Once there was a man who could run very fast． He was very proud （1） this and was always
ready to show people how fast he could run．
One day a thief broke into his house， took some of his things and ran off as fast as he（2） ．
The man ran after him， shouting， "Hey， stop! Don't you know you can′t get away from me？" But
the thief only ran faster． The man got （3） angry that he ran at his top speed． He was soon
several miles away from his house．
He was still rushing along （4） he ran into a friend． "Why are you in such a hurry？"asked
the friend．"I am trying to catch a thief． "said the man， who was very much out of breath．"But
where is the thief？ "asked the friend．"Miles and miles behind ! " said the runner， smiling with pride． "He （5） he could run faster than I can， but now，you see， he is quite wrong．
（1）A． of |
B．in |
C．with |
D．off |
（2）A．would |
B．must |
C．could |
D． rathe |
（3）A． very |
B． quite |
C．so |
D．rather |
（4）A． while |
B． though |
C． because |
D． when |
（5）A．thinks |
B．though |
C． will think |
D． is thinking |
