A few minutes before six o’clock, Mr. Smith left the
house.
He just wanted to the car when a gunman (持枪者) jumped up from the back seat. He a gun to Mr. Smith’s head. “Drive me to Paris!” he
shouted.
“All right,”
Mr. Smith answered. He started the engine (发动机), pulled
away (开走) from the side of the street and down. Being
81 years old, he knew he could not fight with the gunman. He knew he needed
help . Where were the police? As he drove each crossing, he looked up and down the side streets, hoping to
find a police car, but he could see
. “Just my
luck,” he thought. “If I were driving too ,
there would be a police car on every corner.”
Suddenly he
pushed his foot down on the accelerator (加速器), and the
car went faster. “What are you doing?” shouted the gunman. “To the police,” Mr. Smith answered. “I thought I saw a
police car near there.”
He ran red
lights, drove wrong on one-way streets. On the two-way streets, he drove on the
wrong side of the road. None of the policemen saw him. Again, Mr. Smith’s plan
was not working. He had to try a new plan.
He turned at
a corner and saw the in front. Then he drove his car as fast as he could towards the police
gate. The car knocked a police motorbike over and stopped. Mr. Smith shouted,
“Help! Help!”
Then he back
to grab (抓住) the man’s gun. At the same time the
policemen heard the noise and quickly caught the gunman.
1.A.stop B.begin C.leave D.start
2.A.brought B.pointed C.held D.carried
3.A.drove B.left C.took D.pushed
4.A.past B.over C.through D.towards
5.A.somebody B.anybody C.everybody D.nobody
6.A.fast B.slowly C.generally D.commonly
7.A.more B.much C.very D.quite
8.A.look for B.keep away from C.look at D.care about
9.A.train station B.police station C.hospital D.bank
10.A.got B.looked C.turned D.came