It’s hard to imagine a large city without policemen, but such was the ______ in London in the early 18th century.

    A. situation      B. condition        C. affair          D. matter

It’s hard to imagine a large city without policemen, but such was the ______ in London in the early 18th century

1. A.
   situation
2. B.
   condition
3. C.
   affair
4. D.
   matter

　It is hard to imagine a large city without policemen, but such was the situation in London in the early part of the eighteenth century． There was no 1police force to 2criminals． There were public 3or Charlies, as they were called, but they were generally feeble old men, unfit for more strenuous assignment than calling out, "Past ten o'clock and a cold, frosty morning．"

　There were also constables appointed to keep the 4． From as far back as 1252, constables had been appointed for each parish in England． The 5of constable was an honor, given only to 6men．

　The constable was unpaid, however, and not 7to do more than carry out the law in country towns and villages where the commonest crime was likely to be the theft of someone's 8 ． In London more serious crimes were committed ;as the work of the constable became more difficult and dangerous, the men who 9have done it paid others, less respectable and less efficient, to do it for them．

　It was part of the constable's duty to 10the "hue and cry" after an escaping criminal． 11 hearing the hue and cry, all passersby were 12to join in the pursuit, but in practice, not many passersby could be 13to help． It was 14dangerous a task, and the constable was 15 ． Anyway, in the squalid surroundings that criminals 16, the passersby were generally on the fugitive's side ．

　Within the City of London 17another city, in which a criminal was safe． It was a city of poverty, tightly 18 with wood-and-stone hovels overhanging narrow, filthy courtyards． The fleecing criminal would dodge from court to court through the maze of twisting streets, finally 19into a house or climbing across the sloping roofs． Meanwhile his friends did their best to mislead, trip, or even 20the handful of “thief takers” who came after him．

1．A．formed B．united C．organized D． selected

2．A．catch B．catch up with C．overtake D． take prisoner

3．A．doormen B．dustmen C．street walkers D． watchmen

4．A．calmness B．stillness C．peace D． silence

5．A．employment B．task C．position D． seat

6．A．energetic B．powerful C．strong D． trustworthy

7．A．eager B．expected C．hoped D． wished

8．A．wallet B．wash C．watch D． wealth

9．A．could B．might C．must D． should

10．A．lift B．put forward C．raise D． rise

11．A．About B．In C．On D． Through

12．A．Asked B．encouraged C．required D． supposed

13．A．Advised B．encouraged C．forced D． persuaded

14．A．more B．still C．such D． too

15．A．Armed B．Armed-to-the-teeth C．disarmed D． unarmed

16．A．frequented B．sometimes visited C．passed by D． worked now and then

17．A．lay B．lie C．laid D． situated

18．A．placed B．packeted C．packed D． parked

19．A．damping B．ducking C．digging D． dropping

20．A．hurt B．knife C．kick D． wound

－It's hard to ________ a large city without policemen, but such was the case in London in the early 18th century.

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