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英语试题第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小

题。每段对话仅读一遍。1.Whatdoesthemanprobablymean?A.Thewoman’sgettingfat.B.Thewoman’slosingweight.C.Thewoman’s

kindtoshareherchocolate.2.WhereisMarygoingtomorrow?A.Tothemovies.B.Toamuseum.C.Tothehospital.3.WhatwillJoedothisSunday?A.Gohiking.B.

Buysomeclothes.C.Dosomehousework.4.Whatdoesthewomanthinkofthepainting?A.It’sjustso-so.B.It’sexcellent.C.It’sterrible

.5.Howmuchdidthemantipthewoman?A.$100.B.$10.C.$1.第二节听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间

阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7两个小题。6.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetwe

enthespeakers?A.Goodfriends.B.Co-workers.C.Acouple.7.Whatistheman’sreasonforbeingabsent?A.Hewassick.B.Hiswifewassick

.C.Hewasonvacation.听下面一段对话，回答第8和第9两个小题。8.WhereisTanyanow?A.Atherdesk.B.Inameeting.C.Atthedowntownoffice.9.HowdoesthewomansuggestcontactingTanya?

A.Bycallinghercellphone.B.Bysendingherane-mail.C.Byvisitingheroffice.听下面一段对话，回答第10至第12三个小题。10.Whendidthespeakerslastseeeachother?A.Oneyearago.B.

Twoyearsago.C.Threeyearsago.11.WhatwasthewomandoinginAsia?A.Traveling.B.StudyingJapanese.C.Teachingbiology.

12.WhatdoweknowaboutKathyMorris?A.SheisaJapanesegirl.B.Sheisthewoman’sworkmate.C.Sheistheman’swife.听下面一段对话，回答第13至第16四个小题。13.W

hatwasUncleMarco’sformerjob?A.Asolider.B.Adoctor.C.Agovernmentclerk.14.WhathappenedtoUncleMarcotwentyyearsago?A.Hisgrandmother

died.B.Hewasshotintheleg.C.Hegotanawardforhelpingothers.15.WhatdoesthewomanthinkofUncleMarco?A.Alittlecrazy.B.Verykind.C.Quitehumorous.16.Howlonghad

UncleMarcobeenawaythistime?A.Forsixweeks.B.Forsixmonths.C.Forsevenmonths.听下面一段独白，回答第17至第20四个小题。17.Whateviden

cewastherethatathiefhadenteredthehouse?A.Amessyroom.B.Abrokenwindow.C.Amarkfromaperson’sshoe.18.Whatisthesecondsteptoprotectingyou

rhome?A.Hidingyourmoneycarefully.B.Havingyourneighborslookafteryourhouse.C.Lockingallthedoorsandwindows.19.Wheresho

uldyouneverleaveahousekey?A.Intheneighbor’shouse.B.Inadrawer.C.Inthemailbox.20.Whatshouldyoudoifyouhearstrangesoun

dsinyourhouse?A.Seekforthethief.B.Callthepolice.C.Hideunderyourbed.第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。AWe

offerfivekindsofcourses.Eachcoursehasbeendesignedtohelpstudentsaccordingtotheirneeds.Course1:GeneralEngli

shGeneralEnglishisdesignedtodevelopstudents’basiccommunicationskillsinspeakingandpronunciation,reading,listening,writing,grammarandvocabulary.T

uesdaytoFriday:9:00amto11:00am,$288perweek.Course2:AcademicEnglishAcademicEnglishisforstudentswhowanttotaketheIELTSexamorforthosew

honeedtouseEnglishinaprofessionalarea.MondaytoFriday:4:00pmto5:00pm,$320perweek.Course3:HighSchoolESLWhynotmaketh

emostofyourtimestudyinginAustraliawiththehelpfromTIES?WehaveHighSchoolESLclasseseachweekspecificallydesignedforinternationalstudents

