Question

Read the text and choose the correct word – a, b or c. miss lucy partridge, 47, who lives alone 1 …… 18 station road, middletown, awoke at 3 a.m. on sunday and saw a tall man 2 ……. in her room. she jumped out of 3 …….. and threw a chair 4 ……. him as he ran down the stairs. she ran to the bedroom window, opened it, and threw another chair as he was getting out of a downstairs window by which he 5 …….. as he ran down the street, miss partridge stood at her bedroom window and shouted for help. neighbours phoned for the police. every room in the house had been entered, and £ 100 in noted and a gold watch 6 …….. police dogs were used, but the man 7 …….. 8 choose the title for the article which fits best (the newspaper with the article is not a tabloid): 0. a in; ` b at; `` c near 1. a stood; ` b to stand; `` c standing 2. a bed; ` b the bed; `` c a bed 3. a to; ` b at; `` c behind 4. a entered; ` b had entered; ` c had been entered 5. a were missing; b was missing; c were missed 6. a was caught; b was not caught; c had not been caught 7. a threw chairs at burglar b chair-loving burglar c can partridge be brave?

Answer 1

Miss Lucy Partridge, 47, who lives alone 1 at 18 Station Road, Middletown, awoke
at 3 a.m. on Sunday and saw a tall man 2 standing in her room. She jumped out of 3 the bed and threw a chair 4 at him as he ran down the stairs. She ran to the bedroom window, opened it, and threw another chair as he was getting out of a downstairs window by which he 5 B had entered As he ran down the street, Miss Partridge stood at her bedroom window and shouted for help. Neighbours phoned for the police. Every room in the house had been entered, and £ 100 in noted and a gold watch 6 C were missed. Police dogs were used, but the man 7  B was not caught. 
8 Choose the title for the article which fits best (the newspaper with the article is not a tabloid):  A   Threw Chairs at Burglar.