八、背后的脚步声
*第八组测验:
1, What was the number of the apartment?
a. 302 b. 409 c.203 d. 911 e.411
*填空:
"There it is,Jeff, right across the street."
"The ( 2. ) looks ( 3. ). Now, let's see. The address on the ( 4. ) is apartment ( 5. )." "Wasn't there anything in the letter?"
"There was a ( 6. ). It seems that I'm ( 7. ) an ( 8. ) and a ( 9. ), I didn't even pay John Blake's bill."
"Please, Jeff, don't joke about it."
"All right, Rosalee, no joking. I don't think it's very funny either. Now if I were John Blake, I ( 10. ) have a key to my own apartment. This must be it. I don't remember ever seeing it before, but the number 203 is ( 11. ) on it. Well, Rosalee..."
"I'll stay here and ( 12. ) you if the police come. Good luck, Jeff."
The lobby was empty. I got on a ( 13. ) elevator. I ( 14. ) to the second floor. It too, was ( 15. ) and I walked to the door of John...of my apartment. I ( 16. ), wondering if maybe there were a policeman inside. Well, I...I had to take the chance. The key worked and I stepped inside. The place seemed empty. I turned on a light. It was a small apartment, ( 17. ), perfectly ( 18. ) and ( 19. ). There were ( 20. ) on the wall. There were two suits in the ( 21. ), my size all right, even though I...I couldn't remember buying them. There were even ( 22. ) handkerchiefs. It was ( 23. ). Yet, I...I had to believe all these things belong to me that there had been times when l liked wearing them. My head was ( 24. ) by now. I ( 25. ) against the wall. I don't know how long I stood there unaware of anything except the ( 26. ) inside. Gradually I...I was aware that somebody was knocking on the door. But it...it was several seconds before I ( 27. ) it.
It was...It was at my door. The Police! Rosalee said that she'd warn me.
"Open up in there! This is the Police."
It was the police. I wasn't ready to give myself up yet. I ran to the window. There was a ( 28. ) outside.
""Open it...or we'll break..."
I raised the window and looked out. I...I couldn't see anyone.
"Ok, boys. Let's go in."
I should take the chance and came to the bottom of the fire escape. I climbed out and dosed the window. They started to ( 29. ). I ran down the fire escape. I jumped to the ground, and looked around the corner. There was one man sitting in the police car. I turned and ran ( 30. ). I must have run two blocks before I heard ( 31. ) behind me. I...I turned. It was Rosalee.