It was just after four o'clock when the front door bell rang.Mrs. Clarke was making a cup of tea at the time. The bell rang again, and then she heard her letter-box being pushed open. With the kettle of boiling water in her hand, she moved quietly towards the front door. A long piece of wire appeared through the letter-box, and then a hand. The wire turned and caught around the knob on the door-lock. Mrs. Clarke raised the kettle and poured the water over the hand. There was a shout outside, and the skin seemed to drop off the fingers like a glove. The wire fell to the floor, the hand was pulled back, and Mrs. Clarke heard the sound of running feet.

　　閱讀理解練習題目：

　　1.Mrs. Clarke looded forward to Thursday because_______.

　　a.she worked at a club on the day

　　b.she said visitors on Thursdays

　　c.she visited a club on Thursday

　　d.a special visitor came on Thursday

　　2.If someone had made a forced entery,_______.

　　a.Mrs.Clarke would have found a broken door or window

　　b.he or she was still in the house

　　c.things would have been thown about

　　d.he or she would have needed a master key

　　3.On the third Thursday Mrs. Clarke went out_______.

　　a.because she didn't want to miss the club again

　　b.to see if the thief was hnging about outside

　　c.to the club but then changed her mind

　　d.in an attempt to trick the thief

　　4.The lock on the front door was one which_______.

　　a.needed a piece of wire to open it

　　b.could he opened from inside without a key

　　c.could't be opened without a key

　　d.used a knob instead of a key

　　5.The wire feel to the floor_______.

　　a.because Mrs.Clarke refused to open the door

　　b.when the man's glove dropped off

　　c.because it was too hot to hold

　　d.because the man justwanted to get away

　　大學四級英語閱讀理解練習答案：

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