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

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

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　　On Thursday afternoon Mrs Clarke locked the door and went to the women's club as usual. It was a pleasant way of passing time 1 an old woman who lived 2 .

　　When she came home she sensed something 3 . Had someone got in? The back door and the windows were all 4 and there was no 5 of forced entry. Had anything been taken? She went from room to room, 6 and found her camera and spare watch 7 .

　　The following Thursday she went out at her 8 time, but didn't go to the club. 9 she took a short walk in a park nearby and came home, 10 herself in through the back door. She settled down to wait and see what would 11 .

　　It was 4 o'clock when the front doorbell rang. Mrs Clarke was 12 tea at the time. The bell rang again, and 13 she heard her letterbox being pushed open. 14 the kettle of boiling water, she moved quietly towards the door. A piece of wire appeared through the letter-box, and then a 15 . The wire turned and caught around the knob on the doorlock. Mrs Clarke raised the kettle and 16 the water over the hand. 17 was heard outside as the wire fell to the floor and the hand was pulled back, which was 18 by the sound of running feet.

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

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