40. A. punished B. would punish C. could punish D. would have punished
B
Mr White with his wife 41 now living at a small Italian
hotel, 42 they had stayed in Italy for months
on holiday. One night he went out for a walk 43 . It was late. The small street was dark
and 44 . Suddenly he heard 45 behind him. He 46 his head and saw a
middle-aged man with wild hair, who quickly walked 47 him. The man was nearly out of
sight when Mr White suddenly found that his watch 48 . He thought it was the 49 man who had taken his watch, so he
ran quickly after him and soon caught up with him. As he knew 50 Italian, Mr White had to ask the
man 51 the watch in another way. He showed the
man his strong arms and
52 to his watch
pocket. The man thought a while and gave
53 watch to Mr White.
Mr. White returned home and told his
wife 54 had happened. He was greatly
surprised when Mrs. White pointed to the watch on the table. Now he found it
was 55 that had taken the Italian’s
watch.