Many years ago there lived a young couple in a small town. The husband was out of job for a long time and the wife 36 make a living by sewing for others. They were so poor that there was almost nothing in the house but a jar under a 37 table, in 38 was a little rice 39 from their neighbor for the coming New Year. 40 New Year’s Eve, the wife had already fallen asleep, but the husband was 41 in bed, worrying about the life. Suddenly he heard something. In the darkness he saw a man breaking into the room. “It 42 be a thief.” He thought, “but it 43 matter, there is nothing that can be 44 .” So he 45 to be asleep and kept watching over the thief. The thief began to 46 the room. At last he found the rice in the jar. “But 47 can I take it away?” the thief thought hard. Then he had an idea. He 48 his coat and spread it on the ground between the bed and the table. After that he turned round to take the jar. Now the husband realized what the thief 49 . He picked up the coat quickly and 50 himself with it while the thief was turning around. The thief 51 the jar, poured the rice out on the place where he had just spread his coat and squatted (蹲) down to feel it. But to his surprise, his coat had 52 . “Hey”, he couldn’t help 53 out. The 54 woke up the wife. She asked her husband, “Did you hear any sound? Maybe there is a thief in the room.” “ Nonsense(胡说)!” replied her husband. “Go back to sleep. There is no thief in the room.” “No, that’s 55 ,” the thief shouted loudly. “If there isn’t a thief, then, where’s my coat?” 小题1: A．was able to B．wanted to C．had to D．would 小题2: A．good B．old C．nice D．broken 小题3: A．it B．which C．where D．that 小题4: A．borrowed B．asked C．lent D．taken 小题5: A．During B．At C．In D．On 小题6: A．working B．sewing C．lying D．thinking 小题7: A．will B．must C．can D．may 小题8: A．isn’t B．wasn’t C．doesn’t D．didn’t 小题9: A．lost B．carried C．destroyed D．stolen 小题10: A．pretended B．tried C．decided D．started 小题11: A．look into B．search C．discover D．examine 小题12: A．what B．when C．why D．how 小题13: A．used B．took off C．put on D．brought 小题14: A．had done B．did C．would do D．could do 小题15: A．hung B．covered C．studied D．dressed 小题16: A．shook B．laid C．lifted D．touched 小题17: A．lost B．missed C．left D．disappeared 小题18: A．to cry B．crying C．to jump D．jumping 小题19: A．sound B．voice C．noise D．saying 小题20: A．right B．all right C．nothing D．impossible