On Thursday afternoon Mrs. Clarke locked the door and went to the women’s    36    as usual. It was a pleasant way of passing time for an old woman who lived    37  .

When she came home she sensed    38   unusual. Had someone got in? The back door and the    39   were all locked and there was no sign of forced entry ( 进入). Had anything been     40  ? She went from room to room, checking, and found her camera and watch     41    .

The following Thursday she went out at her    42    time, but she didn’t go to the club.     43   , she took a short walk in a park nearby and came home,     44   herself in through the back door. She settled down to wait and see what would    45  .

It was 4 o’clock when the front doorbell rang. Mrs. Clarke was making tea at the time. The bell rang again, and    46   she heard her letter-box being pushed open.    47   the kettle（壶）of boiling water, she moved quietly towards the door. A piece of wire appeared through the letter-box, and then a    48   . The wire turned and caught around the knob (圆型旋包钮) on the door-lock. Mrs. Clarke raised the kettle and    49 _ the water over the hand.    50 __ was heard outside as the    51    fell to the floor and the hand was pulled back, which was    52   by the sound of running feet.

It wasn’t long    53  the police caught the thief. And Mrs. Clarke was greatly    54   at the club for her successful     55  .

1.                A．organization     B．party           C．movement D．club

 

2.                A．lonely          B．alone          C．away D．busily

 

3.                A．everything      B．nothing         C．something D．anything

 

4.                A．windows        B．rooms          C．doors    D．gates

 

5.                A．found          B．opened         C．taken D．broken

 

6.                A．losing          B．missing         C．leaving   D．disappearing

 

7.                A．same          B．spare          C．special   D．usual

 

8.                A．Therefore       B．However        C．Instead   D．Again

 

9.                A．pushing        B．letting          C．pulling   D．leading

 

10.               A．appear         B．follow          C．happen   D．continue

 

11.               A．the next moment B．for a while      C．in time    D．at once

 

12.               A．Putting down    B．Laying aside     C．Picking up D．Taking away

 

13.               A．knife          B．hand           C．letter D．key

 

14.               A．spread         B．dropped        C．poured    D．covered

 

15.               A．A sad voice      B．A sharp cry      C．A warning shout D．A strange noise

 

16.               A．key            B．kettle          C．door-lock  D．wire

 

17.               A．followed        B．caused         C．produced  D．ended

 

18.               A．before         B．since          C．until  D．when

 

19.               A．surprised       B．admired        C．inspired   D．supported

 

20.               A．self-satisfaction  B．self-protection   C．self-respect    D．self-service

 

 

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　　On Thursday afternoon Mrs Clarke locked the door and went to the women's club as usual. It was a pleasant way of passing time 1 an old woman who lived 2 .

　　When she came home she sensed something 3 . Had someone got in? The back door and the windows were all 4 and there was no 5 of forced entry. Had anything been taken? She went from room to room, 6 and found her camera and spare watch 7 .

　　The following Thursday she went out at her 8 time, but didn't go to the club. 9 she took a short walk in a park nearby and came home, 10 herself in through the back door. She settled down to wait and see what would 11 .

　　It was 4 o'clock when the front doorbell rang. Mrs Clarke was 12 tea at the time. The bell rang again, and 13 she heard her letterbox being pushed open. 14 the kettle of boiling water, she moved quietly towards the door. A piece of wire appeared through the letter-box, and then a 15 . The wire turned and caught around the knob on the doorlock. Mrs Clarke raised the kettle and 16 the water over the hand. 17 was heard outside as the wire fell to the floor and the hand was pulled back, which was 18 by the sound of running feet.

　　It wasn't long 19 the police caught the thief. And Mrs Clarke was greatly admired at the club for her successful 20 .

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No one is perfect．We all mess up（搞砸）now and then．It can   36  a little bit to remember that most people have been in the   37   you’re in—hurting several people’s feelings．What makes the difference is what you do next．  38   can go along way toward healing(治愈) hurt or angry feelings．It takes  39   to step up and admit what you did was   40  ．Try saying，

“What I said the other day was   4l   insensitive of me．I shouldn’t have said that．I just want to say I’m sorry．”

   When we say sorry, we   42   to be sincere to show we feel sorry about how hurt another person may be．If an apology is more about  43  and how we can benefit，it might not seem true．

  Another element of saying sorry is to let the person know you’re not going to let it   44   again．You could tell your friends，“I’m going to be more aware of what I  45  and say about people in the future．I’ll make an effort(努力) to be   46   and more positive about people，and not to 47   behind their backs—especially when it’s my friends．”

  If you can’t bring yourself to have a  48  in person，write a note．Whichever way you   49   to communicate, be sure that you’d feel comfortable if anything you say is  50  with other friends，too．

  Hopefully，your friends can stop being angry with you．But don’t be  51  if it doesn’t happen instantly．Some people are quick to  52 ．Others may have to think about what you said and need  53  to get over hurt feelings or anger , or to regain trust．Do your best with the part that’s up to you．The rest is up to them．

  Stop being angry with yourself，too．You can learn from your  54 ．Being too self-critical can’t help you．Move forward．Focus your energies on trying to make things right   55   working on your good intentions!

1.A．give           B．help         C．explain          D．get

2.A．World      B．house        C．surrounding      D．situation

3.A．Apologies      B．Friendships      C．Words            D．Experiences

4.A．money      B．knowledge    C．courage          D．patience

5.A．wrong      B．unusual      C．different            D．dangerous

6.A．probably       B．usually      C．really           D．finally

7.A．1eam           B．need         C．promise          D．hope

8.A．others    B．themselves       C．humans           D．ourselves

9.A．continue       B．happen       C．change           D．work

10.A．want          B．know         C．think            D．hear

11.A．cleverer          B．stronger         C．faster           D．kinder

12.A．talk          B．follow       C．act              D．shout

13.A．party         B．1esson       C．meeting          D．conversation

14.A．dare          B．decide       C．claim            D．dream

15.A．shared        B．compared    C．connected            D．treated

16.A．surprised    B．interested  C．discouraged      D．frightened

17.A．forgive       B．understand       C．agree                D．appear

18.A．energy        B．time         C．confidence       D．support

19.A．skills        B．friends      C．plans            D．mistakes

20.A．for           B．and          C．but              D．or