One evening two young men were walking in the street together. They tried to find a chance to steal something. The clock struck twelve. Mont of the people went to bed. Quickly they came to a house and it seemed that everyone in the house had fallen asleep. Standing at the front gate, one said in English to the other in a low voice, “ You wait here, I’ll go around to the back door and then get into the house.” Suddenly out of the house ran a dog, barking at them. The two men were very frightened and ran away as fast as they could. Finally, they stopped at a lonely place. The man said breathlessly, “ It’s too bad. I hadn’t expected that the dog could understand English.”

1.Why did the two men walk in the street one evening?

   A.They couldn’t fall asleep                  B.They wanted to steal something

   C.They would like to take a walk             D.They went to visit their friends

2.“One said in English to the other in a low voice.” From this sentence we know    .

   A.he didn’t know English                         B.he liked speaking English quietly.

   C.he couldn’t speak loud                         D.he was afraid of waking up others

3.The dog ran out of the house and barked at them only because     .

   A.it understood English                           B.it knew them

   C.it found someone outside                        C.it was afraid of them

4.At last the two young men         .

   A.stole nothing                                  B.stole something expensive

   C.were bitten by the dog                          D.were beaten by the police

5.What did the owners do while the dog was barking?

   A.They stopped it                                B.They got up quickly

   C.They shouted for help                           D.The story didn’t tell us.

I worked for a short time as a cashier(出纳员)at a restaurant a few months age.I also helped to clean up the tables when it was very busy.One night, just before Christmas, I found a large black wallet on the floor near one of the tables.I guessed I should check it to find out who was the owner, but I was very busy at the time.And I imagined that if there was something valuable in the wallet, the owner would be back.Sure enough, an hour later a man came up to the counter and asked if anyone had found a wallet.I asked him to describe the lost wallet, and after he described tie exactly, I gave him the wallet.He expressed his thanks when I handed it to him.He asked me if I had opened it, and when I told him “no”, at once he opened it and showed that it had nearly $800 in cash(现金).He took not a twenty-dollar bill and handed it to me and I was amazed at this. “A reward(酬劳) for your honesty, young girl.” he said and then turned and walked away.

       Thinking about it later, I began wondering whether I would have been honest if I had known what was in the wallet! I thought that if I had no way to find the owner and no one returned to get it.But it also came into my mind that I actually saved someone’s Christmas plans by finding and returning the wallet.The good feeling it gave me was worth more than anything could buy.

1.What’s in the lost wallet?

       A.Nothing valuable.                                     B.A Christmas plan.

       C.About 800 dollars.                                    D.A twenty-dollar bill.

2.The writer didn’t give the wallet to the man until_____.

       A.she got a reward

       B.the man expressed his thanks

       C.the man described the wallet exactly

       D.she saw the man again in the restaurant

3.If the owner of the wallet couldn’t be found ,the writer might________.

       A.return it later                                              B.keep it herself

       C.call the police                                             D.give it to her boss

4.How did the writer feel after returning the wallet?

       A.She felt very happy shout it.

       B.She wished that be hadn’t done it.

       C.She was disappointed about what the man did.

       D.She was sad to lose the chance to keep the money.

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