Louise was 72 years old and she lived by herself.The flint thing she noticed when she came downstairs that Sunday morning Was that her 36 window was open In fact,it was so wide open that she had 37 closing it.Then she realized that things were not in their proper 38 . Finally,when she found her empty 39 on the kitchen table,she realized the awful 40.At first.she didn’t know what to do.Then she decided to 41 her son,Derek.
Derek,s wife Sybil answered the phone,“it's your mother,”she 42 him,coldly.Louise told Derek about the open window, about things being in the wrong places and about the 43 missing from her purse.
“All right,”said Derek,“Don’t 44 anything.I'll be 45 in half an hour.”
Louise 46 and made herself a pot of tea and some toast.Then she went from room to room wondering 47 anything else was missing.
When Derek arrived.he was content to 48 her looking so calm.“Have you rung the 49 ? he asked.“No”? Then I’ll do that straiight away.”So he rang the police.
As it was Sunday. 50 the only detectives were out.However,the police were polite,but vague(含糊的).“We’Il send 51 round as soon as possible,”they said.
Derek telephoned his wire.“I'm not sure when I'll be home,love.”he told her.“I’ve got to 52 for the police.”while Derek and his mother waited,Derek 51 the catches(挂钩)on the windows and locks on the doors.All of them were old and some of the catches hardly 54 at a11.Derek felt 55 .His mother was an old woman,after a11.“I'll have to change all these,”he told her.
36.A.kitchen | B.bedroom | C.washroom | D.bathroom |
37.A.strength | B.trouble | C.reason | D.puzzle |
38.A.positions | B.situations | C.directions | D.places |
39.A.purse | B.vase | C.pot | D.envelope |
40.A.mistake | B. message | C.news | D.truth |
41.A.visit | B.ask | C.ring | D.punish |
42.A.invited | B.informed | C.stated | D.scolded |
43.A.money | B.coin | C.note | D.bill |
44.A.say | B.move | C.touch | D.prepare |
45.A.round | B.here | C.off | D.away |
46.A.sighed | B.relaxed | C.whispered | D.hurried |
47.A.how | B.why | C.if | D.where |
48.A.realize | B.find | C.know | D.sense |
49.A.hospital | B.neighbour | C.police | D.friend |
50.A.generally | B.1uckily | C.considerably | D.unfortunately |
51.A.someone | B.anyone | C.everyone | D.none |
52.A.hope | B.ask | C.wait | D.call |
53.A.tested | B.repaired | C.fixed | D.examined |
54.A.locked | B.worked | C.helped | D.opened |
55.A.excited | B.silly | C.worried | D.guilty |