4. A. my suitcase　　　　　　　　　 B. the box　　　　　　　　　　 C. a bag　　　　　　　　　　　 D. an envelope

3. A. ask　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. see　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. do　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. think

2. A. line　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. silence　　　　　　　　　　 C. surprise　　　　　　　　　　 D. fear

1. A. mark　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. face　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. birthmark　　　　　　　　 D. scar

20. A. greatly　　　　　　　　　　　 B. happily　　　　　　　　　　 C. wisely　　　　　　　　　　　 D. willingly

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 K

　 The Middleton Bank was robbed, and Detective Paul Nichols was sent for. The bank clerk said, “ the robber had a long　 and ugly ___1___ on his right check.” It happened that the man came into the bank and stood in __2____ with the other customers. When he reached the window, however, he handed the bank clerk a piece of paper, saying, “ Don’t say anything or ___3____ anything. I have a gun and will use it if I have to. Put four thousand dollars in ___4___ and hand it to me.” ____5___ he was not joking, the bank clerk did exactly as the robber wished. The man walked out of the bank, ___6___ realized what had happened, not even the lady standing ____7____ him.

　 A thorough(彻底的) search was made, ___8____ no such person with an ugly scar was ___9____.

　 “I can’t understand ___10____ he could get away so ___11____.”

　 Detective Nichols told his wife Nancy that evening. “ We questioned everyone inside ___12___ outside the bank. No one saw a man with a scar on his face. “Nancy Nichols was a very ___13____ woman. Her husband liked to ___14____ his personal affairs with her because of this.

　 She enjoyed helping solve a case. While her husband was watching the program on TV, Nancy ___15____ drinking her coffee in silence. “Why ___16___ the robber want the bank clerk to see the scar?” She said to herself, “ he should have wanted to ___17___ it. “

Nancy rose from her seat, and went ___18___ to turn off the TV. She let her husband know what she had come up with.

Five minutes later, Paul was in his car, hurrying to the __19____ station. Another search was organized.

The robber was caught within twenty-four hours. The man had been an ___20____, and knew how to disguise(伪装) himself.

19. A. salesman　　　　　　　　　　 B. boss　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. customer 　　　　　　　　 D. shopkeeper

18. A. However　　　　　　　　　　 B. No matter　　　　　　　　 C. Unless　　　　　　　　　　　 D. If

17. A. make　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. earn　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. pay　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. save

16. A. maybe　　　　　　　　　　　 B. may be　　　　　　　　　　 C. can be　　　　　　　　　　　 D. will be

15. A. should　　　　　　　　　　　 B. must　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. can　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. could