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Crystal was a reporter for her school’s newspaper, The Real Story. She’d done several different kinds of stories before, but never anything like the story she was about to do. During an interview, the school nurse, Mrs. Jones, had told Crystal that the school had a secret basement. Crystal was eager to find out what was in the basement. It could be just about anything! So Crystal asked the newspaper’s advisor, Mr. Adair, if she could do a feature on the school’s basement. He agreed with her that basement might be a fascinating story, especially since a lot of people weren’t even aware that it existed.

Crystal got permission from the headmaster to go down into the basement as long as some teachers went with her. So Mr. Adair and Mrs. Jones accompanied Crystal when she went to explore the basement. The guard unlocked the basement door, and Crystal and the two teachers slowly descended the narrow staircase. When they reached the bottom of the stairs, Mrs. Jones turned on the light, and she, Mr. Adair, and Crystal began to look around.

Crystal soon discovered a large set of bookshelves with a collection of old dusty books on them. “What are those?” she wondered aloud. Neither of the two teachers knew, so Crystal made her way over to look more closely at the books. They turned out to be yearbooks from every year since the school opened. For almost an hour, Crystal, Mr. Adair, and Mrs. Jones paged slowly through the yearbooks. They joked about the old-fashioned clothes and hair in the oldest books, and they commented on some of the people they recognized. All of a sudden, Crystal knew the next feature she wanted to write. These books were the school’s story just waiting to be told.

1.How did Crystal know about the basement?

A.From Mr. Adair. B.From Mrs. Jones. C.From the headmaster. D.From the newspaper.

2.The underlined word “descended” is closest in meaning to “ ”.

A.touched B.checked C.went down D.fell on

3.Which of the following about the basement might be TRUE?

A.It is no longer in use these days. B.It used to be a school clinic

C.Some clubs hold meeting there. D.Few people dare to visit it.

4.How did Crystal feel about her experience?

A.Frightened. B.Embarrassed. C.Disappointed. D.Excited.

5.Crystal’s next featured topic is most likely to be “ ”.

A.the school nurse B.the old yearbooks C.the lost fashion D.an underground library

6.What’s the purpose of the text?

A.To amuse readers with a personal story B.To warn children not to take adventures.

C.To describe how a reporter got a story. D.To explain how a mystery should be solved.

Answer 1