no ___4___ of forced entry(进入). Had anything been taken? She went from room to room, ___5___, and found her camera and spare watch missing.

The following Thursday she went out at her ___6___ time, but didn’t go to the club. Instead, she took a short walk in a park ___7___ and came home, letting herself in through the ___8___ door. She settled down to wait and see what would happen.

It was 4 o’clock when the front doorbell rang. Mrs Clarke was ___9___ tea at the time. The bell rang again, and the next moment she ___10___ her letter-box being pushed open. Picking up the kettle of boiling water, she moved ___11___ towards the letter-box. A piece of ___12___ appeared through the letter-box, and then a hand. The wire turned and caught around the knob(原形旋钮) on the door-lock. Mrs Clarke ___13___ the kettle and poured the water over the hand. A ___14___ cry was heard outside as the wire ___15___ to the floor and the hand was pulled ___16___, which was followed by the sound of ___17___ feet.

It wasn’t long ___18___the police caught the thief. And Mrs Clarke was greatly ___19___ at the club for her successful ___20___.

1. A. saving          B. passing         C. stealing          D. finding

2. A. lonely           B. alone            C. sadly             D. easily

3. A. learned         B. found           C. sensed           D. hoped

4. A. sight             B. exhibition         C. note                  D. sign

5. A. watching             B. searching             C. looking          D. checking

6. A. late            B. dinner           C. usual             D. own

7. A. faraway        B. club           C. nearby           D. hurriedly

8. A. open             B. back             C. front             D. broken

9. A. drinking        B. making         C. pouring          D. planting

10. A. saw            B. watched        C. heard             D. smelled

11. A. quietly         B. loudly           C. fast            D. angrily

12. A. wood          B. equipment        C. chalk             D. wire

13. A. discovered     B. brought         C. raised            D. supported

14. A. soft            B. gentle            C. sharp           D. loud

15. A. pushed        B. put             C. stuck           D. fell

16. A. up           B. forward         C. back            D. down

17. A. walking       B. jumping         C. running        D. steady

18. A. after           B. when             C. before          D. until

19. A. admired      B. encouraged        C. instructed        D. supported

20. A. self-satisfaction B. self-protection      C. self-respect          D. self-service

11. On Tuesday afternoon Mrs. Clarke locked the door and went to the women’s club as usual. It was a pleasant way of passing time for an old woman who lived  1 .

When she came home she sensed something unusual. Had someone come in? The back door and the windows were all  2  and there was no  3  of forced entry (进入). Had   4  been taken? She went from room to room,  5  , and found her camera and spare watch   6 .

The following Thursday she went out at her usual time, but didn't go to the club.   7   she took a short walk in a park nearby and came home,   8__-herself in through the back door. She settled down to wait and see what would happen.

It was 4 o’clock when the front doorbell rang. Mrs. Clarke was___9__ tea at the time . The bell rang again, and  10   she heard her letterbox being pushed open.   11   the kettle (壶) of boiling water, she moved quietly towards the door. A   12   of wire appeared through the letterbox, and then a   13   . The  wire turned and caught around the knob (圆形旋钮) on the doorlock. Mrs. Clarke raised the kettle and   14   the water over the hand.   15    was heard outside as the   16   fell to the floor and the hand was pulled back, which was  17   by the sound of running feet.

It wasn't long  18    the police caught the thief. And Mrs. Clarke was greatly   19   at the club for her successful   20   .

1. A. lonely                   B. alone                  C. away                  D. busily

2. A. locked           B. opened                C. broken                D. fixed

3. A. scene           B. show                  C. sign                   D. sight

4. A. anything       B. nothing                C. money                D. jewels

5. A. looking          B. examining              C. searching             D. checking

6. A. losing           B. missing                C. leaving                D. disappearing

7. A. Therefore               B. However               C. Instead               D. Again

8. A. pushing         B. letting                 C. pulling                 D. leading

9. A. cooking          B. making                C. burning               D. serving

10. A. the next moment     B. for a while               C. in time   D. at once

11. A. Putting down        B. Laying aside           C. Picking up           D. Taking away

12. A. pile                  B. set                   C. lot                       D. piece

13. A. knife                 B. hand                  C. letter                    D. key

14. A. spread                  B. dropped               C. poured               D. covered

15. A. Sad voice           B. A strange noise       C. A warning shout    D. A sharp cry

16. A. key                     B. kettle                   C. door-lock              D. wire

17. A. followed                 B. caused                C. produced             D. ended

18. A. before                  B. since                  C. until                    D. when

19. A. surprised                B. admired               C. inspired               D. supported

20. A. self-satisfaction     B. self-protection        C. self-respect          D. self-service