.TuesdaytoFriday:8:00amto11:00am,$25perhour.Course4:NightClassesDoyouwanttoimproveyourEnglishandgetthebestp

ossibleresultsinyourGREtest?Wehavethreenightclasseseachweekdesignedtomeetyourneeds.TuesdaytoThursdayevenings:8:30pmto10:30pm,$60perday.Course5:On

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tolearnmoreaboutthecourses.21.Whichcoursewouldbehelpfulforbasiccommunicationskills?A.HighSchoolESL.B.GeneralEnglish.B.N

ightClasses.D.AcademicEnglish.22.HowmuchwillyoupayifyouspendtwoweekstakingtheNightClasses?A.$360.B.$300.C.$600.D.$240.23

.Wherecanwefindthepassage?A.Anewspaper.B.Abrochure.C.Awebsite.D.Anapplication.BAt3,500metres,LaPaz,Bolivia,isthehighestcapi

talintheworld．Manyroadsareinbadconditionandaccidentsarefrequent．Oneroadinparticular,isconsideredthemostdangerousintheworld

．Ononesidethereisasuddendrop,whichissogreatthatanyoneinsidethevehicleisLuckytosurvive.Intheory,theroadcanonlybeused

bytrafficgoinguphillfrom8inthemorning,andbytrafficcomingdownhillfrom3intheafternoon.Butinpractice,fewdriversrespecttherules.Butthanks

tooneman,thedeathtollhasfallen．TimoteoApazaisamanwholivesinavillagenearthemostdangerouspartoftheroad,knownas"theDevil'sBend"．Timoteohasanunusualjob

—heisahumantrafficsignal．Everymorninghestandsonthebendanddirectsthetraffic．Whentwovehiclesapproachfromoppositedirections,theycan'tseeeachoth

er,buttheycanseeTimoteo．Actuallynoonepayshimtodothejob．Sometimesdriversgivehimatipsothathehasjustenoughmoneytoliveon．Butoften

theyjustpassby,takingthehumantrafficsignalforgranted.Sowhydoeshedoit?BeforeTimoteovolunteeredtodirectthetraffic,Timoteohadhadlotsofjobs.He

hadbeenaminerandasoldier.Thenonedaywhilehewasworkingasalorrydriverhehadacloseencounterwithdeath.Hewasdrivingalor

ryloadofbananaswhenhecameofftheroadatabendandfellthreehundredmetresdownthemountain．Somehowhesurvived,butwasinhospitalf

ormonths．Then,afewyearslater,hewascalledoutinthenighttohelppullpeopleoutofabuscrashedattheDevil'sBend．Thislastexperie

ncehadaprofoundeffectonTimoteo．Herealizedthathewasluckytobealivehimself,andfeltthatitwashismissioninlifetohelpothers．So

everymorning,weekin,weekout,fromdawntodusk,Timoteotakesuphisplaceonthebendanddirectsthetraffic.24．WhichisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage

?A．ManyroadsinLaPazareinbadcondition.B．ThereweremanyaccidentsinLaPazbefore.C．Inpractice，manydriversdonotrespecttherules.D．Intheo

ry，theroadcanbeusedbytrafficalldaylong.25．HowcanTimoteomakealiving?A．Hewaspaidbythelocalgovernment.B．Hehasalotofmoney.C．Sometimes

hecangettipsfromsomedrivers.D．Hewaspaidbyallthedriverspassingby.26．WhichjobshasTimoteodoneaccordingtothepassage?A．Aminer；asoldier；alorrydriver.B．Ami

ner；apoliceman；alorrydriver.C．Apoliceman；asoldier；aminer.D．Alorrydriver；apoliceman；asoldier.27．Hewasinhospitalfo

rmonthsbecause.A．hewasseriouslyillB．anaccidenthappenedtohimC．hewasbeatenbysomedriversD．hewasinjuredinthemineCScientistsinWesternAus

