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me money from a woman’s bag. He ran to the thief quickly, but the young man found it and ran away at once. Mr. Clarke ran after him. The thief ran into a blind alley(死胡同) and Mr. Clarke caught him at last. Please give me a chance(機(jī)會(huì)) , sir, said the young man. I never stole before. Who will give me a chance? said Mr. Clarke. I’ll soon retire and I’ve caught a thief for the first time! ( ) . Clarke is ___. A. American B. Australian C. English D. French ( ) 2. Mr. Clarke never caught a thief in fortytwo years because ___. A. there were no thieves in the town B. he didn’ t work hard at all C. he wasn’ t lucky enough D. he wasn’ t a petent(稱職的) policeman ( ) . Clarke ran to ___. A. catch the young man B. help the woman C. buy some sugar