Detective Keeling took his client ---- a good-looking lady into the back yard of the store together. The lady opened a door in the wall and they entered the small room behind the store. T h ey crossed the room to a locked door.

Mr. Keeling took some special keys from his pocket. M o ments later, one of the keys unlocked the door. The lady went into the store. She said she would hide under the table to keep watch on her husband. Mr. Keeling did not follow her.

The detective went quickly to the policeman ’ s house. Then the two men hurried to the jewellery store. They looked through the window. The policeman was surprised. He spoke to Mr. Keeling. “ I don ’ t understand. You told me, ‘ R o bbins took a young woman to a restaurant. ’ Where is she? ”

“ There she is ! ” said Mr. Keeling. He pointed through the window.

“ Do you know the lady with Robbins? ” asked the policeman.

“ That ’ s his secret friend, ” said Mr. Keeling.

“ NO! Y o u ’ re wrong! That ’ s Robbins ’ wife, ” said the policeman. “ I ’ ve known her for fifteen years. ”

“ What ? ” the detective shouted. H i s face became pale. “ Who is under the table in the store? ”

He started to kick the door of the jewellery store.

Mr. R o bbins came to the door and opened it. The policeman and the detective ran into the stroe.

“ Look under that table! ” shouted the detective. “ Be quick! ”

The policeman lifted the cloth and put his arm under the table. He pulled out a black dress, a black veil and a woman ’ s wig( 假发 ).

“ Is this young lady your wife? ” Mr. Keeling asked the jeweler . He pointed at the woman.

“ Yes! She is my wife ! ” said Mr. Robbins angrily. “ Why did you kick my door? Why are those clothes under my table? ”

“ Please check all the jewellery in your store, Mr. Robbins, ” the policeman said. “ Is anything missing? ”

Some diamond rings and some expensive necklaces were missing. The missing jewellery was worth ＄ 800.

Later that night, Mr. Keeling was sitting in his office. He was looking through a big book of photographs. They were photographs of criminals. The policeman had brought the book to the detective ’ s office. Suddenly, Mr. Keeling stopped turning the pages. He looked at a picture of a handsome young man with a familiar face.

The next morning, Mr. Keeling paid the jeweler ＄ 800, then closed his office.

56. At the beginning , the lady was able to go into the jewellery store because ___________.

A. She went to the back yard and found the way.

B. She was the owner of the store and had the key.

C. two men helped her together to enter the store.

D. Mr. Keeling unlocked the back door to the store.

57. The young lady who stayed with Mr. Robbins in the jewellery store was actually _________.

A. Mr. Robbins ’ sister B. Mr. Robbins ’ secret friend.

C. Mr. Robbins ’ wife. D. a clever thief

58. It can be inferred from the passage that Mr. Keeling cooperated with his client _____________.

A. so that he could get some jewellery from the store.

B. because he thought he was helping the lady.

C. because he wanted to play a joke on Mr. Robbins

D. so that he could get a job as a policeman

59. According to the story, _______________.

A. the boss of the store cheated ＄ 800 from Mr. Keeling

B. the thief stole ＄ 800 from the jewellery store.

C. the policeman and Mr. Robbins would share the ＄ 800.

D. Mr. Keeling paid ＄ 800 to the store because of his fault.

60. The missing jewellery worth ＄ 800 was in fact taken away by _____________.

A. a young woman B. a young man C. a detective D. a policeman

_________ his work , he can’t play with his friends.

He _______ cards with his friends, but now he _______ a walk after supper.

1. A.
   used to play; is used to having
2. B.
   is used to playing, used to have
3. C.
   used to play; is used to have
4. D.
   is used to playing; is used to have

Michael’s new house is like a huge palace,           with his old one.  

A. comparing    B. compares   C. to compare   D. compared  

James’s New Bicycle　

James shook his money box again. Nothing! He carefully __1__ the coins that lay on the bed. $24.52 was all that he had. The bicycle he wanted was at least $90! __2__ on earth was he going to get the __3_ of the money?　

He knew that his friends all had bicycles. It was __4__ to hang around with people when you were the only one without wheels. He thought about what he could do. There was no __5__ asking his parents, for he knew they had no money to __6__.　

There was only one way to get money, and that was to __7__ it. He would have to find a job. __8__ who would hire him and what could he do? He decided to ask Mr. Clay for advice, who usually had __9__ on most things.　

“Well, you can start right here,” said Mr. Clay. “My windows need cleaning and my car needs washing.”　

That was the _10__ of James’s odd-job（零工） business. For three months he worked every day after finishing his homework. He was amazed by the __11__ of jobs that people found for him to do. He took dogs and babies for walks, cleared out cupboards, and mended books. He lost count of the __12__ of cars he washed and windows he cleaned, but the __13__ increased and he knew that he would soon have __14__ for the bicycle he longed for.　

The day __15__ came when James counted his money and found $94.32. He __16__ no time and went down to the shop to pick up the bicycle he wanted. He rode __17__ home, looking forward to showing his new bicycle to his friends. It had been hard __18__ for the money, but James knew that he valued his bicycle far more __19__ he had bought it with his own money. He had __20__what he thought was impossible, and that was worth even more than the bicycle.　

难易度：难

1. A. cleaned　　　 B. covered　　 C. counted　　　　 D. checked　

2. A. How　 B. Why　 C. Who　 D. What　

3. A. amount　 B. part　 C. sum　 D. rest　

4. A. brave　 B. hard　 C. smart D. unfair　

5. A. point B. reason　 C. result　 D. right　

6. A. split　 B. spend　 C. spare　 D. save　

7. A. borrow B. earn　 C. raise　 D. collect　

8. A. Or　 B. So　 C. For　 D. But　

9 A. decisions B. experience 　C. opinions D. knowledge　

10. A. beginning B. introduction　 C. requirement　 D. opening　

11. A. similarity B. quality　 C. suitability　 D. variety　

12. A. brand　 B. number C. size　 D. type　

13. A. effort　 B. pressure C. money D. trouble　

14. A. all　 B. enough　 C. much　 D. some　

15. A. finally B. instantly C. normally D. regularly　

16. A. gave　 B. left　 C. took　 D. wasted　

17. A. patiently B. proudly　 C. silently　 D. tiredly　

18. A. applying　 B. asking　 C. looking　 D. working　

19. A. since B. if　 C. than　 D. though　

20. A. deserved B. benefited C. achieved D. learned