At just six years old, Joey Kilpatrick is Australia’s unofficial hide-and-seek champion after he hid in a bedroom cupboard for eight hours while playing his favourite game, causing a massive rescue operation.

The determined little boy’s disappearing act led to a full-scale search, including nine police officers, five State Emergency Service volunteers, tracker dogs and almost all of the residents(居民) of the town of Goombungee.

His mother, Chris, says she called the police when Joey disappeared one afternoon after telling his older brother, Lachlan, 14, that he was off to play hide-and-seek.

“I called the two boys for dinner, ” Chris says. “After about 20 minutes I started to worry. I was shouting to Joey, ‘OK, we can’t find you, time to come out!’ ”

But there was no sign of her little boy. Within minutes of Chris calling the authorities, the police started on of the biggest ground searches in the town’s history.

“I was really scared. I rang my husband, Kris, who works out of town, and he immediately hit the road, calling me every 10 minutes, ” Chris recalls. “They searched the house from top to bottom; everyone was out looking for him. When a neighbour asked if I’d checked the water tank, that’s when reality hit. I was terrified.”

After hours of searching the town, confused police decided to search the house one more time.

“I just sat there waiting, ” Chris says. “Then a strange feeling came over me, and I wandered into the bedroom and put my hand on a pile of blankets in the cupboard. As I pulled them out, there he was --- asleep and completely unaware of what was going on! I’ve never hugged him so hard.

Senior constable(巡警), Chris Brameld, from Goombungee police, says he is glad that Joey’s game had a happy ending: “When we realized he was safe, we agreed that it doesn’t get much better than that!”

And young Joey promises that next time he won’t be so intent on finding the best hiding place. “I want to say sorry to the policemen and to Mummy for scaring them, ” he says. “ I promise next time I’ll hide where they can find me and I won’t fall asleep!”

61. Why did the boy hide in a bedroom cupboard?

A. He wanted to start a massive rescue operation. 

B. He didn’t think he could be easily found there.

C. He is Australia’s unofficial hide-and-seek champion.

D. He thought it was good place to sleep.

62. What did the boy’s mother do the moment she couldn’t find her son?

A. She turned to her neighbors for help.        B. She called the police and her husband.

C. She checked the water tank.                           D. She searched the town from top to bottom.

63. What can we learn from the passage?

A. The boy felt very cold when he was found.

B. The boy knew clearly what was going on.

C. The mother was very grateful to find her boy.

D. The mother usually hugged her boy very hard.

64. How did the boy feel after he found out what had happened?

A. Pitiful.             B. Funny.                  C. Scared.                D. Guilty.

65. According to the passage, what was the best thing in the end about what happened?

A. The boy was found safe.                       B. The boy fell asleep.

C. The boy won the championship.               D. The boy found the best hiding place.

At just six years old, Joey Kilpatrick is Australia’s unofficial hide-and-seek (捉迷藏) champion after he hid in a bedroom cupboard for eight hours while playing his favorite game, causing a big rescue operation (救援行动).

The determined little boy’s disappearing led to a careful search, including nine police officers, five State Emergency Service volunteers, tracker dogs and almost all of the people of the town of Goombungee.

His mother, Chris, says she called the police when Joey disappeared one afternoon after telling his older brother, Lachlan, 14, that he was off to play hide-and-seek.

“I called the two boys for dinner,” Chris says. “After about 20 minutes I started to worry, I was shouting to Joey,‘0K, we can’t find you, time to come out!’”

But there was no sign of her little boy. Within minutes of Chris calling the police, the policemen started one of the biggest ground searches in the town’s history.

“I was really frightened. I rang my husband, Kris, who works out of town, and he immediately hit the road, calling me every 10 minutes.” Chris recalls. “They searched the house from top to bottom. Everyone was out looking for him. When a neighbor asked if I’d checked the water tank, that’s when reality hit. I was afraid.”

After hours of searching the town, confused (困惑的) police decided to search the house one more time.

“I just sat there waiting.” Chris says, “Then a strange feeling came over me, and I rushed into the bedroom and put my hand on a pile of blankets in the cupboard. As I pulled them out, there he was – asleep and completely not realizing what was going on! I’ve never held him in my arms so hard.”

Senior officer, Chris Brameld, from Goombungee police, says he is glad that Joey’s game had a happy ending: “When we realized he was safe, we agreed that it didn’t get much better than that!”

　　 And young Joey promises that next time he won’t be so intent (专注于) on finding the best hiding place. “I want to say sorry to the policemen and to Mummy for scaring them.” he says, “I promise next time I’ll hide where they can find me and I won’t fall asleep!”

56. Why did the boy hide in a bedroom cupboard?

A. He thought it was a good place to sleep.

B. He wanted to start a big rescue operation.

C. He didn’t think he could be easily found there.

D. He is Australia’s unofficial hide-and-seek champion.

57. What did the boy’s mother do when she couldn’t find her son?

A. She checked the water tank. 　　　　　　　　　　　　

B. She called the police and her husband.

C. She turned to her neighbor for help.　　　　

D. She searched the town from top to bottom

58. What can we learn from the passage?

A. The boy felt very cold when he was found.

B. The boy knew clearly what was going on.

C. The mother usually hugged her boy very hard. 　　　

D. The mother was very grateful to find her boy.

59. How did the boy feel after he found out what had happened?

A. Pitiful.　 　　　　 B. Funny.　 　　　　　　 C. Frightened. 　 D. Sorry.