One of Britain’s bravest women told yesterday how she helped to catch suspected（可疑的） police killer David Bieber--and was thanked with flowers by the police．It was also said that she could be in line for a share of up to ￡30,000 reward money．

Vicki Brown, 30, played a very important role in ending the nationwide manhunt．

Vicki, who has worked at the Royal Hotel for four years, told of her terrible experience when she had to steal into Bieber’s bedroom and to watch him secretly．Then she waited alone for three hours while armed police prepared to storm the building．

She said,” I was very nervous．But when I opened the hotel door and saw 20 armed policemen lined up in the car park I was so glad they were there．”

The alarm had been raised because Vicki became suspicious（怀疑） of the guest who checked in at 3 pm the day before New Year’s Eve with little luggage and wearing

sunglasses and a hat pulled down over his face．She said, He didn’t seem to want to talk too much and make any eye contact（接触）．Vicki, the only employee on duty, called her bosses Margaret, 64, and husband Stan McKale, 65, who phoned the police at 11 pm．Officers from Northumbria Police called Vicki at the hotel in Dunston, Gateshead, at about 11:30 pm to make sure that this was the wanted man．Then they kept in touch by phoning Vicki every 15 minutes．

“It was about ten past two in the morning when the phone went again and a policeman said ‘Would you go and make yourself known to the armed officers outside?’ My heart missed a beat．”

Vicki quietly showed eight armed officers through passages and staircases to the top floor room and handed over the key．

“I realized that my bedroom window overlooks that part of the hotel, so I went to

watch．I could not see into the man’s room, but I could see the passage．The police kept shouting at the man to come out with his hands showing．Then suddenly he must have come out because they shouted for him to lie down while he was handcuffed（带上手铐）．”

1．The underlined phrase “be in line for” （paragraph 1） means _______．

       A．get                      B．be paid                C．ask for                D．own

2．Vicki became suspicious of David Bieber because _______．

       A．the police called her

       B．he looked very strange

       C．he came to the hotel with little luggage

       D．he came to the hotel the day before New Year’s Eve

3．Vicki’s heart missed a beat because _________．

       A．the phone went again                    B．she would be famous

       C．the policemen had already arrived     D．she saw 20 policemen in the car park

4．David Bieber was most probably handcuffed in ________．

       A．the passage                                      B．the man’s room

       C．Vicki’s bedroom                              D．the top floor room

5．The whole event probably lasted about _______ hours from the moment Bieber came to the hotel to the arrival of some armed officers．

       A．6                        B．8                        C．11                      D．14

“This one’s for you,” Sergeant (警官) Barstow shouted and left quickly through the back door. I was a little puzzled. I looked out a window of the Ashfordly Police Station and saw an elderly woman come into the building.
“Good morning, Madam,” I said.
“Good morning,” she said pleasantly. “You’re new, aren’t you?”
“Yes, Madam.”
“It’s about that man who’s been annoying me,” she said. “I’ve been here about him before.”
“Could I have your name and address, please?”  
“Miss Fraser. Josephine Fraser. I live at 43 Prince Terrace. Now, can you please do something about Jackson?”
“What’s he done, Miss Fraser?”
“Done? He’s thrown garbage all over my stairs again. He must be stopped.”
“Where does he live?”
“Next door, Number 41,” she said.  
“I’ll go and see later and warn him off, Miss Fraser.”
“I would be most grateful.” With that she left.
Half an hour later, I reached Prince Terrace. NO. 41 was in a bad state of repair. I knocked. No reply. I entered. The place was deserted. I wondered if the Jackson was a tramp (流浪者). Anyway, it seemed he had left, possibly because of Miss Fraser’s threatening police action. I decided to visit her.
I knocked on her door and it was opened almost immediately. “Ah!” she said gladly. “You’re just in time for coffee.” I followed her inside. Miss Fraser told me more about her battle with Jackson. But when I asked specific questions, it clearly showed that she had never seen Jackson. Finally, I managed to leave.
Sergeant Barstow smiled kindly as I returned. “Nick, did you kick(踢出) Jackson out of that house?”
“Jackson!” I cried. “Who is he?”
“There is no Jackson,” he said. “Miss Fraser is lonely and she likes company. We always let the new young men deal with Miss Fraser. It gives her deep satisfaction. That’s what we are here for, isn’t it — to satisfy the public?”
【小题1】Why did Sergeant Barstow leave quickly when Miss Fraser came?

“This one’s for you,” Sergeant (警官) Barstow shouted and left quickly through the back door. I was a little puzzled. I looked out a window of the Ashfordly Police Station and saw an elderly woman come into the building.
“Good morning, Madam,” I said.
“Good morning,” she said pleasantly. “You’re new, aren’t you?”
“Yes, Madam.”
“It’s about that man who’s been annoying me,” she said. “I’ve been here about him before.”
“Could I have your name and address, please?”  
“Miss Fraser. Josephine Fraser. I live at 43 Prince Terrace. Now, can you please do something about Jackson?”
“What’s he done, Miss Fraser?”
“Done? He’s thrown garbage all over my stairs again. He must be stopped.”
“Where does he live?”
“Next door, Number 41,” she said.  
“I’ll go and see later and warn him off, Miss Fraser.”
“I would be most grateful.” With that she left.
Half an hour later, I reached Prince Terrace. NO. 41 was in a bad state of repair. I knocked. No reply. I entered. The place was deserted. I wondered if the Jackson was a tramp (流浪者). Anyway, it seemed he had left, possibly because of Miss Fraser’s threatening police action. I decided to visit her.
I knocked on her door and it was opened almost immediately. “Ah!” she said gladly. “You’re just in time for coffee.” I followed her inside. Miss Fraser told me more about her battle with Jackson. But when I asked specific questions, it clearly showed that she had never seen Jackson. Finally, I managed to leave.
Sergeant Barstow smiled kindly as I returned. “Nick, did you kick(踢出) Jackson out of that house?”
“Jackson!” I cried. “Who is he?”
“There is no Jackson,” he said. “Miss Fraser is lonely and she likes company. We always let the new young men deal with Miss Fraser. It gives her deep satisfaction. That’s what we are here for, isn’t it — to satisfy the public?”

1. 1.

   Why did Sergeant Barstow leave quickly when Miss Fraser came?

   1. A.
      Because he wanted to let Nick deal with her alone
   2. B.
      Because he had to go and catch Jackson at once
   3. C.
      Because he was tired of the elderly woman
   4. D.
      Because he knew she would tell a lie
2. 2.

   Miss Fraser told Nick that _____

   1. A.
      her neighbor had often caused her trouble
   2. B.
      it was her first visit to the police station
   3. C.
      she was looking for Sergeant Barstow
   4. D.
      someone had broken into her house
3. 3.

   Miss Fraser made up the story of Jackson because _____

   1. A.
      she liked to play jokes on the policemen
   2. B.
      she wanted to have someone to talk with
   3. C.
      she loved to show others her nice coffee
   4. D.
      she hated Jackson very much