
用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空,使短文通顺、正确、连贯(每个单词限用一次)。
Catherine was a famous writer of children’s stories. Often she worked at home, in her quiet . Long before her books became popular, she had to teach
how to use a computer. And she didn’t like being away
she was worried about thieves. She was very careful. Just before
, she always put a full cup of coffee on the writing desk, and left the radio playing
a thief think someone must be at home. One day she came back after a day out, and found that there was something
in her house, There was only a little
left in the cup, and the radio was off. But when she looked at the computer, she saw it was on and someone had typed in a new story. She had no idea who had got in, or how, because none of the door and windows was
. Then she sat down to read the story. To her surprise, it was a very good one. “I will use it in my
book!’ She said
.