
One day, as I was walking home from school, I noticed a man climbing into a house. He used a ladder (梯子) to 1. an open window of the house. While he was climbing, he kept looking around to see 2. anyone saw him. Seeing this, I ran to the nearest public telephone and excitedly called the 3. to tell them about it.
A few minutes later, a police car arrived. The police officers surrounded (包围) the 4. . One of them shouted to the burglar (窃贼) to get out of the house. A man, who was very surprised, looked out of the window. He came out of the house and asked the police officers whether he did something 5. or something against the law (法律). He then invited the police officers into the house.
After the police officers asked the man some questions and 6. his identity (身份), they learned that the man himself lived in the house. He had to enter the house 7. the open window because his keys were lost. I felt very 8. , so I apologised (道歉) to him. However, the man and the police officers 9. me for calling the police. They thought I really 10. about my neighbours.