While Nick was on the bus, reading his newspaper, the man sitting next to him suddenly pushed a large envelope into his hands. “Here, take this!” the man said, stood up and got off the bus before Nick could say a word.

Nick sat there, holding the envelope. It felt heavy. There were papers inside, or money perhaps. “I’d better hand it over to the police,” he thought. There was a police station close to his office. But, as he got off the bus, a man came to him. He seemed to be waiting for something. “He wants the envelope,” Nick thought. Nick began to walk quickly, and the man hurried after him. Nick started to run, and the man began to run, too. But then, just before he got to the police station, Nick managed to lose the man in the crowds. When he entered the police station, the man was no longer in sight.

Inside the police station, Nick handed over the envelope to a policeman in charge. The man opened it. The envelope was full of money, false money. “Clearly the man made a mistake,” the policeman said. “He thought you were one of the gang (团伙)!”

Nick felt like a hero. He could already see his name in all the papers. He could imagine an interview on television.

“However,” the policeman went on, “I’m afraid I must ask you to keep quiet about all this. We’re trying to catch some very clever thieves, and we don’t want them to know that we have some of the money. So you mustn’t say a word to anyone – not even your boss!”

56. The man who suddenly gave Nick an envelope was most probably________.

A. Nick’s friend    B. a thief    C. the bus driver    D. a postman

57. Nick decided to give the envelope over to the police probably because_________.

A. the whole thing was strange          B. another man was waiting for it

C. he didn’t want the money inside it     D. the police station was near his office

58. As Nick got off the bus, a man came to him because_________.

A. he wanted to catch Nick             B. he thought Nick was a policeman

C. he wanted to give Nick some money   D. he thought Nick was one of their gang

59. What is the main idea of the passage?

A. Nick had an unusual experience.          

B. Nick became a hero.

C. A gang of thieves were caught.

D. A gang of thieves made a mistake.

While Nick was on the bus, reading his newspaper, the man sitting next to him suddenly pushed a large envelope into his hands. “Here, take this!” the man said, stood up and got off the bus before Nick could say a word.

Nick sat there, holding the envelope. It felt heavy. There were papers inside, or money perhaps. “I’d better hand it over to the police,” he thought. There was a police station close to his office. But, as he got off the bus, a man came to him. He seemed to be waiting for something. “He wants the envelope,” Nick thought. Nick began to walk quickly, and the man hurried after him. Nick started to run, and the man began to run, too. But then, just before he got to the police station, Nick managed to lose the man in the crowds. When he entered the police station, the man was no longer in sight.

Inside the police station, Nick handed over the envelope to a policeman in charge. The man opened it. The envelope was full of money, false money. “Clearly the man made a mistake,” the policeman said. “He thought you were one of the gang (团伙)!”

Nick felt like a hero. He could already see his name in all the papers. He could imagine an interview on television.

“However,” the policeman went on, “I’m afraid I must ask you to keep quiet about all this. We’re trying to catch some very clever thieves, and we don’t want them to know that we have some of the money. So you mustn’t say a word to anyone ― not even your boss!”

51. The man who suddenly gave Nick an envelope was most probably ______.

A. Nick’s friend                                 B. a thief

C. the bus driver                                D. a postman

52. Nick decided to give the envelope over to the police probably because ______.

A. the whole thing was strange            B. another man was waiting for it

C. he didn’t want the money inside it    D. the police station was near his office

53. As Nick got off the bus, a man came to him because ______.

A. he wanted to catch Nick                 B. he thought Nick was a policeman

C. he wanted to give Nick some money       D. he thought Nick was one of their gang

54. What is the main idea of the passage?

A. Nick had an unusual experience.      B. Nick became a hero.

C. A gang of thieves were caught.        D. A gang of thieves made a mistake.