根据下面图画提示，在短文空白处填上合适的单词，使短文意思通顺、结构完整。该词首字母已给出。
One Thursday afternoon, Mrs. Clarke locked the door and went to the women's club as usual. When she came home she f (1) something unusual. Had someone got in? There was no sign of forced entry (强行进入). 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 (壶) of boiling water. A piece of wire (电线) appeared through the letter — box and then a hand. The wire turned a (8) caught around the knob (旋钮) 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.
答案与提示：
做这种阅读题时必须先通读文章。然后根据上下文和句子结构以及所给首字母决定用什么词。要注意词形和词性及时态。
1．found 或felt（发现/感觉到） 2．anything
3．out 4．short
5．when 6．answer（不应门铃）
7．with（表伴随状态） 8．and
9．hand（扭门锁的肯定是手） 10．policemen(来抓小偷的肯定是警察。)
