One Saturday afternoon, Sarah went to buy something for her sister and herself. As Sarah was coming out of a   46  , a young lady walked towards her. She said she was Miss Green—a good friend of Sarah’s sister’s. Sarah   47  her. Then she called a taxi to send Sarah home. She told the driver where he should go. Sarah was   48  that it was not in the direction of her home.

  “Why?” Sarah asked. The lady smiled.

   When they came to a quiet road, a big rough man   49   on the road. He stopped the taxi driver, knocked him down, tied him and threw him out of the taxi. At the same time, Miss Green took out a knife and   50   Sarah. She asked Sarah to keep   51  . The man then started the taxi. “ Oh, God! I’m being kidnapped(绑架),” Sarah said to herself.

   She tried to escape, but not succeeded. Suddenly an   52   came to her. She took out a lipstick(口红) from her pocket, wrote “SOS” on the window, and covered the word with her

  53  . A few minutes later, a police car passed and the policemen saw the   54  . When the kidnappers saw the policemen, they stopped the taxi, jumped into the grass, and ran away.

   The policemen then picked up Sarah and sent her home. When her parents knew what had happened, they were greatly surprised. But they were also   55   because their daughter had finally come back safely.

1.A. school     B. taxi         C. shop         D. friend’s

2.A. knew           B. believed         C. thanked     D. remembered

3.A. surprising     B. excited     C. surprised        D. pleased

4.A. drove        B. climbed        C. fell        D. appeared

5.A. helped     B. played      C. saved       D. frightened

6.A. healthy        B. alive       C. relaxed     D. quiet

7.A. idea           B. answer      C. interest         D. order

8.A. fingers        B. back        C. dress        D. lipstick

9.A. picture        B. map          C. sign        D. knife

10.A. worried       B. happy       C. afraid      D. successful