六、综合填空(共 10 小题,每小题 1 分,满分 10 分)
Detective Sara Dunts was in her office.
“Mr John Gooding has gone 1. ______
missing
(miss) from his house,” Sara's partner came in and said. “I'll phone Mrs Glen,the caretaker,and then give you the address.”
Sara stood up and waited when he made 2. ______
the
call.
“OK. Everything's set. Mrs Glen is expecting you at 232 Parker Street,” the partner said.
Sara got out of her car and right away,she 3. ______
was led
(lead) inside by Mrs Glen.
“Detective,I'm so glad you have come. The last place where I saw Mr Gooding was in his room. I guess that would be your first question,” Mrs Glen said nervously.
Mrs Glen walked Sara onto the second floor. “Up here,” she called from the stairs(楼梯). 4. ______
Suddenly
(sudden) the front door banged shut. “Oh,the wind must have shut it,” Mrs Glen said.
When they walked up the stairs,Sara noticed a weather vane(风向标)through the window. She saw that the wind 5. ______
was blowing
(blow) west. But it should blow east to shut the door. Sara also realized that there was a third set of footsteps on the stairs,6. ______
but
there were only two of them in the house.
Sara felt she was in 7. ______
danger
(dangerous). She called for the backup(支援)with her phone stealthily(偷偷地)and later,along with the backup,put Mrs Glen under arrest. She also found Mr Gooding in a 8. ______
hidden
(hide) corner of the house. It turned 9. ______
out
that the two had planned 10. ______
to kidnap
(kidnap) and kill Sara for her putting Mr Gooding's son into prison for a murder.