阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将选项涂黑。
One day Tom bought , for two dollars , a large number of second-hand books . He put them in a  21  and pulled them to the   22   . He had to remain at work  23   three in the morning .
At three , he began to walk home . The streets were dark . Tom could  24   wait to arrive home to begin reading his new books . “  25   ! ” a voice shouted . But Tom was too  26    to hear the shout . A moment later , a gunshot went  27   his ear . He heard the shot . Tom turned to see what was  28   . An angry policeman ran towards him . The policeman didn’t  29   that the bag was Tom’s . He shouted at Tom , “   30    it !”
“Open it ! ” the policeman   31    .
Tom opened it and the old books fell out of it .
“Why did you not stop  32   when I shouted ?” the policeman asked , “If I could shoot  33   , you would be dead .”
“I didn’t  34   you , ” Tom said , “ I am almost deaf . ”
The policeman told Tom he was  35   for having shot at him . “  36   would be better for you not to walk on the  37   at night . ” he said .
Tom smiled , and told the policeman that his job   38   a clerk in the telegraph office was a  39   job . The policeman could think of  40   to answer this .

A．basket B．box C．desk D．bag

A．office B．bedroom C．bookstore D．police station

A．at B．by C．until D．to

A．eagerly B．really C．hardly D．almost

A．Stop B．Thief C．Hello D．Danger

A．nervous B．excited C．delighted D．frightened

A．off B．into C．from D．past

A．breaking B．taking C．happening D．following

A．say B．think C．hope D．wish

A．Fall B．Throw C．Drop D．Keep

A．ordered B．asked C．begged D．wanted

A．hearing B．running C．crying D．carrying

A．earlier B．later C．worse D．better

A．recognize B．hear C．know D．understand

A．careless B．brave C．angry D．sorry

A．It B．That C．Things D．This

A．way B．ground C．streets D．shops

A．like B．as C．with D．of

A．dawn B．daytime C．dark D．night

A．nothing B．everything C．anything D．something