Once there lived a poor family in our town. They were so poor that there was almost(几乎)1 in the house but a pot(罐) 2 a broken table. In it there was a little rice. They 3the rice from their neighbour for the coming New Year. On New Year's Eve(除夕夜), the wife already fell asleep, but the husband was 4 in bed, worrying about their life. Suddenly he heard someone breaking into the room.

    “It must be a thief(小偷),” he thought, “5 it doesn't matter. The thief can steal(偷) nothing.”He didn't shout or move. But he kept6over the thief.

    The thief came into the house and was only7 in the rice under the table.

    “But8can I take it away?” the thief thought hard. Then he had an idea. He9 his coat, put it on the ground between the bed and the table and turned around to take the 10 .

    Now the husband knew11the thief would do. He picked up the coat quickly and covered himself with it12the thief turned back.

    The thief took the pot, and poured(倒) the rice onto the coat. Then he began to feel it. But he was13 to find that his coat was gone.

    “Hey,” he shouted out. The14 woke up the wife. She asked her husband, “Did you hear any sound? Maybe there is a thief in the room.”

    “Shut up! (闭嘴)” replied her husband, “15 to sleep. There is no thief in the room.”

    “That's impossible,”the thief shouted loudly, “If there isn't a thief, then, where is my coat?”

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

    Wi-Fi is a wireless networking technology used across the globe. A 1 misunderstanding is that the term Wi-Fi is short for “wireless fidelity(保真度)”. However, this is not the case. Wi-Fi is 2 a trademarked phrase that uses the 802.11 standard, which was 3 by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). That is to say, instead of using 4, your computer is connected to the internet or other computers by radio.

    This standard was 5 promoted by the Wi-Fi Alliance, a trade group that pioneered commercialization of the 6. A person or business can use a wireless router( 路由器) or a similar 7 to create a “hotspot” or an area in which proper devices can connect wirelessly to a network or 8 Internet access. This router is usually connected to the Internet by 9 of a modem, often one   10 as a high-speed connection. Any user within about 200 feet of the 11 point can then connect to the Internet, 12 for good transfer rates, distances of 100 feet or less are often suggested. Salespersons also sell signal boosters（放大器）that  13 the range of a wireless network.

    Wi-Fi networks can either be 14 or closed, in which case a 15 is needed. An area blanketed in wireless access through a device is often called a “wireless 16.” Anyone with a device that  17 proper functionality can connect to this network while in the hotspot. Through this connection, a 18 network can be accessed or Internet connectivity can be achieved. This allows people within the hotspot to connect to the Internet via the router and modem, often 19 for employees at a business or as a free 20 at coffee shops and similar locations.