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Chase and Nicole McKeown are both police officers in Elizabeth town in Kentucky. One night, the two off-duty officers 1 a robbery at a restaurant chain.
When they were eating dinner in the restaurant, a man came in 2 a mask and went up to the counter.
“I think we both saw him at the same time,” Nicole said during a news conference. 3 , she thought the man may be sick, given 4 season, but soon she knew the mask was for a less innocent 5 , according to CNN. Nicole added they saw the employees behind the counter 6 their hands and that’s when we both 7 what was happening.
The monitor video 8 what happened next. The officers drew their weapons and 9 the suspect. On the video, the suspect can be seen 10 his weapon and running out of the door, CNN reported. The couple 11 to pursue (追赶) him a few blocks away from the restaurant and 12 him at gunpoint (枪口) until the Louisville Metro Police arrived and 13 him.
“It is my belief that if not for the 14 actions of these two officers, the robber’s actions inside the 15 would have escalated (升级). They acted 16 ,” said Deputy Dan Mason of the LMPD’s robbery unit.
The couple said the officer instinct (本能) just kicked in as the situation 17 . “We both looked at each other and said ‘Let’s go,” Chase said. “When it 18 people’s life in danger, any other officer would have done the 19 thing,” Nicole said.
The suspect is now in 20 in Louisville, according to the police.
1.A.acted B.made C.found D.prevented
2.A.waving B.wearing C.holding D.carrying
3.A.Later on B.Right away C.At first D.Once more
4.A.flu B.peak C.harvest D.holiday
5.A.aim B.result C.victim D.reason
6.A.put up B.drew back C.took off D.turned over
7.A.decided B.feared C.realized D.wondered
8.A.spread B.showed C.copied D.changed
9.A.left B.asked C.seized D.chased
10.A.hiding B.ruining C.dropping D.returning
11.A.agreed B.started C.continued D.offered
12.A.held B.killed C.punished D.searched
13.A.hurt B.arrested C.examined D.threatened
14.A.heroic B.extra C.sudden D.final
15.A.game B.fight C.business D.situation
16.A.crazily B.luckily C.surprisingly D.honorably
17.A.developed B.improved C.changed D.worsened
18.A.goes for B.comes to C.deals with D.fights against
19.A.same B.opposite C.common D.different
20.A.mercy B.prison C.silence D.hospital