（    ）4．The story mainly tells us________．

    A．four kids try to catch the thief who stole the pets

    B．about the happy life in the circus

    C．how the four pets get lost

    D．a pet―napper was caught

（B）

    Nate the Great is such a smart detective．He has a new problem．His dog Sludge is going to help him get the answer．Will he do it?

    In “Nate the Great and the Missing Key”, Nate helps his friend Annie．She has lost her house key．Annie must get into her house because it's her dog’s birthday．She’s having a party for him at her house．Fang has very big teeth．He looks scary（可怕的）．Nate does not like Fang very much.

    Annie goes to Nate’s house．She tells Nate that her friend Rosamond was at her house．Rosamond was helping Annie get ready for the party．Annie went out to the shops．She left her house key on the table．But when she got back．Rosamond was gone and so had Annie’s key! Where could the key be?

    Will Nate find the key? Will he go to Fan9’s birthday party? Read this great 48-page book and find out!

    （    ）3．The kids wait for the thief by ________．

    A．painting their faces black

    B．hiding under buses

    C．doing neither of the above

    D．doing both A and B

    （    ）2．________have gone missing in town．

    A．Two rabbits     B．Four pets               C．Two people            D．Three birds

（    ）1．The three kids plan to go to a circus to_________．

    A．watch the performance               B．act and play

    C．serve the guests                            D．find the pets

    （   ）9．A．information               B．word          C．message          D．note

    （   ）8．A．he                   B．it                C．they                D．you

    （   ）7．A．something          B．nothing         C．everything       D．nothing

    （   ）6．A．how                 B．where           C．what                D．why

    （   ）5．A．heard              B．1istened        C．followed        D．examined