A thief entered the bedroom of the 30^th President of the United States, who met him and helped him escape punishment.
The event happened in the early morning hours on one of the first days when Calvin Coolidge came into power, late in August,1923. He and his family were living in the same third-floor suite (套房) at the Willard Hotel in Washington that they had moved in several years before. The former President’s wife was still living in the White House.
Coolidge woke up to see a stranger go through his clothes, remove a wallet and a watch chain.
Coolidge spoke, “I wish you wouldn’t take that.”
The thief, gaining his voice, said, “Why?”
“I don’t mean the watch and chain, only the charm (表坠). Take it near the window and read the words on its back, ” the president said.
The thief read, “Presented to Calvin Coolidge.”
“Are you President Coolidge?” he asked.
The president answered, “ Yes, and the House of Representatives（众议院）gave me the watch charm. I’m fond of it. It would do you no good. You want money. Let’s talk this over.”
Holding up the wallet, the young man said in a low voice, “I’ll take this and leave everything else.”
Coolidge, knowing there was 80 dollars in it, asked the young man to sit down and talk. He told the President he and his college roommate had overspent during their holiday and did not have enough money to pay their hotel bill.
Coolidge added up the roommate two rail tickets back to the college. Then he counted out 32 dollars and said it was a loan (借款).
He then told the young man, “There is a guard in the corridor(走廊).” The young man nodded and left through the same window as he had entered.
【小题1】What caused the thief to meet the President?

A man and his wife had a dog to keep their house. When they went out, they always left the dog inside the house.

　 One evening they wanted　 1　 to the cinema,　 2　 they left the dog in the house and locked the door and their　 3 . They　 4　 their car.

When the film finished, they came back home. They opened the gate and put the car　 5 . But when they came to the front door, they found that part of the glass　 6　 the door was broken. The door was unlocked and　 7 . A robber! They went in and quickly looked in all the rooms to see　 8 things the robber had taken. But everything was in the　 9　 place and nothing at all　 10 .

　 The dog　 11　 in the sitting room on the floor. The lady was　 12　 the dog. “Why didn’t you keep the house?” she said. The dog was　 13　 to see its owners. It began to wag its tail (摇尾巴) and then it went to a corner of the room and picked up something in its mouth. It went to the lady and　 14　 the thing at her feet. When the lady went to pick it up, she gave a scream (尖叫). Can you guess what the dog’s present was?

It was … a … man’s　 15 !

(1)　 A. go　　　　　　 B. to go　　　　　　　　 C. going　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. gone

(2)　 A. so　　　　　　　　　 B. but　　　　　　　　　 C. then　　　　　　　　　 D. because

(3)　 A. garden’s gate　　 B. gardens’ gate　　　 C. gardens gate　　　 D. garden gate

(4)　 A. got off　　　　　　 B. got on　　　　　　　　　　 C. got into　　　　 D. went on

(5)　 A. up　　　　　　　　　 B. down 　　　　　　　　　　 C. away　　　　　　　 D. into

(6)　 A. at　　　　　　　 B. in　　　　　　　　 C. on　　　　　　　　　 D. to

(7)　 A. half-open　　　　 B. half-opens　　　　　 C. half-opened　　　　　　　 D. half-opening

(8)　 A. the　　　　　　 B. all　　　　　　　　 C. that　　　　　　　　　　　 D. what

(9)　 A. right　　　　　　　　　　 B. left　　　　　　 C. wrong　　　　 D. just

(10) A. to miss　　　 B. to be missing　　　 C. was missed　　　　　　　　 D. was missing

(11) A. was slept　　 　　 B. felt asleep　　　　　 C. was sleeping　　　 D. fell sleeping

(12) A. afraid of　　　　　　　　　 B. angry with　　　　 C. worried about　　　 D. surprised at

(13) A. sad　　　　　　　　　 B. pleased　　　　　 C. quick　　　　　　　 D. clever

(14) A. pulled　　　　　　　 B. threw　　　　　 C. dropped　　　　　　 D. took

(15) A. finger　　　　　　　　 B. fingers　　　　　　 C. heart　　　　　　 D. teeth

　　The old man ___5_____ tired and it seemed that he could hardly keep his eyes open. “Are you tired, sir? ”asked the young man. “Then you'd better lie down on the ____6____ and have a good rest. Don't worry about ___7_____. I'll wake you up in time.”

　　“All right. It's very kind of you, young man.”The old man lay down and ____8____ he fell asleep.

　　The young man took the big bag gently. ____9____ when he was just going to run away, he found a corner of his fur coat was ____10____ the old man's body. Several times he tried to put it out, but he couldn't. At last he took off his ___11_____ and went away with the bag.

　　The young man ran out of the station as quickly as his ___12_____ could carry him. He reached a place, and there he thought the old man couldn't ___13_____ him. He stopped and quickly opened the bag.

　　To his surprise, there was ____14____ but old newspapers in it. He hurried to the station at once. But when he got there, he found the old man was ____15____ .

（　）1. A. for　　　　    B. on　　　　　　　　　　　　   C. next to　　　　　　　　　　 D. far from

（　）2. A. man　　　　   B. station　　　　　　　　　　  C. driver　　　　　　　　　　  D. comer

（　）3. A. surely　　    B. really　　　　　　　　　　  C. nearly　　　　　　　　　　  D. hardly

（　）4. A. like　　　　    B. love　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. hate　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. wish

（　）5. A. was　　　　   B. felt　　　　　　　　　　　　  C. looked　　　　　　　　　　 D. became

（　）6. A. ground　　   B. floor　　　　　　　　　　    C. earth　　　　　　　　　　    D. chair

（　）7. A. the bag　　  B. the money　　　　　　    C. the bus　　　　　　　　    D. me

（　）8. A. by and by   B. at last　　　　　　　　　　   C. at first　　　　　　　　　　 D. in the end

（　）9. A. So　　　　　　 B. And　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. But　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. Because

（　）10. A. above　　   B. over　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. under　　　　　　　　　　   D. in

（　）11. A. shoes　　   B. shirt　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. coat　　　　　　　　&nb

sp;　　    D. cap

（　）12. A. legs　　　　 B. foot　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. friend　　　　　　　　　　  D. bike

（　）13. A. watch　　  B. notice　　　　　　　　　　  C. find　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. meet

（　）14. A. anything   B. everything　　　　　　    C. nothing　　　　　　　　    D. something

（　）15. A. waiting　　 B. going　　　　　　　　　　   C. crying　　　　　　　　　　  D. leaving