traliaclaimtohavemadeanewdiscovery—theyhavefoundgoldintheleavesandtwigsoftrees.Theresearchersbelievethatthetreessuc

kupthegoldfromdeepunderground,over30metresdown.Thediscoveryhasbeendescribedasthefirstofitskindintheworld.Australi

angoldexplorationcompaniesarepleasedbecauseitwillmakefindinggoldcheaper.Ratherthandrillingdeepholestof

indgold,theyhavemorewaystoexaminetreeleavesandbranches.Thereisonlyatinyamountofgoldintheleaves.Itwoul

dtake500treestomakeonegoldring.ThegoldisfoundusingaspecialX-raymachineownedbyanAustraliangovernmentagency.ApureX-rayandapowerfulmicroscope

scantheleavesandbranches.Theclaimthatthisisthefirsttimethatgoldparticles(微粒)havebeenfoundinlivingmaterialmightnotbetrue,though.AncientChinese

wisdomunderstoodtheconnectionbetweenplantsandthepreciousstonesandmineralsunderneaththem.Theyusedplantlifetofindmineralsandthatwasthousandsofy

earsago.IntheZhouDynasty,itwaswritteninabookthatacertainplantgrewonlyneardepositsofgold.Overthenext2,000years,

Chinesepeoplewroteaboutdifferentplantsandhowtheygrew,showedwheremineralsandpreciousstonessuchasjade,copper,lead,silve

randgoldwere.Evenmoreimportantly,inthe1,000s,SuSongdescribedhowcopper,gold,silver,leadandtinwereobservedandtakenfromcertainplants.T

hesewereamazingscientificdiscoveries.Meanwhile,thisknowledgewasunknownintherestoftheworlduntilabout1,600.T

hiswaswhenaBritishmanrealisedthatoaktreesgrewlargerandgreenerwheretherewasalum(明矾)intheground.Maybeancie

ntChinesehasmoreknowledgetoteachmodernscientists.28.WhatcanweknowfromParagraph1?A.500deadtreescanmakeonegoldring.B.Thetreescanab

sorbthegoldfromdeepunderground.C.Scientisthavefoundgold30metersbelowunderground.D.Thecompaniesfindithardtofind

gold.29.Howdoscientistsfindgoldintheleaves?A.Byobservingtheleavescarefully.B.Bydrillingdeepholes.C.ByusingaspecialX-ray.D.

Byreferringtoancientbooks.30.Whofirstdiscoveredthattherewasconnectionbetweenplantsandminerals?A.AncientChinesepeople.B.SuS

ong.C.AustralianscientistsD.ABritishman.31.Whatisthepurposeofthelastparagraph?A.Tointroducetwogreatscientistsinan

cienttimes.B.Toprovidemoreevidencetosupportthewriter’sopinion.C.Toshowhowancientpeoplegotgoldfromcertainplants.D.ToprovethatancientChinesehasmor

eknowledgethanmodernscientists.DWithschoolscloseintheUKduringtheCOVID-19outbreak,mostchildrenmustnowbehomeschooled.Parentshavefou

ndthemselvesnotonlyhavingtobalanceworkandhavingthechildrenathomebutalsohavingtotryandteachthem.Howcanyoukeepyourchildrenfocusedwhilelearning?

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etipstoheartenparentsatthisdifficulttimeandadviseshowtheycanstructuretheirchildren’sdays.Oneistokeeptoare

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schoolsprovidethisinabundanceanditwillmostchildrenfeelsecureandhappyiftheycanfollowasimilartimetablefortheirhom

eschooling.”Anothertipistocreateanenvironmentwhichisfavorabletolearning.Shesaid:”Theenvironmentshouldbefreefromdistracti

onsandideallyneartoanopenwindow,toprovidethemwithappropriatelevelsoffreshairandnaturallight.Somechildrenfinditcomfortableandhelp

fultohavequiet,instrumentalmusicplayinginthebackgroundtohelpthemtofocus,butthisisn’tforeveryone.”Usingtechnologytohelpwithyourchild’slearn

