It was the perfect weather for leaf watching, and my housemate Julie and I meant to spend the weekend with our friends in the north Georgia mountains. "Don’t you want to come along? "Julie asked her 15-year-old son, Mark. "Enjoy the leaves by yourselves,” he told her. "I’ll be fine staying home by myself. "Julie and I drove there in my car after work on Friday. On Saturday morning we hiked along the mountainside and enjoyed the beautiful colors. All of a sudden, I had a terrible feeling. "Go home," a voice seemed to urge me. I couldn’t explain it, but I didn’t want to be here any more. I just wanted to go home. "Carol, calm down. You’re being silly, "Julie said. But the urge just got stronger. "I’ve got to leave," I said. "If you want to stay, you can get a ride back with everyone else tomorrow. "Julie stood up. "No, I’ll go with you, "she said. We almost didn’t talk during the two-hour trip back. I felt very guilty. Finally, we pulled in. The lights were on in the house, but something was strange. The windows seemed to be fogged up. Julie opened the door and smoke poured out. "Mark!" she shouted. "Mark!" We rushed inside and found him asleep on the sofa. Shaking him awake, Julie grabbed him. I grabbed the source of the smoke —a pillow too close to the fireplace. I then took it outside and threw water on it. Mark had built a fire to keep warm, and some embers (灰烬) had flown out. The whole house could have gone up if we hadn’t gotten there just then!

What do we know from the text?

     A. Leaf watching was Mark’s hobby.              B. Mark stayed home with his friends.

     C. Carol went to work on Friday.                 D. Mark was Carol’s cousin.

The underlined phrase "pulled in" in the last paragraph probably means "_______".

     A. started the car                              B. arrived home and stopped the car

     C. moved away from the station                  D. came home late

While driving home Carol ________.

     A. was very terrified                           B. drove at a great speed

     C. knew she had made a mistake               D. hardly said anything

Why did Carol want to go home?

     A. She didn’t enjoy the leaves.             B. She received her son’s telephone call.

C. She felt something urged her to go home.      D. She followed Julie’s advice.

Louise was 72 years old and she lived by herself. The first thing she noticed when she came downstairs that Sunday morning was that her __36____ window was open. In fact, it was so wide open that she had ___37___ closing it. Then she realized that things were not in their proper __38____. Finally, when she found her empty ___39___ on the kitchen table, she realized the awful __40____. At first, she didn’t know what to do. Then she decided to ___41___ her son, Derek.
Derek’s wife Sybil answered the phone, “It’s your mother,” she _42___him, coldly. Louise told Derek about the open window, about things being in the wrong places and about the ____43__ missing from her purse.
“ All right,” said Derek, “Don’t __44___ anything. I’ll be __45___ in half an hour.
Louise ___46__ and made herself a pot of tea and some toast. Then she went from room to room wondering __47___ anything else was missing.
When Derek arrived, he was content to __48___ her looking so calm. “Have you rung the ___49___?”he asked. “No? Then I’ll do that straight away.” So he rang the police.
As it was Sunday，__50____ the only detectives were out. However, the police were polite, but vague(含糊的) . “ We’ll send __51__ round as soon as possible.” They said.
Derek telephoned his wife. “I’m not sure when I’ll be home, love,” he told her. “I’ve got to ___52__ for the police.” While Derek and his mother waited, Derek _53___ the catches （挂钩） on the windows and locks on the doors. All of them were old and some of the catches hardly__54___ at all. Derek felt __55___. His mother was an old woman, after all. “I’ll have to change all these.” he told her.

Louise was 72 years old and she lived by herself. The first thing she noticed when she came downstairs that Sunday morning was that her __36____ window was open. In fact, it was so wide open that she had ___37___ closing it. Then she realized that things were not in their proper __38____. Finally, when she found her empty ___39___ on the kitchen table, she realized the awful __40____. At first, she didn’t know what to do. Then she decided to ___41___ her son, Derek.

