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In 1910 the world was shocked by a particularly cold-blooded murder. H. H. Crippen was (21) American doctor who worked in London. He was a married (22) ,but when he was (23) in England, he fell in love (24) his secretary. Instead of asking his (25) for a divorce (离) ,he killed her and buried (26) body in the cellar(地下室) of his house. Then he and his secretary, who was dressed (27) a boy, sailed on a (28) called “The Montrose” for New York. Only a very (29) time before, however, the wireless telegraph (无线电报) (30) been invented. The Montrose was one of the (31) ships equipped with Marconi’s wireless, and the passengers were not (32) ignorant of its presence on board, but probably did not (33) know what a “wireless telegraph” (34) . The captain of the ship recognized Crippen and secretly (35) a message to the London police. An inspector set out in a faster ship, and (36) up with the Montrose in the Atlantic. (37) up as a sailor, he boarded the Montrose (38) she reached New York, and arrested Dr. Crippen. Eighteen months (39) , the British Government passed a law that all passenger ships (40) carry wireless.

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