The police in Washington were looking for a thief. His name was Hornby. At last they caught him. But while they were taking ( A ) of him from the front, from the back, was a hat, without a hat, he suddenly ( B ) the policemen and ran off. They tried to catch him, but he got off away. Then a week later the telephone rang in the police station, and ( C ） said, “ You’re looking for Hornby, aren’t you?” “Yes.”
“Well, he left here for New York an hour ago.”
New York was （ D ） away from Washington. The city police at once sent four different photos of the thief to the police in New York.
Less than twelve hours later they got a ( E ) call from the police in New York, “ We have caught three of them,” they said happily,”and we will catch the left fourth this evening, we think!”
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