One night, a
thief broke into an old man' s house. He 41 a noise and woke up the old
man and his wife. The husband told his 42 to be silent, while he said loudly, "My dear, these days thieves are 43
. If they take 44 their clothes and put them on the table, people in the room will fall asleep and
45 wake up. "When the thief 46 this, he took off his clothes 47 and was ready
to work.
At this 48 »the husband suddenly shouted in a loud
voice. "Stop thief! Stop thief!" The thief was very frightened. He
ran away as 49 as he could and 50 his clothes on the table.
41. A. make
B. makes C. made D. making
42. A. son
B. friend C. daughter D. wife
43. A. more
B. faster C. cleverer
D. stronger
44. A. off
B. on
C. in
D. from
45. A. can't
B. couldn't C. may not
D. mustn't
46. A. listened B. hear C. heard D. listen to
47. A. then B. at once
C. now D. once
48. A. moment B. hour C. minute D. Quarter
49. A. most
quickly
B. faster C. fast
D. more quickly
50. A. forgot
B. left
C. got
D. brought