I was a reporter of an evening paper in London. One day I was asked to write a few articles on       in London. It was       that all my adventures started. I made a       that the best way of collecting       was that I would go deep into the       of life. I used to be an actor, of course, I had       all the skills of make-up (化妆)and could still make good use of them. Having finished all necessary preparations, I       myself in one of the busiest streets. At home that night I was       to find that I had received more than a pound.
Well, you can imagine how       it was to settle down to work hard       the newspaper at two pounds a week，when I knew that I could       as much as that in a single day ！ I       my job as a reporter, though my       was hurt. My knowledge of make-up helped me      and my clever answers quickly made me almost a       character. All day and every day, the money       into my cap and I usually received       two pounds in a day. In the end，I       buy a large beautiful house in the country, and later to       . Nobody had any idea where my money       came from. My dear wife only knew that I had business in London：that was all.

A．playing B．shopping C．publishing D．begging

A．then B．there C．soon D．the capital

A．promise B．conclusion C．decision D．preparation

A．facts B．news C．money D．problems

A．diaries B．realities C．beginnings D．difficulties

A．played B．acted C．learned D．tried

A．found B．placed C．lay D．expressed

A．excited B．pleased C．surprised D．disappointed

A．interesting B．successful C．easy D．hard

A．at B．on C．in D．for

A．make B．spend C．save D．care

A．gave in B．gave off C．gave up D．gave out

A．heart B．future C．feeling D．pride

A．a lot B．a little C．many D．well

A．favorite B．public C．popular D．funny

A．ran B．came C．threw D．poured

A．nearly B．totally C．at least D．at most

A．was able to B．could C．had to D．must

A．move in B．sell out C．marry D．engage

A．really B．easily C．simply D．usually