4. A. started　　　　 B. made　 　　　　C. built　　　　　　 D. set

3. A. begin　　　　　 B. stop　　　　　　 C. continue　　　　　 D. remain

2. A. prison　　　　 B. hospital　　　　 C. hotel　　　　　　 D. station

1. A. shot　　　　　 B. held　　　　　 C. caught　　　　　 D. touched

20. A. increases　　　 B. improves　　　 C. hurts　　　　　　 D. puts on

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Jimmy was good at breaking safes open. He was　 1　 by the police and put in __2　 for ten months. When he was set free, he made up his mind to　 3　 breaking safes and live in another town. He changed his name to Ralph Spencer and　 4　 a shoe store. Soon everyone in the town　 5　 Mr. Spencer. Business was good, and by the end of the year he made　 6　 with Mr. Adams and his daughter. Mr. Spencer and Annabel loved each other. One day Annabel, her father, her married sister, and Mr. Spencer were　 7　 in the bank. Mr. Spencer had his bag of　 8　 with him. He has planning to　 9　 them away that day. The bank had a new safe with a special　 10 controlled by a clock. "Look at that safe, "said Mr. Adams. "Now it's open,　 11　 if you shut it, you can't open it till the planned time. Annabels sister's two little children were playing　 12　 the safe. Suddenly one of them got into the safe, and the other 　13　 the door. There was a cry from the women. Mr. Adams　 14　 to open the door, but he could not.

　　 "My child!" cried the children's mother. "She'll die. Open the door.　　 15　 it open. Please get her out. "Annabel turned to Mr. Spencer. There was some　 16　 in her eyes. A woman　 17　 that the man whom she loves can do anything. Mr. Spencer 　18　 his tools out of the bag. Soon he began to　 19　 on the door. He forgot that he was Mr. Spencer. He was Jimmy again.　 20　 ten minutes the door of the safe was open. The child was safe in her mother's arms.

19. A. why　　　　 B. that　　　　　 C. since　　　　　　 D. because

18. A. practically　　 B. easily　　　　　 C. completely　　　　 D. really

17. A. As　　　　　 B. While　　　　　 C. When　　　　　　 D. Until

16. A. people　　　　 B. advice　　　　　 C. words　　　　　　 D. measures

15. A. telling　　　　 B. arranging　　　 C. helping　　　　　 D. teaching