Once there was a man who could run fast. He was very proud  11   this and was always ready to show people how fast he could run.
   One day a thief broke into his house, took some of his things and ran off as fast as he   12  . The man ran after him, shouting, “Hey! Stop! Don’t you know you can’t get away from me?” But the thief only ran faster. The man got   13   angry that he ran at his top speed. He was soon several miles away from his house.
   He was still rushing along   14   he ran into a friend. “Why are you in such a hurry？” asked the friend. “I am trying to catch a thief.” said the man, who was very much out of breath. “But where is the thief?” asked the friend. “Miles and Miles behind!” said the runner, smiling with pride. “He   15   he could run faster than I can, but now, you see, he is quiet wrong.”
11. A. of B. in C. with D. off
12. A. would B. must C. could D. may
13. A. very B. quiet C. so D. rather
14. A. while B. though C. because D. when
15. A. thinks B. thought C. will think D. is thinking

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【主旨大意】本文是一篇记叙文，主要向我们描述一个跑得很快的人，全力追赶并超过了一个小偷的故事。
11.A考查介词词义辨析。句意：他为此感到非常自豪，我们总是准备向人们展示他能跑多快。这是短语be proud of(以.......为自豪)的搭配。故选A。
12.C考查情态动词词义辨析。句意：一天，一个小偷闯进了他的房子，拿走了他的一些东西，跑得尽可能快。此处表示跑着尽可能快，用run as fast as possible/run as fast as sb. can/could的短语。故选C。
13.C考查副词词义辨析。句意：那人非常生气，他以最快的速度奔跑。前面说那个小偷不听劝并跑得快一点，由此推断可知他应该会是生气。故选C。
14.D考查连词词义辨析。句意：当他遇到一个朋友时，他还在忙着。此处表示那时正在进行，故选D。
15.B考查动词时态辨析。句意：他认为他跑得比我快，但是现在，你看，他是完全错误的。根据后面的but now可知，此处用一般过去时。故选B。