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.
小题1: | A.minded | B.forgot | C.remembered | D.realized |
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小题2: | A.friend | B.beggar | C.robber | D.st ranger |
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小题3: | A.stayed | B.ended | C.began | D.lasted |
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小题4: | A.wide | B.narrow | C.quiet | D.busy |
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小题6: | A.loud | B.low | C.sharp | D.wild |
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小题9: | A.bright | B.foolish | C.funny | D.safe |
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小题10: | A.her right | B.her left | C.the other | D.another |
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小题11: | A.handed | B.put | C.passed | D.threw |
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小题12: | A.Take | B.Accept | C.Collect | D.Pick |
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小题13: | A.considered | B.saw | C.felt | D.thought |
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小题14: | A.keep | B.own | C.have | D.guard |
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小题15: | A.more | B.less | C.cheap | D.expensive |
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小题16: | A.really | B.usually | C.even | D.not |
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小题17: | A.wear | B.keep | C.save | D.have |
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小题18: | A.ran | B.allowed | C.disappeared | D.agreed |
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小题19: | A.loss | B.luck | C.jewelry | D.earrings |
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