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新素养 推理探究 Detective Keeling took his client(顾客,当事人)—a good-looking lady into the backyard of the store together. The lady opened a door in the wall and they entered the small room behind the store. They crossed the room to a locked door.
Mr Keeling took some special keys from his pocket. Moments later, one of the keys unlocked the door. The lady went into the store. She said she would hide under the table to keep watch on her husband. Mr Keeling did not follow her.
The detective went quickly to the policeman's house. Then the two men hurried to the jewellery store. They looked through the window. The policeman was surprised. He spoke to Mr Keeling, "I don't understand. You told me, 'Robbins took a young woman to a restaurant.' Where is she?"
"There she is!" said Mr Keeling. He pointed through the window.
"Do you know the lady with Robbins?" asked the policeman.
"That's his secret friend," said Mr Keeling.
"No! You are wrong! That's Robbins' wife," said the policeman. "I've known her for fifteen years."
"What?" the detective shouted. His face became pale. "Who's under the table in the store?"
He started to kick the door of the jewellery store.
Mr Robbins came to the door and opened it. The policeman and the detective ran into the store.
"Look under that table!" shouted the detective. "Be quick!"
The policeman lifted the cloth and put his arm under the table. He pulled out a black dress, a black veil(面纱) and a woman's wig(假发).
"Is this young lady your wife?" Mr Keeling asked the jeweller. He pointed at the woman.
"Yes! She is my wife!" said Mr Robbins angrily. "Why did you kick my door? Why are those clothes under my table?"
"Please check all the jewellery in your store, Mr Robbins," the policeman said. "Is anything missing?"
Some diamond rings and some expensive necklaces were missing. The missing jewellery was worth 800.Laterthatnight,MrRobbinswassittinginhisoffice.Hewaslookingthroughabigbookofphotographs.Theywerephotographsofcriminals.Thepolicemanhadbroughtthebooktothedetective′soffice.Suddenly,MrKeelingstoppedturningthepages.Helookedatapictureofahandsomeyoungmanwithafamiliarface.Thenextmorning,MrKeelingpaidthejeweller800, and then closed his office.
( )6. At the beginning, the lady was able to go into the jewellery store because ______.
A. she went to the backyard and found the way
B. she was the owner of the store and had the key
C. Mr Keeling unlocked the back door to the store
D. two men helped her together to enter the store
( )7. It can be learned from the passage that Mr Keeling cooperated(合作) with his client_________.
A.so that he could get some jewellery from the store
B.because he thought he was helping the lady
C.because he wanted to play a joke on Mr Robbins
D.so that he could get a job as a policeman
( )8. The missing jewellery worth 800 was in fact taken away by _________.
A.a detective
B.a policeman
C.a young woman
D.a young man