4. The owner of the house was clever and experienced. He had made good preparations before the thief came(The answers may vary)

3. You should have taken more notice of

2. I knew about this attempted robbery last week and I also know you will be put behind bars.

1. to suffer for one’s wisdom and confidence.

5. Translate the underlined sentence in the third paragraph into Chinese

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4. What do you think of the owner of the house? Give your reasons. (Please answer within 30

words)

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3. Please fill in the blank in the last paragraph with proper words or phrases to complete the

sentence. (Please answer within 10 words)

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2. Which sentence in the passage can be replaced by the following one？

　 I was given the information about this robbery last week and I know you will be in prison.

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1. What would the best title of the story be? (Please answer within 10 words)

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