Michel is a young girl who works for the police ____ a handwriting expert. She has helped ____ many criminals (罪犯) by using her special talents.
When she was fourteen, Michel was already ____ interested in the differences in her friends' ____ that she would spend hours ____ them. After ____ college she went to France for a ____ two-year class in handwriting at the School of Police Science.
Michel says that it is ____ for people to hide their handwriting. She can discover ____ of what she needs to know simply ____ looking at the writing with her own eyes, ____ she also has machines ____ help her make ____ different kinds of paper and ink. This knowledge is often ____ great help to the police.
Michel believes that handwriting is a good ____ of what kind of person the ____ is. "I wouldn't go out with a fellow ____ I didn't like his handwriting." She says. But she ____ she fell in love with her future husband, a young policeman ____ she studied his handwriting. It is later proved to be ____, however.
1.A. with B. by C. like D. as
2.A. search B. follow C. catch D. judge
3.A. so B. too C. quite D. extra
4.A. books B. letter C. tongues D. handwriting
5.A. writing B. studying C. settling D. uncovering
6.A. attending B. finishing C. starting D. stepping into
7.A. powerful B. natural C. special D. common
8.A. main B. safe C. easy D. impossible
9.A. most B. nothing C. little D. sight
10.A. with B. by C. of D. about
11.A. so B. for C. thus D. but
12.A. they B. in which C. that D. those
13.A. up B. out C. for D. into
14.A. of B. to C. with D. for
15.A. test B. sign C. means D. habit
16.A. thief B. criminal C. writer D. policeman
17.A. whether B. unless C. if D. after
18.A. adds B. tells C. repeats D. cries
19.A. before B. after C. shyly D. and
20.A. necessary B. all right C. important D. quite easy
—If people make small changes, like taking buses instead of driving cars, it will make a big difference.
—_____. Then the traffic will be much better.
A. That’s all right B. You are right
C. I don’t quite agree D. Oh, come off it
The thieves ran away as soon as the alarm _____.
A. gave off B. put off C. showed off D. went off
All the athletes competed _____ each other for gold medals in the Olympic Games.
A. against B. for C. between D. over
All his free time is _____ by charity work, but he feels it meaningful.
A. put up B. given up C. picked up D. taken up
Bill Gates is so _____ that he has given away most of his money to charity.
A. brave B. smart C. generous D. skilful