Derek’s wife Sybil answered the phone, “It’s your mother,” she _42___him, coldly. Louise told Derek about the open window, about things being in the wrong places and about the ____43__ missing from her purse.

“ All right,” said Derek, “Don’t __44___ anything. I’ll be __45___ in half an hour.

Louise ___46__ and made herself a pot of tea and some toast. Then she went from room to room wondering __47___ anything else was missing.

When Derek arrived, he was content to __48___ her looking so calm. “Have you rung the ___49___?”he asked. “No? Then I’ll do that straight away.” So he rang the police.

As it was Sunday，__50____ the only detectives were out. However, the police were polite, but vague(含糊的) . “ We’ll send __51__ round as soon as possible.” They said.

Derek telephoned his wife. “I’m not sure when I’ll be home, love,” he told her. “I’ve got to ___52__ for the police.” While Derek and his mother waited, Derek _53___ the catches （挂钩） on the windows and locks on the doors. All of them were old and some of the catches hardly__54___ at all. Derek felt __55___. His mother was an old woman, after all. “I’ll have to change all these.” he told her.

     Louise was 72 years old and she lived by herself．The flint thing she noticed when she came downstairs that Sunday morning Was that her  36  window was open In fact，it was so wide open that she had  37  closing it．Then she realized that things were not in their proper    38  ．  Finally，when she found her empty  39  on the kitchen table，she realized the awful   40．At first．she didn’t know what to do．Then she decided to  41  her son，Derek．

    Derek，s wife Sybil answered the phone，“it's your mother，”she  42   him，coldly．Louise told Derek about the open window, about things being in the wrong places and about the  43 missing from her purse．

    “All right，”said Derek，“Don’t  44  anything．I'll be  45  in half an hour.”

     Louise  46   and made herself a pot of tea and some toast．Then she went from room to room wondering  47  anything else was missing．

    When Derek arrived．he was content to  48  her looking so calm．“Have you rung the  49    ? he asked.“No”? Then I’ll do that straiight away．”So he rang the police．

    As it was Sunday．  50  the only detectives were out．However，the police were polite，but vague(含糊的)．“We’Il send  51  round as soon as possible，”they said.

    Derek telephoned his wire．“I'm not sure when I'll be home，love．”he told her．“I’ve got to  52  for the police．”while Derek and his mother waited，Derek  51  the catches(挂钩)on the windows and locks on the doors．All of them were old and some of the catches hardly  54  at a11．Derek felt   55 ．His mother was an old woman，after a11．“I'll have to change all these，”he told her．

It was the perfect weather for leaf watching, and my housemate Julie and I meant to spend the weekend with our friends in the North Georgia Mountains.

“Don't you want to come along？” Julie asked her 15?year?old son, Mark. “Enjoy the leaves by yourselves，” he told her. “I'll be fine staying home by myself.”

Julie and I drove there in my car after work on Friday. On Saturday morning we hiked along the mountainside and enjoyed the beautiful colors. All of a sudden, I had a terrible feeling. “Go home，” a voice seemed to urge me. I couldn't explain it, but I didn't want to be there anymore. I just wanted to go home. “Carol, calm down. You're being silly，” Julie said. But the urge just got stronger.

“I've got to leave，” I said. “If you want to stay, you can get a ride back with anyone else tomorrow.”

Julie stood up. “No, I'll go with you，” she said. We almost didn't talk during the two?hour trip back. I felt very guilty.

Finally, we reached home. The lights were on in the house, but something was strange. The windows seemed to be fogged up. Julie opened the door and smoke poured out. “Mark！” she shouted. “Mark！” We rushed inside and found him asleep on the sofa. Shaking him awake, Julie grabbed him. I grabbed the source of the smoke—a pillow too close to the fireplace. I then took it outside and threw water on it. Mark had built a fire to keep warm, and some embers (灰烬) had flown out. The whole house could have gone up if we hadn't gotten there just then！