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A After her husband had gone to work. Mrs. Turner sent her children to school and went upstairs to her bedroom. She was too excited to do any housework that morning, for in the evening she would be present at a fancy-dress(化妆) party with her husband. She wanted to dress up as a ghost(幽灵) and she was eager to try on the clothing made the night before.. Though the dress consisted only of a sheet, it really worked. After she put it on, Mrs. Turner went downstairs to find out whether it would be comfortable to wear. Just as Mrs. Turner was entering the dinning room, she heard the opening of the front door. She knew that it must be Dick. She had told him to come straight in and leave the newspaper on the tea table if ever she was away. Not wanting to frighten the poor man, Mrs. Turner quickly hid in the small storeroom under the stairs. She heard the front door opened and heavy footsteps in the hall. Suddenly the door of the storeroom opened and entered a stranger with a sack(麻袋).Before she screamed, the man let out a terrible cry, jumped back several paces and rushed out like a rabbit screaming all the way. 41. Mrs. Turner was eager to try on the clothing because she wanted to ________. A. give her husband a surprise B. show it to her friend Dick C. frighten the stranger away D. find out what she would look like 42. From the passage we know that Dick is probably a ______. A. policeman B. postman C. doctor D. lawyer 43. From the passage we can infer that the stranger with a sack might have come to ____. A. collect rubbish B. send the newspaper C. steal something D. visit Mrs. Turner 44. Which would be the best title for the passage? A. The Fancy Dress Worked B. A Fancy-dress Party C. A Clever Thief D. A Brave Woman B A little over a year ago I began training to swim the English Channel. This September, I will be 58 years old. My frie