One of Britain’s bravest women told yesterday how she helped to catch suspected police killer David Bieber -- and was thanked 21 flowers by the police. It was also said that she could 22___ a share of up to ￡30,000 reward money.
Vicki Brown, 30, played a very important role in 23 the nationwide manhunt. Vicki, who has worked at the Royal Hotel for four years, told of her terrible 24 when she had to steal into Bieber’s bedroom and to watch him 25 . Then she waited alone for three 26 while armed police prepared to 27 the building.
She said, "I was very nervous. But when I opened the hotel door and saw 20 armed policemen
28 in the car park I was so glad they were there.”
The alarm had been raised because Vicki became suspicious of the guest who 29 in at 3 pm the day before New Year’s Eve with little luggage and 30 sunglasses and a hat pulled down over his 31 . She said, "He didn’t seem to want to talk too much and make any eye contact." Vicki, the only employee on duty, called her boss Margaret, 64, and husband Stan McKale, 65, who phoned the police at 11 pm.
Officers from Northumbria Police called Vicki at the hotel in Dunston, Gateshead, at about 11:30 pm to make sure that this was the 32 man. Then they kept in touch by phoning Vicki
33 15 minutes.
"It was about ten past two in the morning 34 the phone went again and a policeman said ‘Would you go and make yourself known to the armed officers outside?’. My heart missed a 35 ."
Vicki quietly showed eight armed officers 36 passages and staircases to the top floor room and 37 over the key.
"I realized that my bedroom window overlooks that part of the hotel, so I went to watch. I could not see into the man’s room, 38 I could see the passage. The police kept 39 at the man to come out with his hands showing. Then suddenly he 40 have come out because they shouted for him to lie down while he was handcuffed (带上手铐)。
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A．stories B．experience C．moment D．day
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A．would B．could C．must D．might
Mr. Grey traveled a lot on business. He sold machines of different kinds to farmers. It was not really a very 36 job, but Mr. Grey had always been interested in 37 , and he was quite 38 with his life.
One of Mr. Grey’s problems was often__39___ to stay when he reached some small places in the country. He did not expect great ___40__ and wonderful food, but he found it annoying when he was given a __41___ room and when there was no hot water or good food after a long and ___42__ day.
Late one __43__ evening, Mr. Grey arrived at a small railway station. The journey by __44__ that day had not been ___45__ interesting, and Mr. Grey was cold and tired and hungry. He was __46___ a simple but satisfying meal by a bright burning __47___ , and then a hot bath and a comfortable ___48__.
While he was walking to the taxi stand, he said to a local man who was _ 49__ walking there, “ As this is my first __50___ to this part of the country and I was in too much of a __51___ to find out about hotels before I left home, I would very much like to know how many you have here?”
The local man answered, “ We have two.”
“And which of the two would you __52___ me to go to ?” Mr. Grey asked then.
The local man scratched his __53___ for a few moments and then answered, “ Well, it’s like this: ___54__ you go to, you’ll be ___55__ you didn’t go to the other.”
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A．want B．suggest C．allow D．advise
A．paper B．head C．hand D．notebook
A．whenever B．wherever C．whichever one D．neither one
A．proud B．sure C．sorry D．glad
Learning experience happens to us throughout our lives. Not long ago I had one that I would like to 36 .
I was going to Marblehead with my sailboat team. The team was racing down the highway at 85 mph 37 we realized we were 38 . Luckily, we saw a rest area ahead. I had a brand-new $ 20 bill. I was so 39 because I had never had that kind of cash before. But spending it on 40 seemed like throwing it away. We all rushed into the pizza line. 41 I got a pizza and a drink, and walked to my table. About halfway through the meal, I 42 I had not actually handed any money to the cashier . I had just 43 out, and nobody had noticed. I felt terrible.
My conscience opened its mouth and swallowed me in one big bite. I couldn't 44 over it. I just couldn't go back to the cashier and 45 for my stolen pizza. I was so upset that I 46 to give myself the pleasure of an ice cream in 47 that someone would say “Hey, Jeff, why don't you use the change 48 the pizza instead of that nice, new $ 20 bill?”I was not so 49 of my cash now.
For the next two years, whenever I was 50 of the “Pizza incident”, I would say to myself “Don't think about it any more”.
