先阅读短文,在其后横线处写出各单词的正确形式,单词的第一个字母已给出。
     One Thursday afternoon, Mrs Clarke locked the door and went to the women's club as usual. When she came home she f   1   something unusual. Had someone got in? There was no sign of forced entry(强行进入).Had a  2   been taken? She found her camera
and watch missing.
      The following Thursday she went o   3   at her usual time, but she didn't go to the club. Instead, she took a s   4    walk in a park nearby and then came home. She let herself in through the back door and sat down to wait and see what would happen.
      It was 4 0'clock w    5   the bell rang. Mrs Clarke was making tea at that moment. The bell rang again. But Mrs Clarke didn't go to a   6     it. Then she heard her
letter-box being opened. Mrs Clarke moved quietly towards the door w   7 _ a kettle (壶) of boiling water. A piece of wire (电线) appeared through the letter-box and then a hand. The wire turned a   8    caught around the knob(旋钮) on the door lock.
      Mrs Clarke raised the kettle and poured the waterover the h   9   .A sharp cry was heard outside as the wire fell to the floor. Before long, two p   10   came and caught the thief.
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Canada 4:00 a.m. to 8:30 a.m.

Canada is a big country with six time zones(时区). In the west, it is four a.m., and everyone is asleep, but in the east it is half past eight and people are awake. It is a cold Friday morning in November.

Scotland  12:00 noon

Scotland is part of the UK. The capital of Scotland is Edinburgh, and the capital of the UK is London. It is twelve noon, or midday, in Edinburgh. Children are having lessons, but they are looking forward to the weekend because there is no school on Saturday and Sunday.

Egypt 2:00 p.m.

Friday is already the weekend in Egypt. Friday is a special day for Muslims, so schools, offices and shops are closed in all Arab countries. So now, at two p.m., most people in Egypt are having lunch with their families.

Japan  9:00 p.m.

Japan is seven hours ahead of Egypt, so it is already Friday evening there. The weekend is beginning. Most people are out with friends or watching television or playing computer games.

51. If it is 8:00 a.m. in western Canada, the time is _______ in eastern Canada.

   A. 12:00           B. 2:00 p.m.        C. 12:30 p.m.     D. 4:00 a.m.

52. While Canadian children are waking up, children in Scotland are ________.

   A. having lessons    B. sleeping         C. watching TV   D. playing games

53. Who needn’t go to work on Fridays?

   A. Canadians.       B. Scots.           C. Japanese.      D. Egyptians.

54. Which country will welcome Saturday first, Canada, Japan, UK or Egypt?

   A. UK             B. Japan           C. Egypt         D. Canada

55. What does “ahead of” mean in English?

   A. earlier than       B. later than        C. after           D. until

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