At two o'clock a bank robber (抢劫犯) stole in. ...

At two o'clock a bank robber (抢劫犯) stole in. "This is a hold-up," the man said loudly. He took a gun from under his jacket, pointing to George. "Hand it over!" George reached into his money-box and took all the bills from the top part--close to six thousand dollars. The robber took them and turned to leave. Then, while everyone watched the robber, George calmly lifted the top part of the money-box, took bills from the bottom part and put them into his own pocket secretly. The door was shut and the bank robber was gone. George fainted (晕倒). As soon as he was safe behind his bedroom door, George counted the money. He had eight thousand dollars. He was very happy.

The next morning, while the others were checking the bank’s records, George was asked to go to Mr. Burrow’s office and was introduced to Mr. Carruthers, who used to be president of the bank.

"Good morning, George, I was sorry to give you a hard time yesterday, but with all the banks being robbed these days I thought it would be a good idea to prove that our small bank can be robbed, too. I have retired, but I am always thinking of our bank. That’s why I played my little game yesterday, just to keep everyone on his toes. Now, I have put the money back in your money-box all six thousand. "

1.Which of the following do you think is TRUE?

A. George wanted to protect the money for the bank.

B. George had been thinking of taking money away.

C. This bank had been robbed several times.

D. Nobody knew the bank would be robbed that day.

2.Why was George asked to go to Mr. Burrow’s office?

A. His stealing money was known to all.

B. Mr. Burrow wanted to say sorry to him.

C. Mr. Carruthers wanted to explain the whole thing to him.

D. Mr. Burrow wanted to tell him the money hadbeen put back.

3.In this article "to keep everyone on his toes" means ________.

A. to make everyone work hard

B. to keep everyone staying in his place

C. to make everyone do a kind of exercise

D. to keep everyone ready for the coming danger

4.Why did the writer play the game?

A. Because their bank was once robbed.　　

B. Because their bank was a small one.

C. Because he wanted to keep his bank safe.

D. Because he wanted to teach George a lesson.

5. Which sentence can be used to end this story?

A. George turned cold with fear.　　　　　

B. George turned red with anger.

C. George was pleased with the end.　　　　

D. George was excited with the end.

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At two o’clock a bank robber stole in. “This is a hold-up,” the man said loudly. He took a gun from under his jacket, pointing to George. “Hand it over!” George reached into his money-box and took all the bills from the top part --- close to six thousand dollars. The robber took them and turned to leave. Then, while everyone watched the robber, George calmly lifted the top part of the money-box, took bills from the bottom part and put them into his own pocket secretly. The door was shut and the bank robber was gone. George fainted（晕倒）. As soon as he was safely behind his bedroom door, George counted the money. He had eight thousand dollars. He was very happy.

The next morning, while the others were checking the bank’s records, George was asked to go to Mr. Burrow’s office and was introduced to Mr. Carruthers, who used to be president of the bank.

　“Good morning, George, I was sorry to give you a hard time yesterday, but with all the banks being robbed these days I thought it would be a good idea to prove that our small bank can be robbed, too. I have retired （退休）, but I am always thinking of our bank. That’s why I played my little game yesterday, just to keep everyone on his toes（趾）. Now, I have put the money back in your money-box all six thousand.”

1. Which of the following do you think is TRUE?

2.Why was George asked to go to Mr. Burrow’s office?

3. In this article “to keep everyone on his toes” means _________.

4. Which sentence can be used to end this story?

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At two o’clock a bank robber stole in.  “This is a holdup,” the man said rudely.  He took a gun from under his jacket, pointing to George.  “Hand it over!” George reached into his money-box and took all the bills from the top part-close to six thousand dollars.  The robber snatched them and turned to leave.

Then while everyone watched the robber, George calmly lifted the top part of the money-box, took hills from the bottom part and put them into his own pocket secretly.

The door was shut and the bank robber was gone.  George fainted.

As soon as he was safely behind his bedroom door, George counted the money.  He had eight thousand dollars.  He was very happy.

The next morning, while the others were examining the bank’s records, George was called into Mr.  Burrow’s office and was introduced to Mr.  Carruthers, who used to be president of the bank.

“Good morning, George, I was sorry to give you a hard time yesterday, but with all the banks being robbed these days I thought it would be a good idea to prove that our little bank can be robbed, too.  I retired yesterday, just to keep everyone on his toes.  Now, I have put the money back in your money-box-all six thousand. ”

1.This passage tells us ________.

A．a serious case                          B．one part of a play

C．a humorous story                       D．a meaningful story

2.In this article “to keep everyone on his toes” means “______”.

A．to make everyone work hard

B．to keep everyone standing straight

C．to make everyone do a kind of exercise

D．to keep everyone paying attention to the coming danger

3.Which sentence can be used to end the story?

A．George turned cold with fear.

