VIII. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions. THE HISTORY OF THE LONDON POLICE Today there are policemen everywhere, but in 1700 London had no policemen at all. A few old men used to protect the city streets at night and they were not paid very much. About 300 years ago, London was starting to get bigger. The city was very dirty and many people were poor. There were so many thieves who stole money in the streets that people stayed in their homes as much as possible. In 1750, Henry Fielding started to pay a group of people to stop thieves. They were like policemen called Bow Street and were Runners' because they worked near Bow Street. Fifty years later, there were 120 Bow Street Runners, but London had become very big and needed more policemen. So, in 1829, the first Metropolitan (or London) Police Force was started with 3000 officers. Most of the men worked on foot, but a few rode horses. Until 1920 all the police in London were men. Today, London police are quite well paid and for the few police officers who still ride horses, the pay is even better than for the others. 27. 300 years ago, many people ________. A. came to live in London B. had big houses in London C. wanted to live in London D. were very rich in London 28. People did not leave their houses because ________. A. the city was not clean B. they were afraid of losing money C. they had no money D. the city was bigger 29. The Bow Street Runners ________. A. stole money B. stopped people stealing C. paid people to steal D. gave money to the thieves 30. In 1800, there were ________. A. enough policemen B. not enough policemen C. too many policemen D. only few policemen 31. Of the first 3000 Metropolitan policemen, _________. A. all of them rode horses B. some of them rode horses C. most of them rode horses D. none of them rode horses