On Thursday afternoon Mrs. Clarke locked the door and went to the women’s 1 as usual. It was a pleasant way of passing time for an old woman who lived 2 .
When she came home she sensed 3 unusual. Had someone got in? The back door and the 4 were all locked and there was no sign of forced entry ( 进入). Had anything been 5? She went from room to room, checking, and found her camera and watch 6 .
The following Thursday she went out at her 7 time, but she didn’t go to the club. 8 , she took a short walk in a park nearby and came home, 9 herself in through the back door. She settled down to wait and see what would 10.
It was 4 o’clock when the front doorbell rang. Mrs. Clarke was making tea at the time. The bell rang again, and 11 she heard her letter-box being pushed open. 12 the kettle（壶）of boiling water, she moved quietly towards the door. A piece of wire appeared through the letter-box, and then a 13 . The wire turned and caught around the knob (圆型旋包钮) on the door-lock. Mrs. Clarke raised the kettle and 14 the water over the hand. 15 was heard outside as the 16 fell to the floor and the hand was pulled back, which was 17 by the sound of running feet.
It wasn’t long 18 the police caught the thief. And Mrs. Clarke was greatly 19 at the club for her successful 20.

1. 1.
   1. A.
      organization
   2. B.
      party
   3. C.
      movement
   4. D.
      club
2. 2.
   1. A.
      lonely
   2. B.
      alone
   3. C.
      away
   4. D.
      busily
3. 3.
   1. A.
      everything
   2. B.
      nothing
   3. C.
      something
   4. D.
      anything
4. 4.
   1. A.
      windows
   2. B.
      rooms
   3. C.
      doors
   4. D.
      gates
5. 5.
   1. A.
      found
   2. B.
      opened
   3. C.
      taken
   4. D.
      broken
6. 6.
   1. A.
      losing
   2. B.
      missing
   3. C.
      leaving
   4. D.
      disappearing
7. 7.
   1. A.
      same
   2. B.
      spare
   3. C.
      special
   4. D.
      usual
8. 8.
   1. A.
      Therefore
   2. B.
      However
   3. C.
      Instead
   4. D.
      Again
9. 9.
   1. A.
      pushing
   2. B.
      letting
   3. C.
      pulling
   4. D.
      leading
10. 10.
    1. A.
       appear
    2. B.
       follow
    3. C.
       happen
    4. D.
       continue
11. 11.
    1. A.
       the next moment
    2. B.
       for a while
    3. C.
       in time
    4. D.
       at once
12. 12.
    1. A.
       Putting down
    2. B.
       Laying aside
    3. C.
       Picking up
    4. D.
       Taking away
13. 13.
    1. A.
       knife
    2. B.
       hand
    3. C.
       letter
    4. D.
       key
14. 14.
    1. A.
       spread
    2. B.
       dropped
    3. C.
       poured
    4. D.
       covered
15. 15.
    1. A.
       A sad voice
    2. B.
       A sharp cry
    3. C.
       A warning shout
    4. D.
       A strange noise
16. 16.
    1. A.
       key
    2. B.
       kettle
    3. C.
       door-lock
    4. D.
       wire
17. 17.
    1. A.
       followed
    2. B.
       caused
    3. C.
       produced
    4. D.
       ended
18. 18.
    1. A.
       before
    2. B.
       since
    3. C.
       until
    4. D.
       when
19. 19.
    1. A.
       surprised
    2. B.
       admired
    3. C.
       inspired
    4. D.
       supported
20. 20.
    1. A.
       self-satisfaction
    2. B.
       self-protection
    3. C.
       self-respect
    4. D.
       self-service

It may be good to live your life according to strict rules, but Taiwanese pop star Ken Wu also prefers to follow his own heart and emotions.” The best thing for everyone is to live in a _1_____way ,”he said ,”You don’t need too much burden on your mind .Be who you are .”He showed up on April 20 in Beijing to give love and _2_____to the children with hearing disabilities at a Nokia charity event.”_____3__is a big part of my life .I couldn’t imagine days____4___it,”he said ,”One of my friends has a strong desire for singing ,but ___5__lost his hearing ━it’s a painful_____6_.So I wish to bring beautiful sound back to those kids who can’t hear.”￣

Wu says that he admires the ____7__of the ancient philosopher ,and ___8___with things advocated in Tao Te Ching(道德经),like living naturally.

“In this song ,I just __9____young people to have their own path in life ,”he said ,”They can decide what they want to be like .”

Wu has always been ___10___in his misic style .He _11_____to stay on the same track for a ling period of  time .

At first glance ,the name of the song Laotze Says __12_____that of the last hit General’s Order, but Wu says that the two songs have very__13___styles.

“The new song is not the Chinese tradional style.____14___,its electronic music ,”he said ,”I’ll never be __15____by following the same route, I-ll keep trying new things and seeking after variety in my work . ”

1.A.usual          B. normal               C. careless          D. natural

2. A. songs        B. care                  C. food            D. gifs

3. A. Sound        B. Music                C. Drawing      D. Dancing

4. A. of           B. being                C. without       D. with

5. A. suddenly      B. luckily                C. eventually        D. unfortunately

6. A. illness        B. experience                   C. decision         D. result

7. A. wisdom      B. freedom                     C. reputation       D. carefulness

8. A. deals         B. plays                  C. agrees          D. compares

9. A. persuade      B. encourage             C. forbid          D. allow

10. A. serious      B. anxious                C. slow           D. inventive

11. A. refuses     B. prefers                C. promises       D. continues.

12. A. replaces    B. protects               C. follows         D. includes

13. A. special     B. different                C. typical         D. similar

14. A. Therefore   B. Thus                 C. However       D. Instead

15. A. excited      B. embarrassed           C. satisfied        D. disappointed

We were on tour a few summers ago, driving through Chicago, when right outside of the city, we got pulled over. A middle-aged policeman came up to the car and was really being troublesome at first. Lecturing us, he said, “You were speeding. Where are you going in such a hurry?” Our guitarist, Tim, told him that we were on our way to Wisconsin to play a show. His way towards us totally changed. He asked, “Oh, so you boys are in a band（乐队）？” We told him that we were. He then asked all the usual band questions about the type of music we played, and how long we had been at it. Suddenly, he stopped and said, “Tim, you want to get out of this ticket, don’t you?” Tim said, “Yes.” So the officer asked him to step out of the car. The rest of us, inside the car, didn’t know what to think as we watched the policeman talk to Tim. Next thing we knew, the policeman was putting Tim in the back of the police car he had parked in front of us. With that, he threw the car into reverse（倒车），stopping a few feet in back of our car. Now we suddenly felt frightened. We didn’t know if we were all going to prison, or if the policeman was going to sell Tim on the black market or something. All of a sudden, the policeman’s voice came over his loudspeaker. He said, “Ladies and gentlemen, for the first time ever, we have Tim here singing on Route 90.” Turns out, the policeman had told Tim that the only way he was getting out of the ticket was if he sang part of one of our songs over the loudspeaker in the police car. Seconds later, Tim started screaming into the receiver. The policeman enjoyed the performance, and sent us on our way without a ticket.

1.The policeman stopped the boys to      .

2.The policeman became friendly to the boys when he knew they       .

3.The boys probably felt        when they drove off.