Streitwasanexperiencedsafecrackerwhoneverusedforce—eitheragainstpeopleorsafes(保险箱).Hewasarealartistofhistradeandittookhimonly19minutestoopenthemostdifficultsafehehadeverencountered.Inabout10yearshelpedbyhisbrotherStefanandtwofriendshetookabout$330000—fromthesafesof28banksinAustria.Onhislastjobearlyin1999heleftthesafedooropenand$80000behind.Withthemoneywsanote"Wedon’tneedallthatmuch."

Awitness(目击者)recognizedhiscarandStreitwascaughtbythepolice.ThenhewassenttoAustria’sSteinPrisontoserveasix-yearsentence.Heboasted(吹嘘)athistrialthathewouldcontinuebreakingthelaw"IamathiefandIshalluseeveryopportunity."Despitethewarn-ingprisonofficialsmovedStreittotheprison’sblacksmith(铁匠)shop.OnedayduringtheweekbeforeChristmasStreitdisappeared.Searchersfoundallhisdoorswerewelllocked.Streithadmanagedtomakeasetofkeysandlethimselfout.

Nottofreedomthough.AftercrossingintoBavariaStreitattractedthesuspicion(怀疑)ofGermancustomspoliceonpurposeandgothimselfarrested."IwanttobeinaGermanprison"heexplainedtothesurprisedpolice."AsGermancourtsgivemuchmilder(温和的)sentencesforcrimeslikemineandwillreducethetimeIwouldotherwisehaveservedinSteinPrison."

InprisonStreitpersuadedhiskeeperstolethimmakeaChristmasEvetelephonecalltohisformerkeeperKarlSchreinerofSteinPrison."I’msorryifIcausedtrouble.Ididn’twanttoembarrassanybodybyescaping.Conditionsweren’tthatbad.Infactthefoodwasbetterthanitishere."

1.Theunderlinedword"safecracker"inthefirstparagraphmeans"_________".

A．prisoner B．criminal C．stealer D．Robber

2.What’sthecorrectorderofthefollowingevents?

a.StreitwascaughtbyGermancustomspolice.

b.Streitleftanoteinthebank.

c.StreitwassenttoSteinPrison.

d.Streitworkedinablacksmithshop.

e.Streitescapedfromprison.

A．d-b-a-c-e B．b-a-c-d-e C．b-c-d-e-a D．d-b-c-e-a

3.WhathelpedStreitescapefrompr