ingisalsoadvised.Manyschoolsareofferingonlineclassesandresourcestohelpandcompaniesarereducingorevennotchargingtheirfeesduringthisti

me.Itisalsoimportanttokeepphysicalexerciseasapartofyourroutine.JoeWicks,otherwiseknownasTheBodyCoach,hasbeenkeepingkidshea

lthywithdaily10minuteworkoutsforchildrenonhisYouTubechannel.MsAndersonsaid:”Itcanbeanythingfromrunningaroundthegarden,walkingthedog,agameoffootballor

dancingaroundyourlivingroom!”32.Whoisthetextintendedfor?A.Student.B.Teachers.C.Coaches.D.Parents.33.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“this"inparag

raph3referto?A.Homeschooling.B.Tutoringservice.C.Aregulartimetable.D.Difficulttime:34.WhatmayNicolaAndersonagree?A.Toallowchildrentoadj

ustschedulefreely.B.Toofferchildrenpeacefulstudyenvironment.C.Torecommendhigh-techtoonlineschools.D.Tocombineroutinewithkids'mentalheat

h.35.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A.Howtoimprovehomeschoolingefficiency.B.Howtoobtainonlinelearningresources.C.H

owtostudyattentivelyathome.D.Howtodesignaproperschedule.第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Ifyouarealreadym

akingthetimetoexercise,itisgoodindeed!Withsuchbusylives,itcanbehardtotryandfindthetimetoworkout.36Workingoutinthemorningprovidesadditio

nalbenefitsbeyondbeingphysicallyfit.⚫Yourproductivityisimproved.Exercisingmakesyoumoreawakeandreadytohandlewhateverisaheado

fyoufortheday.37⚫Yourmetabolism(新陈代谢)getsaheadstart.38Ifyouworkoutinthemornings,thenyouwillbegettingthecalori

e(卡路里)burningbenefitsforthewholeday,notinyoursleep.⚫39Studiesfoundthatpeoplewhowokeupearlyforexercisesleptbetterthanthosewhoexercisedintheevening.E

xerciseenergizesyou,soitismoredifficulttorelaxandhaveapeacefulsleepwhenyouareveryexcited.⚫40Ifyouwork

outbrightandearlyinthemorning,youwillbemorelikelytosticktohealthyfoodchoicesthroughouttheday.Whowouldwanttoruintheirgoodworkoutbyeati

ngjunkfood?Youwillwanttocontinuetofocusonpositivechoices.Therearealotofbenefitstoworkingout,especiallyinthemornings.Sety

ouralarmclockanhourearlyandpushyourselftoworkout!Youwillfeelenergizedalldaylong.A.Youwillsticktoyourdiet.B.Yourqualityofsleepimproves.C.Youprefe

rhealthyfoodtofastfood.D.Thereisnoreasonyoushouldexerciseinthemorning.E.Youcankeepyourheadclearfor4-10hoursafterexerci

se.F.Afteryouexercise,youcontinuetoburncaloriesthroughouttheday.G.Ifyouareplanningtodoexerciseregularly,oryou’redoingitnow,thenlistenup!第三部分语言知识运用（共两

节，满分45分）第一节（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。IstillrememberthedayIwasdrivingtothesupermarketIown.WhenIcameout,Ifou

ndaboy41mycarwithabrush.Iwentoverandpatted(拍)him42theshoulder,whichsurprisedhimverymuch.Innotimehebeganto43a

tme,soIwassurehe44somemoney.FromtheshoeshewaswearingIcouldhardlyimaginehow45hewas.SoIofferedhima$100bill.Tomygreatsurprise,he46totakeit.

