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It was Sunday afternoon. My younger brother and I were alone at home. My parents went for a party and asked me to look after my brother. I was doing my homework while my brother was watching TV. Suddenly the doorbell rang. Ding-Dong! My brother thought that it was our parents, so he opened the ______ quickly.
A tall man wearing a black raincoat stood outside. He said that he came to sell books and he______ politely, “Are your parents at home? ”
Without thinking, my brother said, “No. ”Then the man asked, “Would you like to______some storybooks? ”I told him we didn’t want to buy. When I wanted to close the door, he suddenly pushed(推)the door very heavily and came into our house. He took out a______ and ordered me to tie(绑)up my brother’s hands with a rope(绳子). I tied up his hands in a special way so my brother could untie ______ easily. The man then tied my hands up and locked______ of us in the kitchen. Soon, he went upstairs to ______money. I taught my brother to untie the rope on his hands. He then untied me. I rushed to the telephone to call the police, ______the line was dead. The doors were all locked from the outside. It was lucky that the man ______ to lock the kitchen window. So we got out of the house through the kitchen window and went to the______ pay phone to call the police.
Soon the police came to our house and the man was caught by the police. By that time, my parents had come home. We told them the whole story. My parents were happy that we were not hurt. They told me that we shouldn’t open the door to strangers. I learnt a lesson on safety.
1.A. window B. door C. book D. TV
2.A. asked B. ask C. answered D. answer
3.A. lend B. borrow C. sell D. buy
4.A. kiss B. knife C. gift D. pen
5.A. himself B. Itself C. herself D. themselves
6.A. most B. some C. both D. all
7.A. look at B. look after C. look like D. look for
8.A. and B. so C. or D. but
9.A. wanted B. liked C. forgot D. tried
10.A. farthest B. nearest C. largest D. smallest
The rivers will become dirtier and dirtier ______ we take action to protect them.
A. since B. if C. until D. unless
—Excuse me, is the museum far from here?
—No, it’s about ______ .
A. 5 minutes walk B. 5 minute walk
C. 5 minutes’ walk D. 5 minute’s walk
Gina has been in Shanghai for ten years. Shanghai has become her second ______ .
A. family B. house C. home D. room
—Hi! My name’s Tim. It’s my first time to be here.
— ______ .
A. Very well, thank you B. It’s all right
C. That would be very nice D. Nice to meet you
—Work hard, ______ you’ll pass the exam.
—OK. I’ll try my best.
A. or B. and C. but D. so