Robert was a student in a high school. His father wanted him to study in a good university in the future. But the young man didn’t study hard and liked playing cards (纸牌). He had to go out after his parents fell asleep at night.

One night, when Robert came back, his father saw him. He was very angry and let him live upstairs (在楼上). Of course it was not easy for him to go out again.

Last night Robert listened carefully. When he was sure his parents went to sleep, he went out to play cards. He won some money and was very happy. When he got back, he took off his shoes and was going upstairs. He heard a noise in his parents’ bedroom. Then he saw a man came out. He knew it was a thief. He stopped him at once. The man was very afraid and gave all the things back to him.

“Tell me how you didn’t wake (弄醒) my parents up,” said Robert. “Or I’ll take you to the police station!”

（     ）51. Why did Robert have to go out after his parents fell asleep?

A. Because he had to stay at school all day.

B. Because he could play cards only when his parents fell asleep. 

C. Because he wanted to catch a thief.

D. Because his parents didn’t let him sleep at night.

（     ）52.Why did Robert’s father let him live upstairs?

A. Because he was old.

B. Because Robert didn’t like any noise.

C. Because the room upstairs was better than the one downstairs.

D. Because they could hear if Robert went out at night.

（     ）53.Robert listened carefully because he wanted to know ____________.

A. if his parents fell asleep

B. if his parents were angry

C. if there was a noise in his parents’ room

D. if there was someone outside

（     ）54.The thief gave back all the things because _________.

A. Robert was afraid

B. Robert gave him some money

C. he was afraid that Robert would take him to the police station

D. he wanted to teach Robert how to steal (偷盗)

（     ）55.Which of the statement is NOT right according to the passage?

A. Robert might not take the thief to the police station.

B. Robert’s father didn’t want his son to play cards outside.

C. Robert’s parents caught the thief in their bedroom last night.

D. Robert wanted to know how the thief didn’t wake up his parents.

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　　Four years ago, when Mr Ted was sixty, he retired. He left the restaurant in which he had worked for forty-three years and returned to his home village. There he bought a small piece of farm and planted a lot of apple trees in it. He took good care of them and this year there were plenty of apples in the trees. The old man was very happy.

　　But these days the old mall had been worried. Nearly every night this garden is broken into and plenty of apples had been lost. So he decided to do his best to catch the thief himself. Last night he sat in a tree and carefully watched who would come and pick the apples. At midnight, Mr Ted was so tired that he went to sleep. Suddenly some noise woke him up. The noise came from a big tree. He went there gently and saw a boy standing under the tree with a hag full of apples. At once he recognized he was Tom who lived just next to him.

　　“How can you do that, Tom?”the old man became angry and shouted. “I’ll tell your father about it!”But the boy wasn’t afraid about it. He looked up and called out, “Have you heard yet, Dad? Mr Ted has something to talk to you. ”

1．When Mr Ted was ________,he began to work in the restaurant.

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2．Mr Ted planted lots of apple trees in the farm because ________.

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A．he had been a gardener before

B．he likes the fruit very much

C．he’s strong enough to do something useful

D．he had already retired

3．Mr Ted was happy several days ago because ________.

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A．he came back to his home village

B．he had bought a farm in his village

C．the apple trees grew very well

D．he would pick many apples in autumn

4．Mr Ted sat in the tree ________.

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A．to catch the thief

B．to pick some apples

C．to watch it carefully

D．to have a good sleep

5．As ________, Mr Ted shouted to the boy.

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A．he wanted to send Tom to the police

B．he wanted to tell Tom’s father about it

C．he wanted to frighten Tom

D．he wanted Tom to pay for the apples

6．Tom wasn’t afraid because ________.

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A．his father had brought him to the farm

B．the old man was kind to him

C．the old man would let him go

D．he would return the apples to Mr Ted