Directions:Read the following three passages.Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements.For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C andD.Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage.
At just six years old, Joey Kilpatrick is Australia's unofficial hide-and-seek champion after he hid in a bedroom cupboard for eight hours while playing his favourite game, causing a massive rescue operation.
The determined little boy's disappearing act led to a full-scale search, including nine police officers, five State Emergency Service volunteers, tracker dogs and almost all of the residents(居民)of the town of Goombungee.
His mother, Chris, says she called the police when Joey disappeared one afternoon after telling his older brother, Lachlan, 14, that he was off to play hide-and-seek.
“I called the two boys for dinner,” Chris says.“After about 20 minutes I started to worry.I was shouting to Joey, ‘OK, we can't find you, time to come out! ’”
But there was no sign of her little boy.Within minutes of Chris calling the authorities, the police started on of the biggest ground searches in the town's history.
“I was really scared.I rang my husband, Kris, who works out of town, and he immediately hit the road, calling me every 10 minutes,” Chris recalls.“They searched the house from top to bottom; everyone was out looking for him.When a neighbour asked if I'd checked the water tank, that's when reality hit.I was terrified.”
After hours of searching the town, confused police decided to search the house one more time.
“I just sat there waiting,” Chris says.“Then a strange feeling came over me, and I wandered into the bedroom and put my hand on a pile of blankets in the cupboard.As I pulled them out, there he was-asleep and completely unaware of what was going on! I’ve never hugged him so hard.
Senior constable(巡警), Chris Brameld, from Goombungee police, says he is glad that Joey's game had a happy ending:“When we realized he was safe, we agreed that it doesn't get much better than that!”
And young Joey promises that next time he won't be so intent on finding the best hiding place.“I want to say sorry to the policemen and to Mummy for scaring them,” he says.“I promise next time I'll hide where they can find me and I won't fall asleep!”
(1)
Why did the boy hide in a bedroom cupboard?
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A.
He wanted to start a massive rescue operation.
B.
He didn't think he could be easily found there.
C.
He is Australia's unofficial hide-and-seek champion.
D.
He thought it was good place to sleep.
(2)
What did the boy's mother do the moment she couldn't find her son?
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A.
She turned to her neighbours for help.
B.
She called the police and her husband.
C.
She checked the water tank.
D.
She searched the town from top to bottom.
(3)
What can we learn from the passage?
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A.
The boy felt very cold when he was found.
B.
The boy knew clearly what was going on.
C.
The mother was very grateful to find her boy.
D.
The mother usually hugged her boy very hard.
(4)
How did the boy feel after he found out what had happened?
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A.
Pitiful.
B.
Funny.
C.
Scared.
D.
Guilty.
(5)
According to the passage, what was the best thing in the end about what happened?