I have learned two things from this 51 . Maybe I was a fool for 52 in to my conscience, and being too stupid to appreciate a 53 pizza. But the real lesson is that even if you get away from what you have done, your conscience will 54 up with you.
This reflects the saying “A coward dies a thousand deaths, a hero dies one.” I was a coward and have felt terrible about that incident at least a thousand times. If I had been a “55” and gone back to pay for the pizza, I would have felt a little uncomfortable about it only once, or maybe twice.
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I was having my dinner at McDonald’s one evening when an old couple slowly walked in. They 36 their meal, took a table near the window and started 37 food out of the plate. There was one hamburger, one order of French fries(炸薯条) and one drink. The man 38_the food into two halves and carefully placed39 before his wife.
He took a sop(一小口)of the drink. His wife also took one and then40 the cup down between them.“That 41 old couple! All they can42 is one meal for the two of them , ” thought I. 43 the man began to eat his French fries, I44 to my feet, went over and said that I was45 to buy another meal for them. But he 46 refused me and said that they made it a47 to share everything.
48 , the lady didn’t take a bite. She sat there49 her husband eat, and taking turns(轮流) sipping the drink. Again I50 to buy them something but was refused. When the man finished eating and was51 his face with a napkin(纸巾), I52 no longer stand it. I made an offer to them a third time.53 being politely refused, I asked the lady 54 ,“Ｍadam, why aren’t you eating? You said that you share everything.55 is it that you are waitting for?”“The teeth,”she answered.
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Statistics show that nearly three-quarters of 30-
year-of Italian males still live at their parents’ home.
The Italian（36） grows up thinking his other is the Virgin Mary, and so （37） he thinks he is Jesus, or God’s gift to the world. It is not （38） that Italian males find it very difficult to （39） home. Their mothers make sure that their（40） are so cosseted（宠爱）that they have no real wish to leave. Even when they are （41）, they continue to behave as if they aren’t, taking their（42） home at least once a week for their mother（43） and iron.
They （44） treating home as a hotel, just like teenagers in northern European countries. Why give up a life of luxury and financial（45） with a woman who treats you as the Son of God for an （46） future with a woman（47） might ask you to do things around the （48） that you have never （49） to do, like making your bed or drying the dishes?
In fact young Italian males (50) no choice. There is little tradition of them(51) away from home during their student years, and it is(52) for them to find decent jobs until they are in their thirties;(53) the absence of suitably priced accommodation makes it practically(54) for them to afford to move out. They find themselves(55) in a trap: wanting to live on their own, but unable to leave the nest and under fire for not doing so.
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A．hopefully B．naturally C．happily D．generally
A．surprising B．exciting C．easy D．convenient
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A．sons B．sisters C．friends D．children
A．married B．well C．tried D．ill
A．books B．clothes C．cars D．bicycles
A．make B．cook C．wash D．see
A．turn up B．end up C．get up D．pick up
A．difficulty B．problem C．trouble D．security
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A．when B．who C．what D．which
A．house B．corner C．place D．school
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A．different B．impossible C．important D．casual
A．dressed B．convinced C．determined D．caught
Years ago in Scotland, the Clark family had a dream. Clark and his wife worked and saved, 21 plans for their nine children and themselves to 22 to the United States. It had taken years, but they had finally 23 enough money and had gotten passports and reservations for the 24 family on a new liner to the United States.
The entire family was 25 with excitement about their new life. However, seven days before their 26 , the youngest son was bitten by a dog. The doctor sewed up the boy 27 hung a yellow sheet on the Clarks’ front door. 28 the possibility of rabies (狂犬病), they were being quarantined (隔离)for fourteen days.
The family’s dreams were dashed. They would not be able to make the trip to America 29 they had planned. Watching the ship leave 30 his family, the father, filled with disappointment and anger, cursed both his son and God for their 31 .
Five days later, the tragic news spread 32 Scotland---the mighty Titanic had sunk. The 33 ship had sunk, taking hundreds of lives with it. The Clark family 34 have been on that ship, but because the son had been bitten by a dog, they were left 35 in Scotland.
When Mr. Clark heard the news, he hugged his son and thanked him for 36 the family. He thanked God 37 saving their lives and turning what he had left was a tragedy into a 38 .
Although we may not 39 understand, all things happen for a 40 .
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