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eedthat.”Iknewhewasmentioningthe48.Ashehadrefusedthemoney,Iofferedtodrivehimaroundthetown.Theboybecameso49thathegotin

tothecaratonce,“Wouldyoupleasedriveme50?Itisonlyabout3miles.”Whattheboywantedtodowastoshowofftohisfriendsandhisfamily.51Istopped

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ifulcar.Iwillbuyyou52someday.”Inoticedhissisterhadapale(苍白的)face.53,herlegsweretoothin,andshewasunableto54.AfterthatdayIwenttohishomeseveraltimes.An

dIgottoknowmoreabouthimandhis55.Poorastheywere,theboy56refusedmymoney,andsaid,“Ican57moneybymyself,thankyou.”SoonI58my

managerofthesupermarketthataboywouldgoto59herethenextday.Nomatterhowpoorweare,wewould60givein(屈服)toourselves.41.A.repairingB.cleaningC.f

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in57.A.spendB.saveC.makeD.borrow58.A.toldB.askedC.answeredD.warned59.A.shopB.workC.sleepD.buy60.A.alwaysB.oftenC.everD.never第

二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。C.V.Raman,agreatIndianphysicist,wasbornin1888.Hisfatherwasalecturerinmathandphysics,soC.V.Ra

manwasexposed61scientificthingsfromanearlyage.He62(attend)PresidencyCollegein1902,gettinghisBAin1904andMAin

1907.Thoughhewasabrilliantstudent，thereweren’tmany63(chance)forscientistsinIndiaatthattime.64，afterfinishinghisstudie

s,hewenttoworkfortheIndianFinanceDepartmentandcarriedouthisexperimentalresearchonacoustics(声学）.He65(offer)aprofessorshipinphysicsattheUniversityofCal

cuttain1917andstayedforthenext15years,66(achieve)fameforhisresearchthere.In1930,hewontheNobelPrizeforhisworkonthescatteringoflight.Ram

anfound67lightpassesthroughatransparent(透明的）sampleofasubstance,mostofthelightremainsunchangedbutasmallpartofithas68(differ)wavelengths.Thislat

eris69(know)astheRamaneffectandisusefulforphysicalandchemical70(analyse)ofgases,liquidsandsolids,includingbiologicaltissue.第四部分写作（共两节，满分35分）第一节短文改错（共

10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该

加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1．每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2．只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。Itisn’thardtobetheresponsiblememberofthesociety.

IrememberanaccidentthathappensonarainySunday.Iwaswaitingforthegreenlightatacrossingwhileagirlofabout10washitbyapassedca

r,whichdroveoffquickly.AmanimmediaterushedtogivethegirlfirstaidandIjoinedinwithouthesitations.Fortunately,hewasnot

badlyinjured,andwesentherawaytothenearesthospital.Iamproudmyactions,anddisappointedwiththedriver.Asamemberofthesociety,Iamawarethatbeingrespons

ibleishowittakestomakethesocietybetter.第二节书面表达（满分25分）：请根据下表的内容提示，以MountWutai为题介绍一下五台山。词数100左右。1．五台山位于山西省东北部，是世界五大佛教圣地之一；2．五台山主要包括五座山

峰，峰顶平坦如台，故称五台；3．寺庙曾经多达300多座，现有58座；4．五台山不仅以其优美的自然风光闻名，还以古建筑、历史文物等著称。参考词汇：佛教圣地BuddhistHollyLands；历史文物historicalrelicsMountWutai------------------

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-------------------------------------------------------------------------------答案第一部分听力1.A2.C3.C4.B5.A6.B7.A8.C9.A10.C11.B12.C13.A14.B15.A1

6.B17.C18.B19.C20.B第二部分阅读理解21.B22.A23.C24.d25.c26.A27.B28.B29.C30.A31.B32.D33.C34.B35.A36.G37.E38.F39.B40.A第三部分语言知识运用41.B42.D43.C44.D45.B46.

