Miss Green was watching TV. Suddenly the program stopped. “Now we broadcast an important notice from the  36  : At about nine this evening, an old woman of 79, named Mrs. Humney, was    37   and killed by a robber wearing a green coat. Those who can supply any clue(线索) are requested to  38  to the police.” The  39  news made the lonely girl filled with  40 . She couldn’t help looking around. But she didn’t   41  that a man was already behind the door.
Suddenly the man  42  before Miss Green. The girl didn’t know what to   43 . “Just put your necklace on the table, then I’ll  44  whether I shall be safe to stay here for the night.” said the robber. That made her even more terrified, but she tried to   45  herself.
Just then there came the whistle of a police car. Then  46   the door bell. The man said with a pistol(手枪)  47  the girl’s back, “Don’t  48  the door. Never let him in.” But the girl got    a(n)  49 . She asked the man outside the door, “Who is it?” “I’m Bull. Is there  50   unusual here?” “No , there isn’t.” Immediately she added   51  , “Only   52  and I are here.” “Good night.” Bull replied in the same loud voice.
A few minutes later, the sound of the  53  died away. “It’s well done,” the robber laughed. Almost at the same time the glass was   54  into pieces. The policemen  55  into the room and caught the robber.
“Miss Green, what you said made us take action right away,” said Bull, “for we know that you have no brother.”

A．police B．government C．army D．prison

A．hit B．stolen C．robbed D．cheated

A．announce B．inform C．provide D．report

A．terrible B．exciting C．strange D．funny

A．anger B．fear C．surprise D．sadness

A．feel B．observe C．hear D．notice

A．came B．appeared C．walked D．ran

A．say B．make C．do D．deal

A．decide B．consider C．intend D．doubt

A．protect B．scare C．free D．calm

A．touched B．switched C．rang D．struck

A．against B．at C．to D．on

A．knock B．shut C．lean D．open

A．belief B．idea C．help D．voice

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

A．excitedly B．anxiously C．loudly D．bravely

A．my friend B．my neighbor C．the robber D．my brother

A．policeman B．police car C．robber D．footsteps

A．turned B．brought C．broken D．changed

A．slipped B．went C．fell D．hurried