Louise was 72 years old and she lived by herself. The first thing she noticed when she came downstairs that Sunday morning was that her __36____ window was open. In fact, it was so wide open that she had ___37___ closing it. Then she realized that things were not in their proper __38____ . Finally, when she found her empty ___39___ on the kitchen table, she realized the awful __40____ . At first, she didn’t know what to do. Then she decided to ___41___ her son, Derek. Derek’s wife Sybil answered the phone, “It’s your mother,” she _42___ him, coldly. Louise told Derek about the open window, about things being in the wrong places and about the ____43__ missing from her purse. “ All right,” said Derek, “Don’t __44___ anything. I’ll be __45___ in half an hour. Louise ___46__ and made herself a pot of tea and some toast. Then she went from room to room wondering __47___ anything else was missing. When Derek arrived, he was content to __48___ her looking so calm. “Have you rung the ___49___ ?”he asked. “No? Then I’ll do that straight away.” So he rang the police. As it was Sunday， __50____ the only detectives were out. However, the police were polite, but vague(含糊的) . “ We’ll send __51__ round as soon as possible.” They said. Derek telephoned his wife. “I’m not sure when I’ll be home, love,” he told her. “I’ve got to ___52__ for the police.” While Derek and his mother waited, Derek _53___ the catches （挂钩） on the windows and locks on the doors. All of them were old and some of the catches hardly __54___ at all. Derek felt __55___ . His mother was an old woman, after all. “I’ll have to change all these.” he told her. 小题1: A．washroom B．bedroom C．kitchen D．bathroom 小题2: A．strength B．puzzle C．reason D．trouble 小题3: A．positions B．places C．directions D．situations 小题4: A．purse B．vase C．pot D．envelope 小题5: A．mistake B．message C．truth D．news 小题6: A．visit B．ask C．ring D．punish 小题7: A．invited B．informed C．stated D．scolded 小题8: A．note B．coin C．money D．bill 小题9: A．say B．move C．touch D．prepare 小题10: A．here B．round C．off D．away 小题11: A．sighed B．relaxed C．whispered D．hurried 小题12: A．if B．why C．how D．where 小题13: A．realize B．find C．know D．sense 小题14: A．police B．neighbour C．hospital D．friend 小题15: A．generally B．luckily C．considerably D．unfortunately 小题16: A．anyone B．someone C．everyone D．none 小题17: A．hope B．ask C．wait D．call 小题18: A．examined B．repaired C．fixed D．tested 小题19: A．locked B．opened C．helped D．worked 小题20: A．excited B．silly C．worried D．Guilty