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Mr Brown’s horse was lost at night. All of his friends were very _______ to hear that and came to see him together. After _______（听） his story, one of them said, “Why didn’t you close the door of the stable(马厩) last night?”  “You aren’t a deaf man”, the second said. “Didn’t you _______ anything at that moment? The thief(小偷) must _______(赶走) the horse away out of the gate, and couldn’t carry it on _______ back.” “I agree with you,” said the third man. “How ______(careful) you are! Every evening before I _______ to bed, I lock my stable first and put the key in my box. Why didn’t you do so?”The more they said, the _________excited they became. At last Mr Brown couldn’t stand any more and said _______(angry), “None of you would help me look for my horse or catch the thief. Do you think that it’s all my fault(错误）? ________ don’t you blame(责备) the thief?”