After finishing high school, Judy looked for a job at a store. She wanted to work as    1  .   The manager of the store said to Judy, “We don’t want an assistant now. But we have one job. Would you like to be a store detective?’’

    Judy was    2  , “But you see, I’m neither tall nor strong. How can I be a detective?” The manager laughed. “You are just right for the job. You don’t look like a detective. You look like a customer(顧客). That’s what we want.” He went on to say, “If you see a customer steal something, wait    3   he is outside the store. Then stop him.We’11 call the police.’’

    Judy decided to work as a store detective. Each day she    4   around the store, watching the customers. One day, Judy saw someone who looked like a businessman in the store. The assistant showed the man watches made     5   Japan.

    After that, the assistant turned to another customer. Just then, the man put two watches on his arm. He wore a coat so    6   could find that. He put two more watches on himself before the assistant turned back. “I  7    these watches,” said the man.

    The man walked as   8   as possible out of the front door. Judy followed him outside and then shouted, “Stop! I saw you steal four watches….” The man began to run. Judy ran after him. She cried out, “Stop that thief!” A policeman at the comer caught the man and later, a police car took the thief   9    .

    The manager of the store was   10   of Judy. He said, “Good work, Judy. You are an excellent detective.’’

1. A. a driver           B. a detective         C. a policewoman        D. an assistant

2. A. pleased           B. surprised           C. excited              D. sad 

3. A. while             B. when              C. until                D. for

4. A. jumped           B. walked             C. ran                 D. showed         

5. A. of               B. from               C. in                  D. to

6. A. nobody           B. somebody          C. anybody             D. everybody

7. A.1ike              B. will buy            C. don’t like            D. have

8. A. sadly             B. early              C. exactly              D. quickly

9. A. away             B. off                C. out                 D. up

10. A. afraid            B. proud              C. full                 D. tired