题目内容：

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