As 小题1: she nor her husband smoked, Mrs. Trench was surprised to see cigarette ash on her doorstep as she entered the house. When she opened the living-room door, she was astonished to see a strange man fast 小题2: in an armchair! Taking care not to disturb him, Mrs. Trench left the house immediately. She called a taxi and went straight to the police station. When she got there, she lost no time to explain 小题3: had happened and added that the man 小题4: have got into the house 小题5: an open window. Mrs. Trench returned home 小题6: a police car together with two policemen. But it was too late: the man had disappeared. 小题7: (hurry) upstairs, she went to her dressing-table. She smiled 小题8: relief when she saw that the only thing the man had taken was an imitation diamond necklace 小题9: was almost 小题10: .
小题1:neigher
小题2:asleep
小题3:what
小题4:must
小题5:throug
小题6:in
小题7:hurrying
小题8:with
小题9:which
小题10:worthless
题目分析：
小题1:neigher neither…nor…指两者都不；本句指她和她丈夫都不抽烟。
小题2:asleep 上下文串联根据下文可知对方是在椅子上睡觉。
小题3:what 考查了what引导宾语从句并在句中做主语的用法。
小题4: must 上下文串联说明是对过去情况的推测，过去一定做了某事must have done.
小题5:through 通过一扇打开的窗户through指穿过…
小题6:in 在…内部in….
小题7:hurrying 考查了分词做状语，因为hurry与she构成主动关系，使用现在分词的形式。
小题8:with with表示原因。
小题9:which which指代diamond necklace在句中做主语。
小题10:worthless 根据上文的imitation说明他拿走的是假的宝石项链，那是不值钱的。
点评：答题中注意句子中人称和数是否一致，时态是否一致。各种词性之间的区别以及一些常用句型，固定短语的应用。，这类题型考察的就是我们的基础知识。平时应注重积累，熟记一些句型及惯用结构。解题前先细读短文，完成以后再阅读短文检查是否语意通顺，符合逻辑。