Mrs. Jones was waiting   1  an important call, but she had no bread in the house,   2   she left the baby at home and said to his five-year-old brother, “I’m going to the shops, Jimmy, and I’m coming back in a few minutes.”

When she was out, the telephone rang and Jimmy   3  . “Hello, is your       4    there?” said a man. “No.” answered Jimmy.

“Well, when she comes back, tell her that Mr. Baker telephoned.” The man said.

“   5   ?” Jimmy asked.

“Mr. Baker. Please   6    it down. B-A-K-E-R” The man said.

“How do you make a B?”

“How do I make ---? Listen, little boy, is there    7   else with you there? Any brothers or sisters?”

“My brother Billy is here.”

“Good, give the phone to him, please. I want to   8    to him.”

“All right.” Jimmy  9   the telephone to the baby’s bed and gave it to Billy.

When their mother came back, she asked, “Did anyone    10   ?”

“Yes,” said Jimmy. “A man. But he only wanted to talk to Billy”

(   )1.A. for       B. by       C. about        D. at

(   )2. A. but      B. so       C. and      D. because

(   )3. A. used     B. spoke        C. answered D. heard   

(   )4. A. sister       B. father       C. brother  D. mother

(   )5. A. How      B. When     C. Where        D. What

(   )6. A. pull     B. push     C. write        D. Throw

(   )7. A. nobody   B. anybody  C. somebody D. everybody

(   )8. A. talk     B. go       C. listen       D. hear

(   )9. A. took     B. sold     C. drove        D. showed

(   )10.    A. cry      B. telephone    C. come     D. leave

Mrs. Jones was waiting   1  an important call, but she had no bread in the house,   2   she left the baby at home and said to his five-year-old brother, “I’m going to the shops, Jimmy, and I’m coming back in a few minutes.”

When she was out, the telephone rang and Jimmy   3  . “Hello, is your       4    there?” said a man. “No.” answered Jimmy.

“Well, when she comes back, tell her that Mr. Baker telephoned.” The man said.

“   5   ?” Jimmy asked.

“Mr. Baker. Please   6    it down. B-A-K-E-R” The man said.

“How do you make a B?”

“How do I make ---? Listen, little boy, is there    7   else with you there? Any brothers or sisters?”

“My brother Billy is here.”

“Good, give the phone to him, please. I want to   8    to him.”

“All right.” Jimmy  9   the telephone to the baby’s bed and gave it to Billy.

When their mother came back, she asked, “Did anyone    10   ?”

“Yes,” said Jimmy. “A man. But he only wanted to talk to Billy”

(   )1.A. for       B. by       C. about        D. at

(   )2. A. but      B. so       C. and      D. because

(   )3. A. used     B. spoke        C. answered D. heard   

(   )4. A. sister       B. father       C. brother  D. mother

(   )5. A. How      B. When     C. Where        D. What

(   )6. A. pull     B. push     C. write        D. Throw

(   )7. A. nobody   B. anybody  C. somebody D. everybody

(   )8. A. talk     B. go       C. listen       D. hear

(   )9. A. took     B. sold     C. drove        D. showed

(   )10.    A. cry      B. telephone    C. come     D. leave

I was going to bed the other night when my wife told me that I had left the light on in the shed（储藏室）. She could see it from the bedroom window. As I looked for myself, I saw that there were thieves in the shed taking things. I phoned the police, but they told me that no one was in this area to help at this time, but they would send someone over as soon as they were free.

I said OK, hung up, and waited one minute, then phoned the police back, “Hello, I just called you a minute ago because there were thieves in my shed. Well, you don’t have to worry about them now because I’ve killed them all.”

Within five minutes there were six police cars in the area. Of course, they caught the thieves very quickly. One of the officers said: “I thought you said that you’d killed them!” I replied with “I thought you said there was nobody free!”

1.There were thieves in the        .

A. shed                  B. bedroom     C. kitchen     D. garden

2.The man        when he found the thieves.

A. caught them by himself                     B. called the police at once

C. did nothing but wait            D. killed them

3.The police said that        so they couldn’t come and help at first.

A. it was too far                                      B. the car was broken

C. they were all busy          D. it was too cold

4.The police        when the man called them again.

A. found it boring                                  B. took it serious

C. let it go                    D.have a rest

5.The thieves were        at the end of the story.

A. lost                 B. killed                  C. caught     D. away