2.　　 A. out of　 　　 B. outside　　　　　　　 C. outsides 　　 D. inside

1.　　 A. reached　 B. arrived at　 　　 C. goes to　　　 　 　　 D. reached to

15. D。 综上所述，减肥也就意味着失去了很多金钱。

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When the boys 　1　 　home, it was eleven o’clock. It was dark 　2　 　but there was a light inside their home and the door 　3　 . They could see a man inside.

“Who can 　4　 　be? ” Said Peter. “Mother and Father 　5　 　to do some 　6　 . They won’t be home 　7　 　eight o’clock. ”

When the man saw Peter, he looked 　8　 . Then he smiled and said. “Come in! You don’t know me, but I’m a friend of 　9　 .” The man didn’t see John.

Peter went inside and began 　10　 　to the man but John didn’t. He quickly but quietly ran off. He soon found a policeman and brought him back 　11　 　home. The man was 　12　 　there, but when he saw the policeman, he tried to run off. The policeman caught him 　13　 　the arm.　 Just then the boys’ parents 　14　 .

“Is the man your friend?” The policeman asked Mr. Turner .

“No, he is a thief. He wanted to steal my money. 　15　 　nice of you to catch him.”

14. A。 所有这些减肥的项目都是需要花费很多钱的。

13. D。 虽然昂贵，但她还是很乐意去做。

12. C。

11. B。 take exercise意思是“锻炼”。

10. A。 在表示花钱的几个动词中，只有pay 和 spend 的主语为人，这里没有 spend, 故选pay。

9. B。根据下文得知减肥有时是一件很昂贵的事。

8. C。因为很多人都想减肥，所以就有人写这方面的书籍来吸引减肥者。