Robert was born in a small town in England. His father has a farm and can supply him enough money to finish university where he's studying law. The young man studies hard and hopes to be a famous lawyer.

Last Monday their term was over. Robert said to his father on the telephone that he was going to travel in a small country during his summer holiday. His father agreed to his plan and posted some money to him. So he started four days ago. Their plane landed at the only airport of the country safely. He took a taxi and got to a hotel in the centre of the capital. He felt hungry and tired. So he had a dinner and then a good sleep. This morning he was all right and was going to visit some places of interest. He met an English visitor while he was having breakfast and the man told him to be careful of thieves.

Robert thanked the man and left. But he thought he was smart（机灵的）and strong and he decided to have a try. He brought out a piece of paper and wrote on it, “A pig has stolen my wallet（钱包）!”Then he put the note into his empty wallet. After that he put the wallet into a pocket and set off. He did all carefully and hoped to find out who would steal it.

“Everything went well, ”Robert thought to himself after he had returned to the hotel. He brought out his wallet and put his money into it again. He had a look at the note. To his surprise, it was rewritten. It said, “Your uncle has touched your wallet!”

Robert can study in the university because ____.  [    ]

A. he wants to be a lawyer

B. his father is a rich farmer

C. he's smart and strong

D. he keeps his wallet well

Robert went to the small country to ____.    [    ]

A. make fun of the thieves

B. catch some thieves

C. visit the places of interest

D. have a nice meal and a good sleep there

The English visitor thought ____.  [    ]

A. there were a lot of thieves in the city

B. Robert could deal with the thieves

C. it was dangerous to travel in the city

D. Robert had to take good care of himself

Robert was born in a small town in England. His father has a farm and can supply him enough money to finish university where he's studying law. The young man studies hard and hopes to be a famous lawyer.

Last Monday their term was over. Robert said to his father on the telephone that he was going to travel in a small country during his summer holiday. His father agreed to his plan and posted some money to him. So he started four days ago. Their plane landed at the only airport of the country safely. He took a taxi and got to a hotel in the centre of the capital. He felt hungry and tired. So he had a dinner and then a good sleep. This morning he was all right and was going to visit some places of interest. He met an English visitor while he was having breakfast and the man told him to be careful of thieves.

Robert thanked the man and left. But he thought he was smart（机灵的）and strong and he decided to have a try. He brought out a piece of paper and wrote on it, “A pig has stolen my wallet（钱包）!”Then he put the note into his empty wallet. After that he put the wallet into a pocket and set off. He did all carefully and hoped to find out who would steal it.

“Everything went well, ”Robert thought to himself after he had returned to the hotel. He brought out his wallet and put his money into it again. He had a look at the note. To his surprise, it was rewritten. It said, “Your uncle has touched your wallet!”

56. Robert can study in the university because ____. 

A. he wants to be a lawyer         B. his father is a rich farmer

C. he's smart and strong           D. he keeps his wallet well

57. Robert went to the small country to ____.   

A. make fun of the thieves              B. catch some thieves

C. visit the places of interest            D. have a nice meal and a good sleep there

58. The English visitor thought ____.   

A. there were a lot of thieves in the city         B. Robert could deal with the thieves

C. it was dangerous to travel in the city          D. Robert had to take good care of himself

Robert had just moved into the street and he felt strange that he was not wanted. He knew that perhaps the other boy students were trying to get an idea of what kind of a boy he was. This did not help to make him less lonely. He was new and he had to be tested. Still, proving himself would not be all that easy. He did not want to run with bad boys or get into something against the law to prove that he was strong. No! He must show what he was made of in a more helpful way. That would be better when he got the idea.

The next day was Saturday. He knew that most of the boys would be down on the playground and choose up sides for the Saturday game. Robert knew he could play well and that just might be enough to prove he was strong and to make friends with them. He arrived early and did his step exercises. He shot the ball several times and did some other exercises—the most difficult and most wonderful in basketball. Then the boys came. Robert went through what he had done before the game and showed what he could do.

No one said a word. The boys just looked at each other and thought about it. In the end, when it was all over, the biggest of the group just smiled and shook his head. Robert knew he had made it.

1. What does the underlined sentence in the first paragraph mean?

　 A. Robert felt more lonely because the other boys wanted to test him.

　 B. Robert did not want himself to be less lonely.

　 C. Robert felt as lonely as before when the other boys tried to find out what kind of a boy he was.

　 D. The other boys did not want to make Robert feel less lonely.

2. When did Robert decide to prove himself by playing basketball?

　 A. After he had thought about the two wrong ways.

　 B. Long before he moved into the street.

　 C. When the other boys came down to the playground.

　 D. As soon as he showed what he was made of in front of the other boys.

3. What did the biggest of the group mean by shaking his head?

　 A. He did not want to say anything about what Robert had done.

　 B. He had not thought Robert could play so wonderfully.

　 C. He did want to make friends with Robert.

　 D. He did not think Robert played basketball well.