A gang of thieves stole US $10.5 million from a company on Tuesday in London. It was the largest theft（盗窃）in Britain's history.
The thieves left used beer glasses and wine bottles in the lobby（休息室）of the company. They seemed to be in no hurry. It took two and a half hours to rob the company.
The police were hunting the gang, believed to be six men. One police officer said that the gang might find the mountain of cash（现金）hard to deal with.“We think the money will remain hidden near London until the gang feels it is safer to move.”he said.
A reward（赏金）for US $750000 was offered for information leading to the capture（捕获）of the thieves.
It was said seven employees of the company had been“threatened”（威胁）with having petrol poured over their heads and set fire if they didn't co-operate with the thieves.
(1)The used beer glasses and wine bottles in the lobby showed ________.
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A．the thieves used beer glasses and wine bottles to help them steal the money
B．the thieves were quite sure of themselves and there was no need to hurry
C．the thieves took a lot of beer and wine with them
D．the thieves had had a good meal in the company
(2)According to the police officer ________.
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A．there was no place for the thieves to hide the money
B．the thieves found it hard to hide the money
C．it was difficult for the thieves to spend the money right away
D．the thieves had no way to spend the money
(3)A reward of US $750000 was offered to those ________.
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A．who could give information on how the thieves stole the money
B．who could tell the police about the place where-abouts the thieves
C．who could give some news to the police
D．who could recognize the six thieves
(4)Why didn't the employees do anything to stop the thieves?
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A．Because they were afraid of being punished.
B．Because they thought it better to co-operate with the thieves.
C．Because they were few and the thieves were many.
D．Because they were poured with petrol over their heads.
科目：高中英语 来源：素质教育新教案·高中英语·第一册(上) 题型：050
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There was great excitement at Thorby police station. The Inspector had received a phone call from an informer (通报者). The man said that a gang (帮、团伙) intended to rob the main post office. He even told the Inspector the date and time for which the robbery was planned. The Thorby police were not used to serious crimes (罪). Except for occasional cases of apple stealing, their peace was seldom disturbed. Hardly did anything more serious happen.
The robbery was going to take place at two o'clock on market day. The informer said that one of the gang would have a revolver. This worried the Inspector most of all. On market days,the street near the post office was always crowded. There was danger that someone might be killed. It was the most difficult case the Inspector had ever had.
The Inspector wanted to make sure the gang was caught and he made preparation carefully. He ordered his men to wear ordinary clothes so that some of them could mix with the people in the post office. Others were to be in the street outside to prevent the gang from escaping. On the day that the robbery was to take place, all was ready. At two o'clock, a large black car was parked in front of the post office. Three men, with handkerchiefs over their faces, jumped out and ran into the post office. Two of them stayed by the door. The third went up to the counter and pulled out a revolver. No sooner had I done this then the Inspector blew his whistle. The man standing at the counter immediately put the revolver back in his pocket and pulled the handkerchief from his face. “Could I have a five-penny stamp. please? ”he said. “You will have to tell a better story than that to the Judge.”the Inspector said. “And anyway, there is no parking in front of the post office. ”
1．From the story, we may conclude that the Inspector was a very ________ man.
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A．funny and careful
B．humorous and careful
C．exciting and hardworking
D．strict and serious
2．The Inspector was worried most of all because ________ .
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A．he was not used to serious crimes
B．it was a very difficult case
C．the robbers had a revolver
D．the post office was in a busy street
3．What do you think a“revolver”is? It's ________ .
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