阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将选项涂黑。One day Tom bought , for two dol

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将选项涂黑。
One day Tom bought , for two dollars , a large number of second-hand books . He put them in a  21  and pulled them to the   22   . He had to remain at work  23   three in the morning .
At three , he began to walk home . The streets were dark . Tom could  24   wait to arrive home to begin reading his new books . “  25   ! ” a voice shouted . But Tom was too  26    to hear the shout . A moment later , a gunshot went  27   his ear . He heard the shot . Tom turned to see what was  28   . An angry policeman ran towards him . The policeman didn’t  29   that the bag was Tom’s . He shouted at Tom , “   30    it !”
“Open it ! ” the policeman   31    .
Tom opened it and the old books fell out of it .
“Why did you not stop  32   when I shouted ?” the policeman asked , “If I could shoot  33   , you would be dead .”
“I didn’t  34   you , ” Tom said , “ I am almost deaf . ”
The policeman told Tom he was  35   for having shot at him . “  36   would be better for you not to walk on the  37   at night . ” he said .
Tom smiled , and told the policeman that his job   38   a clerk in the telegraph office was a  39   job . The policeman could think of  40   to answer this .
【小题1】A．basketB．boxC．deskD．bag【小题2】A．officeB．bedroomC．bookstoreD．police station【小题3】A．atB．byC．untilD．to【小题4】A．eagerlyB．reallyC．hardlyD．almost【小题5】A．StopB．ThiefC．HelloD．Danger【小题6】A．nervousB．excitedC．delightedD．frightened【小题7】A．offB．intoC．fromD．past【小题8】A．breakingB．takingC．happeningD．following【小题9】A．sayB．thinkC．hopeD．wish【小题10】A．FallB．Throw C．DropD．Keep【小题11】A．orderedB．askedC．beggedD．wanted【小题12】A．hearingB．runningC．cryingD．carrying【小题13】A．earlierB．laterC．worseD．better【小题14】A．recognizeB．hearC．knowD．understand【小题15】A．carelessB．braveC．angryD．sorry【小题16】A．ItB．ThatC．ThingsD．This【小题17】A．wayB．groundC．streetsD．shops【小题18】A．likeB．asC．withD．of【小题19】A．dawnB．daytimeC．darkD．night【小题20】A．nothingB．everythingC．anythingD．somethingD