【一】Anexpensivecarspeedingdownthemainstreetofasmalltownwassooncaughtupwithbyayoungmotorcyclepoliceman.1hestartedtomakeouttheticket,thewoman2thewheelsaid3(pride),“4yougoanyfurther,youngman,Ithinkyoushouldknowthemayorofthiscityisagoodfriendofmine.”Theofficerdidnotsayaword,5keptwriting.“IamalsoafriendofchiefofpoliceBarrens,”continuedthewoman,getting6(much)angryeachmoment.Stillhekeptonwriting.“Youngman,”shepersisted,“IknowJudgeLawsonandStateSenator(参议员)Patton.”7(hand)thetickettothewoman,theofficeraskedpleasantly,“Tellme,doyouknowBillBronson.”“Why,no,”she8(answer).“Well,thatis9manyoushouldhaveknown,”hesaid,headingbacktohismotorcycle,“__10amBillBronson.”【二】SeveralmenhittheSaoPauloMuseumofArtjustbeforedawnonDecember20th,2007，and__1__shockedtheauthoritiesasittookthethievesjustthreeminutestostealpaintings__2__twoworld—famousartists,PabloPicasso__3__CandidoPoninari,__4__areworthmillionsofdollars.Imagesfromthesecretcamerashowthattwomenbegantheiractionat5∶09a.m.,__5__theguardsinthemuseumweregoingthroughtheirshiftchange(换岗).Theybrokethroughtwoglassdoors,__6__(run)tothemuseum’stopfloorandgrabbedthetwopaintingsfromdifferentrooms,somehow__7__(avoid)nearbyguards.Thealarmneverrang,andby5∶12a.m.,theyweremakingtheirescape.After__8__，thepolicewereinterviewingthe30museumemployees.“Everythingindicatesthievesweresenttodoitbysomewealthyartloverfor__9__owncollection.Hewasnotrichenoughtobuythepaintings,__10__hewaswealthy,”saidtheleadpoliceofficer,MarcosGomesdeMoura.【三】Itwasaverycoldevening,anoldmanwaswaitingforarideacrosstheriver.Hesawseveralhorsemenpassbybuthedidn’taskforanyhelp.Thewaitseemed__1__(end)．Thencameanotherrider,theoldman__2__(catch)hiseyeandsaid,“Sir,wouldyouminddoingmeafavor？”Stoppinghishorse,hereplied,“Ofcourse.”Almost__3__(freeze),theoldmancouldnotget__4__theground.Thehorsemanhelpedhimontohishorse.Hetooktheoldmannotjustacrosstheriver,__5__tohishome.“Sir,youdidn’tevenasktheotherridersforhelp,why?What__6__Ihadsaid‘no’andleftyouthere？”thehorsemanasked.Theoldmanlookeda