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BERLIN---A German woman, fearful that a burglar was trying to break into her second -storey apartment, called police after she heard someone climbing up to her balcony shortly after midnight, police said Thursday. Police discovered the “burglar” was a man carrying flowers and a bottle of wine who turned out to be the woman's boyfriend. But then arrested him on an outstanding reason. 

“He was trying to surprise her with the flowers and a bottle of wine but it all went wrong,” said Korbach police spokesman Volker Koenig. He said the man jumped down from the balcony and tried to escape but was quickly caught by police.  

“He gave the police who were taking him to jail the bottle of wine as a gesture of thanks for the friendly treatment after the arrest. ” Koenig said.

  LONDON---A smoker who died after battling emphysema (肺气肿) has had his dying wish granted with the placement of a “SMOKING KILLED ME” sign on his hearse (灵车) and his grave.

 Albert Whittamore blamed his youthful smoking habit for the lung disease. He said before he died in February that he wanted the sign to serve as a warning to young people about the dangers of tobacco smoking.   

The sign was designed to look like the health warning on a packet of cigarettes. The printed notice at his grave

will be left in place for a week. The hearse carrying his body through the town of Dover 100 miles (160 kilometers)

southeast of London and several of the printed signs shown in the windows.

34. The man climbing up to the girl's balcony _______

A. was actually a wanted thief                B. was put into prison in the end

C. thanked the police for setting him free       D. was treated badly by the police

35. The best title for the first news item might be “_______.”

A. A burglar's love                   B. A burglar boyfriend

C. Flowers and wine                   D. Price for being romantic

36. The public paid more attention to the smoker because _______.

A. he died after smoking for many years          B. he had the sign put on his hearse and his grave

C. he died of a lung disease without any treatment  D. he wanted the sign left on his grave for one day

37. Which of the following is NOT true?

  A. The sign will be printed on the packet of cigarettes.  

B. The signs were also shown in the windows of the hearse.

C. The smoker wanted to tell people how bad it was to smoke.

D. The smoker regretted forming the habit of smoking.

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