Kate said “Hello” to Mr. Patel as she entered. She picked up a wire basket and walked towards the back of the store __1__ the rice was kept. The room was quite large and divided by three long aisles(过道), with rows of shelves full of __2__. Besides her and Patel there were only two boys in the store. They were both wearing __3__ overcoats. They looked rather __4__ because the overcoats were too big for them. “__5__”， she heard one of them whisper to __6__. She walked on to the next aisle and found the __7__ she was looking for. Then she heard something else. It __8__ like a box dropping on the floor. She looked through the small open space __9__ goods on the shelf and saw one of the boys picking up a box. But __10__ putting it in the basket, he dropped __11__ into the inside pocket of his overcoat. Kate looked back and __12__ see Mr Patel at the door checking through a list. Then she looked through the __13__ in the shelf again. The boys still had their backs to her. They were putting something __14__ into their inside pockets and then one of them said, “Let's get out of here.” They moved away from her.
When she got to the door the two boys were __15__ her. She watched them __16__ for the few things in their __17__. They had both __18__ their overcoats. Mr Patel did not seem to know what they had done. He even __19__ at them as they were about to __20__. Now Kate decided to stop them.
1. A. which B. that C. there D. where
2. A．books B. baskets C. goods D. magazines
3. A. dirty B. long C. grey D. tight
4. A. strange B. young C. nervous D. excited
5. A. Look up B. Listen to me
C. Watch out D. Put it down
6. A. him B. her C. the boy D. the other
7. A. book B. rice C. bag D. magazine
8. A. looked B. heard C. showed D. sounded
9. A. between B. of C. around D. at
10. A. instead of B. before
C. without D. as if
11. A. something B. it
C. one D. that
12. A. would B. should C. might D. could
13. A. spot B. space C. goods D. books
14. A. important B. new C. else D. extra
15. A. next to B. beside C. in front of D. behind
16. A. paying B. looking C. asking D. reaching
17. A. hands B. pockets C. box D. basket
18. A. thrown B. stolen C. buttoned D. hidden
19. A. shouted B. smiled C. looked D. laughed
20. A. leave B. pay C. speak D. apologize