Agatha Christin went out at night. She never 36 the night when she met a 37 many years ago.
That evening, she was going to a birthday party which 38 until 2 o’clock in the morning. Agatha walked in the 39 street alone. Suddenly from the shadow of a dark building a tall man with a sharp knife in his right hand ran out 40 her. “Good morning, lady.” the man said in a 41 voice, “I don’t think you wish to 42 here!” “ What do you 43 ?”Agatha asked.
“ Your earrings, take them off!”
Agatha suddenly had a 44 idea. She tried to cover her necklace with the collar of her overcoat while she used 45 hand to take off both of her earrings and then quickly 46 them on the ground.
“ 47 them and let me go, “ she said. The robber 48 that girl didn’t like the earrings at all, only trying to 49 the necklace. It would cost 50 , so he said, “ Give me your necklace.”
“ Oh, sir. It’s 51 worth much. Please let me 52 it.”
“Stop rubbish. Quick!”
With shaking hands Agatha took off her necklace. As soon as the robber 53 , she picked up her earrings and ran as fast as she could to one of her friends,
The 54 cost 480 pounds and the necklace the robber had taken 55 cost only six pounds.
1.A．minded B．forgot C．remembered D．realized
2.A．friend B．beggar C．robber D．stranger
3.A．stayed B．ended C．began D．lasted
4.A．wide B．narrow C．quiet D．busy
5.A．at B．on C．in D．against
6.A．loud B．low C．sharp D．wild
7.A．come B．die C．fight D．meet
8.A．do B．make C．want D．ask
9.A．bright B．foolish C．funny D．safe
10.A．her right B．her left C．the other D．another
11.A．handed B．put C．passed D．threw
12.A．Take B．Accept C．Collect D．Pick
13.A．considered B．saw C．felt D．thought
14.A．keep B．own C．have D．guard
15.A．more B．less C．cheap D．expensive
16.A．really B．usually C．even D．not
17.A．wear B．keep C．save D．have
18.A．ran B．allowed C．disappeared D．agreed
19.A．loss B．luck C．jewelry D．earrings
20.A．away B．out C．off D．down
Little Tony insisted that his mother _____ him to school.
A. send B. sent C. sends D. sending
When they knew there was a panda in the zoo, the children could ___ wait to see it.
A. almost B. nearly C. hard D. hardly
I know you are very ___ ice-cream, but you will gain weight if you eat too much.
A. fond of B. tired of C. full of D. afraid of
She prefers _____ her clothes by hands rather than by machine.
A. having washed B. washing C. being washed D. to wash
Alice trust you: only you can ____her to give up the foolish idea.
A. suggest B. attract C. attempt D. persuade