D47.A48.D49.C50.D51.A52.A53.C54.D55.B56.D57.C58.A59.B60.D第二节语法填空61.to62.attended63.chances64.Therefore65.wasoffered66.

achieving67.when68.different69.known70.analysis/analyses第四部分写作第一节Itisn’thardtobetheresponsiblememberofthesociety.aIrememberanacc

identthathappensonarainySundayafternoon.Iwaswaitingforhappenedthegreenlightatacrossingwhileagirlofabout10washitbyapassedcar,whi

chdrovewhenpassingoffquickly.AmanimmediaterushedtogivethegirlfirstaidandIjoinedinwithoutimmediatelyhesitations.F

ortunately,hewasnotbadlyinjured,andwesentherawaytothenearesthesitationshehospital.Iamproud∧myactions,anddisappointedwiththedriver.ofA

samemberofthesociety,Iamawarethatbeingresponsibleishowittakestowhatmakethesocietybetter.第二节【参考范文】Locatedinthenortheast

ofShanxiProvince,MountWutaiisoneoftheworld'sfivefamousBuddhistHollyLands.MountWutaimainlyconsistsoffivepeaksandtheirtopsareasflatasapancake

,sotheyarenamed“MountWutai”.Thepeaksareheavywithsnowalltheyearroundandtheslopsaresurroundedwithtrees,makingitafamoussummerresort.Therearefif

tyeighttemplesnow.Thereusedtobeatleastthreehundredtemplesthere.MountWutaiisnotonlyfamousforitsfantasticnaturallandscape,

butalsoforitsancientbuildings,historicalrelicsandrichBuddhismculture.It'sreallyagreattouristattractiontovisit.听力录音原

文：Text1M:Ithinkyoueattoomuchchocolate.Haveyoulookedinthemirror?W:DoyouthinkI’mgettingfat?M:Well,Ididn’twanttosayit,but…Tex

t2M:Shallwegotothemovietheatertomorrow,Mary?W:I’dloveto,butmymotherisinhospital.Ihavetotakecareofher

.Text3W:WhatareyougoingtodothisSunday,Joe?M:Oh,Ihavetowashallmyclothes,mopthefloor,andgeteverythingclean.Text4W:Ireallylikethispai

nting.Whomadeit?M:Mydaughter.Shehasbeentakingpaintingclasses.W:Really?Thislookslikeaprofessionalpainting.Text5W:Sir,Ithinkyoumadeamistak

eonthebill.Youlefta100-dollartip.Didyoumean$10?M:No,Ididn’t.Youworkedhard.Enjoyit!Text6W:⑥⑦Whydidyoumissworklastweek?Wehadt

ofinishtheprojectwithoutyou.M:I’msorryaboutthat,Amy.⑦Iwasverysick.W:Oh,yeah?Whatdidyouhave?M:Um,Ihadthe…donkeypox.I

t’sanewsickness.Notmanypeoplehaveheardofityet.W:Hmm…Ithinkyouwerejustonvacation.Text7M:⑧DoyouknowwhereTanyais?I’vebeenphoningherandsendinge-mailsfort

hepasthour.She’snotatherdesk.W:⑧Shehadtogotothedowntownofficetoclearupaproblem.M:Well,Ihavesomegoodnews.Weh

aveanewadvertisingclient,⑨andIwantTanyatobeinchargeoftheiraccount.W:⑨That’sgreatnews!Youshouldcallheronhercellphone.I’msureshe’dra

therhearthenewsfromyouthanreaditinane-mail.Text8W:Greg?GregAnderson?M:JuanitaTorres!⑩It’sbeenthreeyea

rssincewelastmet.Whatareyoudoingnow?W:Well,⑪IjustcamebackfromAsia.M:⑪Whatwereyoudoingthere?W:⑪Iwasworkin

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noticeeverythingisjustthesameasyouleftit.Thenasyouarelookingthroughyourdresserdrawer,younoticethateverythingisout-of-order.Yourealizethemoneyyouhadhi

ddencarefullyatthebottomisgone.⑰Andtheonlyevidenceofathiefisadirtyfootprintthroughanunlockedwindow.Soundhardtobelieve?

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