B．George turned red with anger.

C．George was pleased with the end.

D．George was disappointed with the end.

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There was a robbery(抢劫案)at City Central Bank late yesterday afternoon. Two men entered the bank at about 4 p. m. and told the bank teller(出纳员)on duty to give them $ 1 , 000 , 000.　 The robbers(强盗)were carrying guns and wearing black masks to cover their faces.　 The robbers told all the customers(顾客)in the bank to lie down on the floor.　 Witnesses said that everyone in the bank was very frightened and did what the robbers told them.

The teller agreed to give them the money but told them they'd have to wait for a few minutes.　 She said the bank manager would have to get the money out of the safe. As the robbers were waiting for the money, the teller pressed an alarm button(按下警报按钮)that was hidden under the table. It was a silent alarm，so the robbers didn't realize it had been set off.

Just as the manager arrived with the money，ten police officers entered the bank.　 The robbers were very surprised that the officers caught them easily.　 The robbers are now in custody(拘留)，and will be charged next week.

The police congratulated Miss Alton，the bank teller, on her brave act. The bank manager said that he would give Miss Alton a week's vacation to thank her.

1.The robbers were carrying 　　　　 .

A. masks　　 B. money　　 C. guns　　 D. witnesses

2.Everyone in the bank did what the robbers told them　 because 　　　　 .

A. they were frightened

B. the robbers were very polite

C. the bank manager told them to

D. they knew the police were coming

3.The bank teller said the money was 　　　　 .

A. under the counter　　 B. on the floor

C. in custody　　 D. in the safe

4.What did the bank teller do?

A. She telephoned the police.

B. She got the money out of the safe.

C. She gave the money to the robbers.

D. She pressed an alarm button.

5.The police caught the robbers so easily because the robbers didn't 　　　　 .

A. know who the police officers were

B. get the money

C. expect the police arrived at the bank so quickly

D. expect the money to be in the safe

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The police are looking for robbers who stole valuable diamonds from the jewelry show at the City Centre yesterday evening. The owner reported that a necklace was taken by a young couple. It was worth $1.5 million. Witnesses said that a couple caught their eyes because they seemed too young to be interested in such expensive jewelry. In his store, a salesman said that the couple were dressed in clothing that seemed too casual(随便)for the jewelry show. According to a saleswoman who talked with them, the couple said that they were interested in a special necklace for the woman to wear at their wedding next month. The man said that he was a well-known sportsman, so many reporters and guests would come to the wedding ceremony.

The saleswoman left the couple looking at the necklace when she went to help an elderly man who fell out of his wheelchair. Unfortunately, when she got back, the couple and the necklace were gone. The police have realized that the old man was part of the robbery plan.

The police think the same gang(伙;群)of thieves robbed a hotel downtown last month. At that time, a woman was checking in when two men with guns threatened the hotel clerk. Although the clerk was very brave, he had to hand them about $1,500. Strangely, the woman who was checking in didn't seem afraid at all and she disappeared before the police arrived. The police are working hard to find the criminals.

1.What is the value of the missing necklace believed to be?

A. $1,500　　 B. $15,000　　 C. $150,000　　 D. $1,500,000

2.Why did the couple attract the salesman's attention? Because 　　　　 .

A. their clothes were too casual　　 B. the woman wore a special necklace

C. hey seemed like reporters　　 D. they were arguing out loud

3.The underlined word "threaten" in the last paragraph means "　　　　 " in Chinese.

A. 追赶　　 B. 责骂　　 C. 威胁　　 D. 偷窃

4.This passage is possibly 　　　　　 .

A. a science fiction　　 B. a news report

C. an advertisement　　 D. a children's story

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The large ship is leaving _______ Shanghai _______7 o’clock this evening.

A./, in B.at, in C.to, at D.for, at

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The robber was caught by two men ______ police uniform _________.

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The robber was caught by two men ______ police uniform _________.

A．in; at the once      B．in; at once         C．on,; at the once     D．on; at once

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1.We can find something in __________of Chasing Vermeer.

A. its background　 B. its pictures

C. its writer　 　　 D.its covers

2.________can be used to talk on the Internet.

A. Chasing Vermeer　 　　　 B. GYA-II

C. Painting by numbers　　 D. Verballs

3.How does the writer feel about GYA-II?

Difficult.　　 B. Wonderful.　 C. Popular.　　 D. Boring

4.The discount ticket will be useful on ________.

A. July 30　　　　　　　 B. June 30　　　　　　　　 C. January 1

5.What do you have to take if you want to have a discount pizza?

A. A pizza and the ticket.

B. A pizza and a student ID card.

C. The discount ticket and a student ID card.

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Jenny _____in the chicken when you called her at 5 o’clock this afternoon?

A. is cooking     B. was cooking          C.cooks         D. cooked

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