3．A.reach　　　　　 B. got　　　　 C.arrived　　　 D.were　

2．A.one　　　　　 Bon 　　　　　C.in　 　　　　　D.of

1．A.up　　　　　　 B.by　　　　 　C.on　　 　　　D.for

20.A.On　　　 B.Out of　　　 C.Inside　　　 D.Outside

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 (1999年全国中学生英语能力初赛初三试题)

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Policemen were called __1___ a shop in Southend early ___2__Christmans　 morning. When they __3__they found two burglars (破门偷盗者) were kept in a lift___4___a heavy box of money. The two men were in the twenties. They__5___an office in the ___and took the money box and ran __6___the lift. They did not see the sign__7___the door saying that it__8__no more than two people.

“They were kept between the _9___because they __10__a heavy box,” the police officer said, “they __11__there for six hours,__12__on what they hoped to be their Christmas__13__.They were doing this at a time when people were at ___15___ for the Christmas　 with their families. It was a very special_16__when the policemen__17__the door and they walked__18__holding our arms. They said they had never been___19__pleased to see policemen.” The policeman said they were pleased to see them policemen said they were pleased to see them __20__.

19.A.shoe　　　 B.box　　　　 C.handbag　　　 D.watch

18.A.feared　　　 B.slept　　　 C.stood　　　 D.stopped

17.A.on　　　　 B.out of　　　 C.into　　　 D.in

16.A.opened　　　 B.turned　　　 C.closed　　　 D.put

15.A.quickly　　　　 B.clearly　　　 C.carefully　　　 D.slowly

14.A.boy　 　　　　B.girl　　　　 C.woman　　　 D.man