Miss Green was watching TV to relax herself after a day’s work. Suddenly the program    1   .“Sorry to interrupt the program. Now we are requested to broadcast an important notice from the    2   :At about nine this evening, an old woman   3    79 named Mrs. Humney was robbed and killed by a robber who was    4    a green coat.   5    who can supply any clue(线索) are requested to report to the police.” The terrible news made the lonely girl filled with    6   .She couldn’t help looking   7   .But she didn’t notice that a man was already behind the door to the veranda(走廊) .

All of a sudden the man    8    before Miss Green. The girl really didn’t know what to    9   .“Don’t    10    for trouble. Just    11    your necklace and ring on the table, then I’ll think over whether I shall be safe to stay here for the night,” said the robber. That made Miss Green even more    12    but she tried to calm herself.

Just then there came the whistle of a police car. In a little while, someone    13    the door bell. The man said with a pistol(手枪)     14    the girl’s back. “Don’t    15    the door and say you have gone to bed. Never let him in.” But the girl got an idea. She asked the man outside the door, “Oh, who is it?” “I’m sergeant Bull. Miss Green, is there    16    unusual here?” “No, there isn’t.” Immediately she added    17   ,“only my brother and I are here in the room.” “Well then, good night.” Bull replied in the same loud voice.

A few minutes later, the sound of the police car could not be heard. “It’s well done,” the robber laughed. Then he rushed to the girl. Almost at the same time the glass on the window of Miss Green    18    into pieces. The policemen    19    into the room from the veranda and caught the robber before he could run away.

“Miss Green,   20    you said about your brother’s being in the room made us take action right away,” said Sergeant Bull, “for we have already known that your brother was killed in an accident a year ago.”

1. A. started　　    B. stopped 　　　　   C. ended　　　　 　　   D. disappeared

2. A. police　　　　 B. government 　　  C. army　　　　  　　  D. prison

3. A. for　　　　    B. at　　　　　　　　　　　　    C. of　　　　 　　 　　D. with

4. A. dressed　　    　　   B. wearing　　　　　　 C. on　　　　 　　 　　D. putting on

5. A. People　　　　 B. Any　　　　　　　　  C. These　　　　 　　   D. Those

6. A. fear　　　　   　　   B. anger 　　　　　　   C. surprise　　　　   D. sadness

7. A. around　　　　 B. back　　　　　　　　 C. up　　　　 　　 　　D. over

8. A. came　　　　   B. walked　　　　　　  C. appeared　　　　   D. ran

9. A. say　　　　     B. make　　　　　　　　 C. do　　　　    　　  D. deal with

10. A. ask　　　　    B. take　　　　　　　　  C. except　　　　    D. stand

11. A. take off　　    B. put 　　　　　　    C. hand in　　　　    D. give out

12. A. terrify　　　　 B. terrified　　　　    C. terrifying　　　　  D. terrible

13. A. rang　　　　 B. touched 　　　　   C. turned on　　　　  D. struck

14. A. on 　　　　    B. at　　　　　　　　　　  C. to　　　　 　　 　　D. against

15. A. knock　　    　　   B. get out of 　　　　 C. close　　　　　　  D. open

16. A. someone　　  B. anyone 　　　　    C. anything　　　　   D. something

17. A. excitedly　　  B. anxiously 　　　　 C. aloud　　　　        D. bravely

18. A. turned　　    　　   B. brought　　　　　　 C. broke　　　　  　　  D. changed

19. A. slipped　　    B. went　　　　　　    C. fell　　　　     　　 D. hurried

20. A. what　　　　 　　   B. when　　　　　　    C. while　　　　  　　   D. that

All of a sudden the man    8    before Miss Green. The girl really didn’t know what to    9   .“Don’t    10    for trouble. Just    11    your necklace and ring on the table, then I’ll think over whether I shall be safe to stay here for the night,” said the robber. That made Miss Green even more    12    but she tried to calm herself.

Just then there came the whistle of a police car. In a little while, someone    13    the door bell. The man said with a pistol(手枪)     14    the girl’s back. “Don’t    15    the door and say you have gone to bed. Never let him in.” But the girl got an idea. She asked the man outside the door, “Oh, who is it?” “I’m sergeant Bull. Miss Green, is there    16    unusual here?” “No, there isn’t.” Immediately she added    17   ,“only my brother and I are here in the room.” “Well then, good night.” Bull replied in the same loud voice.

A few minutes later, the sound of the police car could not be heard. “It’s well done,” the robber laughed. Then he rushed to the girl. Almost at the same time the glass on the window of Miss Green    18    into pieces. The policemen    19    into the room from the veranda and caught the robber before he could run away.

“Miss Green,   20    you said about your brother’s being in the room made us take action right away,” said Sergeant Bull, “for we have already known that your brother was killed in an accident a year ago.”

1. A. started　　    B. stopped 　　　　   C. ended　　　　 　　   D. disappeared

2. A. police　　　　 B. government 　　  C. army　　　　  　　  D. prison

3. A. for　　　　    B. at　　　　　　　　　　　　    C. of　　　　 　　 　　D. with

4. A. dressed　　    　　   B. wearing　　　　　　 C. on　　　　 　　 　　D. putting on

5. A. People　　　　 B. Any　　　　　　　　  C. These　　　　 　　   D. Those

6. A. fear　　　　   　　   B. anger 　　　　　　   C. surprise　　　　   D. sadness

7. A. around　　　　 B. back　　　　　　　　 C. up　　　　 　　 　　D. over

8. A. came　　　　   B. walked　　　　　　  C. appeared　　　　   D. ran

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. A. say　　　　     B. make　　　　　　　　 C. do　　　　    　　  D. deal with

10. A. ask　　　　    B. take　　　　　　　　  C. except　　　　    D. stand

11. A. take off　　    B. put 　　　　　　    C. hand in　　　　    D. give out

12. A. terrify　　　　 B. terrified　　　　    C. terrifying　　　　  D. terrible

13. A. rang　　　　 B. touched 　　　　   C. turned on　　　　  D. struck

14. A. on 　　　　    B. at　　　　　　　　　　  C. to　　　　 　　 　　D. against

15. A. knock　　    　　   B. get out of 　　　　 C. close　　　　　　  D. open

16. A. someone　　  B. anyone 　　　　    C. anything　　　　   D. something

17. A. excitedly　　  B. anxiously 　　　　 C. aloud　　　　        D. bravely

18. A. turned　　    　　   B. brought　　　　　　 C. broke　　　　  　　  D. changed

19. A. slipped　　    B. went　　　　　　    C. fell　　　　     　　 D. hurried

20. A. what　　　　 　　   B. when　　　　　　    C. while　　　　  　　   D. that