Mr. Cooper arrived at London airport at the end of a two-week holiday. It had been very hot in Rome, so Mr. Cooper had cut the beard that he had always worn. But the photo in his passport showed him with beard.
　　An officer looked at the photo for a moment and said,“Will you excuse me, sir? Please sit down. I won’t keep you waiting long.”With this, he walked away and showed the passport to a second officer, saying,“I know the face.”The second officer took a look at the photo and asked where Mr. Cooper had just come back from. When he heard Mr. Cooper was from Rome, the second officer’s eyes lit up and said,“An Englishman with a beard stole an old painting in Rome on Friday. And that man looked just like the man who...”Suddenly it came to the first officer who Mr. Cooper was! He returned to Mr. Cooper and asked,“Did you teach at Feltham High School?”When Mr. Cooper answered, with some surprise, that he did, the first officer smiled and said,“I thought so. I’m Alan Simpson. You taught me French. You haven’t changed a bit.”
　　1．Mr. Cooper was _________.
　　A. an Englishman       B. a Frenchman
　　C. an Italian        D. a policeman
　　2．Mr. Cooper’s photo showed_________.
　　A. he was much younger for his age
　　B. he was a little older for his age
　　C. he looked like the thief
　　D. he was a young man
　　3．Why did the first officer show Mr. Cooper’s passport to his colleague?
　　A. He was sure Mr. Cooper was the thief.
　　B. He was not quite sure whether Mr. Cooper was the Englishman who had stolen the painting.
　　C. He was glad to see his old teacher.
　　D. He was surprised to find his old teacher had become a thief.
　　4．_________ inclined to(有……倾向)take this Mr. Cooper as the thief from Rome.
　　A. Alan Simpson was
　　B. The second officer was
　　C. Both the two officers were
　　D. Neither of the two officers was
　　5．When he came to know the first officer had been one of his old pupils, Mr. Cooper _________.
　　A. got quite angry with him
　　B. was angry with the two policemen
　　C. felt ashamed of being regarded as a thief
　　D. felt surprised

An old lady went to the shop last Sunday. She passed a bank and saw a car near the door. A man got out of it and went into the bank. She looked into the car. The keys were in the lock(锁).

　　The old lady took the keys and followed the man into the bank. The man took a gun（枪）out of the pocket and said to the clerk, “Give me all the money.” But the old lady didn’t see this. She went to the man and put the keys in his hand and said, “Young man, you are foolish. Never leave your keys in your car. Someone is going to steal it. ” The man looked at the old lady for a few seconds. Then he looked at the clerk. He took the keys, ran out of the bank, got into his car and drove away quickly without any money.

1. Last Sunday, an old woman ______.

A. had nothing to do 　     B. went out for a walk　

C. went to buy something    D. went to see the man

2.The man got off his car and went into _____.

A. a police station　　      B. the post office　　

C. the shop　             D. the bank

3. The old lady saw ______ on the car.　　

A. a gun　  B. a bag　  C. a lot of money    D. the keys

4. The old lady ______.

 A. knew the man　　     B. thought the man was a thief　　

C. didn’t know the man　　D. wanted to catch the thief

5.When she gave the young man his keys, he ____.

 A. took them and ran into the bank  　　

B. thanked her very much

 C. was very surprised 

D. said nothing and went to the police station

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　　On Thursday afternoon Mrs. Clarke, dressed for going out, took her handbag with her money and her key in it, pulled the door behind her to lock it and went to the Over 60s Club. She always went there on Thursdays. It was a nice outing for an old woman who lived alone.

　　At six o’clock she came home, let herself in and at once smelt cigarette smoke. Cigarette smoke in her house? How? Had somebody got in? She checked the back door and the windows. All were locked or fastened, as usual. There was no sign of forced entry. Had anything been taken? She went from room to room, checking. Yes, some things were missing — her small radio, her spare watch, a camera. That was all, she thought; but she couldn’t be sure just yet. She was annoyed, of course, but rather glad that nothing had been thrown about.

　　Over a cup of tea she wondered whether someone might have a key that fitted her front door — “a master key” perhaps. So she stayed at home the following Thursday. Nothing happened. Was anyone watching her movements? On the Thursday after that she went out at her usual time, dressed as usual, but she didn’t go to the club. Instead she took a short cut home again, letting herself in through the garden and the back door. She settled down to wait.

　　It was just after four o’clock when the front door bell rang. Mrs. Clarke was making a cup of tea at the time. The bell rang again, and then she heard her letter-box being pushed open. With the kettle（壶）of boiling water in her hand, she moved quietly towards the front door. A long piece of wire（金属丝）appeared through the letter-box, and then a hand. The wire turned and caught around the knob（门把手） on the door-lock. Mrs. Clarke raised the kettle and poured the water over the hand. There was a shout outside, and the skin seemed to drop off the fingers like a glove. The wire fell to the floor, the hand was pulled back, and Mrs. Clarke heard the sound of running feet.

　　That evening she reported the matter to the police. They were not too pleased, but they came and took away the wire and the skin. “It was only self-protection,” she told the officer. “An old woman must try to look after herself.” With the help of a doctor, the police found the man and recovered Mrs. Clarke’s things. She has become something of heroine at the Over 60s Club.

1. When did Mrs. Clarke go to the Over 60s Club?

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2. Why did the smell of cigarette smoke surprise her?

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3. On the third Thursday, did Mrs. Clarke go out at her usual time?

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4. What was Mrs. Clarke doing when she was waiting for the thief?

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5. What is Mrs. Clarke like?

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