It was estimated that the thieves had stolen _____ worth of jewelry from the shop.

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Experts around Europe are discussing the embarrassing museum safety following the theft of two art masterpiece paintings on Sunday. A large hunt got under way Monday for thieves who walked into a lightly guarded museum in Oslo, Norway, tore two paintings off the wall and ran away.
Some expressed fear that works of art are in increasing danger from violent robbery — unless, said Deputy Culture Minister Yngve Slettholm, "we lock them in a mountain bunker(碉堡)."
Armed, masked robbers stole the Edvard Munch masterpiece "The Scream" and another of Munch's works, "Madonna," from Oslo's Munch Museum on Sunday as visitors watched in disbelief.
The purpose behind the robbery also remained unknown. But art experts guessed the thieves were either looking for money or wished to impress other criminals since it would be nearly impossible to sell such famous pieces of art.
This is the second time in a decade that a version of the painting has been stolen. Another version of "The Scream" was stolen from Oslo's National Gallery in February 2004, but recovered three months later. The Munch works were not insured against theft, because it was impossible to set a price on them, said John Oeyaas, managing director of Oslo Forsikring, the city-owned company that insured the paintings against damage. But he said the theft in broad daylight from one of Norway's most visited museums raises the question of security — "How can we make these artworks available to the public while still ensuring their safety?"
56. The stolen paintings were drawn by ______.
A. Oslo Forsikring        B. Yngve Slettholm              C. Edvard Munch          D. John Oeyaas
57.Which of the following description is correct about the theft?
A.The two paintings were stolen on Monday
B.Visitors to the museum saw the faces of the robbers
C.The thieves were looking for money
D.The thieves had weapons with them during the theft
58. The Oslo’s Munch Museum ______.
A.is one of the most popular museum in the country
B.had all its paintings insured against theft
C.were going to lock the paintings in a mountain bunker
D.had another version of “The Scream” stolen in 2004
59. What could be the best title for this passage?
A.Dangers of Violent Robbery
B.How to Ensure Safety of Artworks
C.Priceless Art Lost in Bold Theft
D.Famous Art Works Favored by Thieves

February 24,2008 saw thieves break into the showroom of an Italian jeweler liked by Hollywood stars and stole things worth up to 10 million dollars while its owners were in Los Angeles hosting a party to celebrate the Oscars．
The robbery，which took place at the Damiani showroom in Milan’s fashion district that morning，was compared later with the“perfect scenes”in films such as Ocean’s Eleven and The Italian Job．
The thieves had spent more than a month digging a tunnel from a disused cellar(地下室)in a building joined to the showroom．The digging had been heard for weeks but was thought to be part of continuing building works next door. The four thieves，dressed in balaclavas，sunglasses and fake uniforms of the Guards, used an inside stair to reach the first floor，thus avoiding alarms(警报器) and video cameras．
The showroom had been opened for a private viewing and there were five employees inside，including a cleaning lady and a member of the staff，as well as the manager. The thieves said they were there to check the accounts(账目)，then knocked down the staff，tied them up with ropes，covered their mouths with tape and locked them in the washroom. They then helped themselves to jewelry and left the way they had come．
The entire operation had taken little more than 40 minutes．The employees managed to free themselves and raise the alarm，but by then the thieves were long gone．The police said that they were looking into whether the robbers had“inside assistance”that had helped them to avoid the alarms and cameras．
45．Which of the following is the best title of this passage?
A．A perfect robbery        B．10 million of Jewelry Stolen
C．The Italian Thieves       D．An Italian Jeweler
46．Why didn’t the thieves appear in the cameras? Perhaps because     ．
A．there was something wrong with the cameras then
B．the thieves entered the showroom through an inside stair
C．the employees were too frightened to open the cameras then
D．the cameras didn’t work with the uniforms of the guards
47．Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A．The Italian jeweler was popular with some famous American film stars．
B．The thieves went into a disused tunnel into the showroom．
C．When the robbery took place，there was no one in the showroom．
D．One of the jeweler employees must have helped the robbery secretly．
48．We can learn from the passage that     
A．The items were so dear that no one could afford to buy one．
B．The thieves left the showroom from where they came into it．
C．The most valuable jewels survived the robbery．
D．The jeweler had to close down because of the showroom robbery．

The police received a report that six men had stopped a car. The 1 was carrying factory wages (工资) and the men attacked the 32 . They had tied him up and had stolen 3 of the bags. After searching for three hours the 4 found the car near a 5 . The driver was 6 on a bag in the car and his 7 were tied behind his back.

