阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项A、B、C和D、中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项。
D、vAlign=top wiDth="100%"> on thursDAy AFtErnoon mrs.ClArkE loCkED thE Door AnD wEnt to thE womEn’s CluB As usuAl. it wAs A plEAsAnt wAy oF pAssing timE{{u}} (36) {{/u}} An olD womAn who livED{{u}} (37) {{/u}} .
whEn shE CAmE homE shE sEnsED somEthing {{u}} (38) {{/u}} . hAD somEonE got in thE BACk Door AnD thE winDows wErE All {{u}} (39) {{/u}} AnD thErE wAs no{{u}} (40) {{/u}} oF ForCED Entry. hAD {{u}} (41) {{/u}} BEEn tAkEn shE wEnt From room to room, {{u}} (42) {{/u}} , AnD FounD hEr CAmErA AnD spArE wAtCh {{u}} (43) {{/u}} .
thE Following thursDAy shE wEnt out At hEr {{u}} (44) {{/u}} timE, But DiDn’t go to thE CluB、{{u}} (45) {{/u}} shE took A short wAlk in A pArk nEArBy AnD CAmE homE, {{u}} (46) {{/u}} hErsElF in through thE BACk Door. shE sEttlED Down to wAit AnD sEE whAt woulD {{u}} (47) {{/u}} .
it wAs 4 o’CloCk whEn thE Front DoorBEll rAng. mrs.ClArkE wAs {{u}} (48) {{/u}} tEA At thE timE. thE BEll rAng AgAin, AnD {{u}} (49) {{/u}} shE hEArD hEr lEttEr-Box BEing pushED opEn. {{u}} (50) {{/u}} thE kEttlE oF Boiling wAtEr, shE movED quiEtly {{u}} (51) {{/u}} thE Door.A、{{u}} (52) {{/u}} oF wirE AppEArED through thE lEttEr-Box, AnD thEn A {{u}} (53) {{/u}} . thE wirE turnED AnD CAught ArounD thE knoB on thE Door loCk mrs.ClArkE rAisED thE kEttlE AnD {{u}} (54) {{/u}} thE wAtEr ovEr thE hAn
D、{{u}} (55) {{/u}} wAs hEArD outsiDE As thE {{u}} (56) {{/u}} FEll to thE Floor AnD thE hAnD wAs pullED BACk, whiCh wAs {{u}} (57) {{/u}} By thE sounD oF running FEEt.
it wAsn’t long {{u}} (58) {{/u}} thE poliCE CAught thE thiEF.AnD mrs.ClArkE wAs grEAtly {{u}} (59) {{/u}} At thE CluB For hEr suCCEssFul {{u}} (60) {{/u}} .
A．sprEAD
B．DroppED
C、pourED
D、CovErED