The police in the big city were looking for a thief. At last they caught (捉住catch的过去式) him. When they were taking photos of him from the front, from the left, from the right, with a hat, without (不戴) a hat, he suddenly attacked (袭击) the police and ran off. The police tried to catch (捉住) him, but he got away. A week later the telephone rang in the police station, and somebody said, "You are looking for Bill Cross, aren't you? Well, he went to Waterbridge an hour ago."

Waterbridge was a small town 150 kms away from the city. Four photos of the thief were sent (送到) to the police in Waterbridge at once by (由) the city police.

Not more than 12 hours later they got a call from the police station in Waterbridge, "We caught 3 of the man," they said happily, "and we will catch the 4th this evening, we think."

(  )36. In the passage, "somebody" may (可能) be　　___________　.

A. the police in Waterbridge      B. someone in the city

C. the man taking photos         D. the thief himself

(  )37. The police in Waterbridge caught three of men according to (根据)　_______　.

A. the facts (事实)    B. the phone   C. the photos     D. the news

(  )38. In fact (实际上) the police _____ the thief.

A. caught    B. did not catch  C. were sure (确信) to catch D. were not sure to catch

(  )39. The story happened (发生) in _____.

A. a city          B. a town      C. the country         D. A and B

(  )40. Who made a ridiculous mistake (可笑的错误) in the passage?

A.the police in the city        B.the thief

C.the police in Waterbridge    D. the police in the big city

A farmer had a cow. He took very good care of his cow and one day when it was ill, he was very worried. He telephoned the vet.“What's the problem?”the vet asked him when he arrived.“My cow is ill,”the farmer said.“I don't know what's the matter with her. She's lying down and won't stand up. She won't eat, and she's making a strange noise.”The vet looked at the cow. “She's certainly ill,” he said, “and she needs to take some very strong medicine.”He took a bottle out of his box, and put two pills (药片)into his hand. “Give her these,”he said,“the pills should make her better.”“How should I give them to her?”the farmer asked asked. The vet gave him a long tube(管子).“Put this tube in her mouth,”he said,“then put the pills in the tube and blow(吹). That'll make it.”The next day the vet came to the farm again. The farmer was sitting outside his house and looked more worried.“How is your cow?”the vet asked.“No change,”the farmer said, “I'm feeling very strange myself.”“Oh?”the vet said,“Why?”“I did what you said,”the farmer answered.“I put the tube in the cow's mouth and then put two pills down it.”“And?”the vet asked.“The cow blew (blow的过去式)first,”the farmer said.What medicine did the vet give the farmer?

1. A.
   A bottle of pills.
2. B.
   A long tube.
3. C.
   Two pills.
4. D.
   A small box.