The thieves had tied a handkerchief round his 8 so that he wouldn’t shout. The police climbed 9 the car and 10 the driver. Then they asked him what had happened.

“I was 11 soon after I left the 12 ,” the driver explained. “Six men stopped my car and made me 13 to the river. ‘If you 14 ,’ one of them said, ‘we’ll shoot you.’ 15 I got to the river, they tied me up. Then they 16 me into the back of the car. There were 17 bags in the back and the thieves took one of them. ”

“18 money did the bag contain? ” a police officer asked.

“It 19 contain any money at all,” the driver laughed. “It was full of letters. This one contains 20 the money. I have been sitting on it for three hours!”

1．A．driver　　　 B．car　　　　 C．worker　　　 D．robber

2．A．police　　　 B．shops　　　 C．money　　　 D．driver

3．A．half　　　　 B．some　　　　 C．all　　　　 D．one

4．A．bank　　　　 B．factory　　 C．police　　　 D．thieves

5．A．lake　　　　 B．river　　　 C．mountain　　 D．park

6．A．sitting　　　 B．lying　　　 C．standing　　 D．tied

7．A．hands　　　　 B．arms　　　　 C．feet　　　　 D．legs

8．A．eyes　　　　 B．ears　　　　 C．mouth　　　 D．lips

9．A．into　　　　 B．onto　　　　 C．out of　　　 D．down

10．A．saw　　　　 B．met　　　　 C．freed　　　 D．noticed

11．A．tied　　　　 B．found　　　 C．stopped　　 D．followed

12．A．factory　　 B．bank　　　　 C．car　　　　 D．house

13．A．advance　　 B．drive　　　 C．walk　　　　 D．move

14．A．move　　　　 B．speak　　　 C．cheat us　　 D．shout

15．A．When　　　　 B．As　　　　　 C．While　　　 D．Before

16．A．took　　　　 B．showed　　　 C．threw　　　 D．let

17．A．two　　　　 B．three　　　 C．four　　　　 D．five

18．A．Whose　　　 B．What　　　　 C．How many　　 D．How much

19．A．does　　　　 B．does not　　 C．didn’t　　 D．couldn’t

20．A．whole　　　 B．all　　　　 C．half of　　 D．part of

The police received a report that six men had stopped a car. The  1  was carrying factory wages (工资) and the men attacked the  32  . They had tied him up and had stolen  3   of the bags. After searching for three hours the  4  found the car near a  5  . The driver was  6  on a bag in the car and his  7  were tied behind his back.

The thieves had tied a handkerchief round his  8  so that he wouldn’t shout. The police climbed  9  the car and  10  the driver. Then they asked him what had happened.

“I was  11  soon after I left the  12  ,” the driver explained. “Six men stopped my car and made me  13  to the river. ‘If you  14  ,’ one of them said, ‘we’ll shoot you.’  15  I got to the river, they tied me up. Then they  16  me into the back of the car. There were  17  bags in the back and the thieves took one of them. ”

“18  money did the bag contain? ” a police officer asked.

“It 19  contain any money at all,” the driver laughed. “It was full of letters. This one contains 20  the money. I have been sitting on it for three hours!”

1．A．driver  B．car    C．worker     D．robber

2．A．police  B．shops       C．money      D．driver

3．A．half     B．some C．all     D．one

4．A．bank   B．factory     C．police       D．thieves

5．A．lake     B．river  C．mountain  D．park

6．A．sitting  B．lying  C．standing    D．tied

7．A．hands  B．arms  C．feet   D．legs

8．A．eyes    B．ears   C．mouth      D．lips

9．A．into     B．onto  C．out of       D．down

10．A．saw   B．met   C．freed D．noticed

11．A．tied   B．found       C．stopped    D．followed

12．A．factory     B．bank  C．car    D．house

13．A．advance    B．drive  C．walk  D．move

14．A．move B．speak C．cheat us    D．shout

15．A．When       B．As     C．While       D．Before

16．A．took  B．showed     C．threw       D．let

17．A．two   B．three  C．four  D．five

18．A．Whose      B．What C．How many       D．How much

19．A．does  B．does not    C．didn’t       D．couldn’t

20．A．whole       B．all      C．half of      D．part of