A rich American went into a shop in London. He wanted very much (1) a nice-looking wat
ch.He saw a watch and liked it so much that he decided to buy it. But the owner of the shop asked five hundred dollars for it.While the American was hesitating, a young man suddenly came into the shop, took the watch out of the owner's hand and ran out with it. It all happened in (2) seconds. When the owner ran out into the street, the young man had already (3) among the people. The American went on. At the next corner, he saw the young man with the stolen watch in his hand, "Do you want to buy a fine watch, sir?" he said in a low voice,"I's only a hundred dollars."
"The young man doesn't know I saw him (4) the watch just now," he thought. The American paid at once and went happily back to his room with the watch. He told his friend about the fine watch. His friend (5) a look at the watch and started to shout immediately. He said, "You are a fool. This watch is worth only ten dollars. I'm sure the shop owner and the young man planned all this together."
A.a few
B.disappeared
C.to get
D.took
E.stealing