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One Thursday afternoon, Mrs Clarke locked the door and went to the women's dub(俱樂部) as usual. When she came home she f ________ (1) something unusual. Had someone got in? There was no sign of forced entry (強行進入). Had a ________ (2) been taken? She found her camera and watch missing.
The following Thursday she went o ________ (3) at her usual time, but she didn't go to the club. Instead, she took a s ________ (4) walk in a park nearby and came home. She let herself in through the back door and sat down to wait and see what would happen.
It was 4 o'clock w ________ (5) the bell rang. Mrs Clarke was making tea at that moment. The bell rang again. But Mrs Clarke didn't go to a ________ (6) it. Then she heard her letter-box being opened. Mrs Clarke moved quietly towards the door w ________ (7)a kettle(壺) of boiling water. A piece of wire(電線) appeared through the letter-box and then a hand. The wire turned a ________ (8) caught around the knob(旋鈕) on the door Lock.
Mrs Clarke raised the kettle and poured the water over the h ________ (9). A sharp cry was heard outside as the wire fell to the floor. Before long, two p ________ (10) came and caught the thief.