摘要: follow one’s footsteps

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  One day, a nervous man was on his way home from the railway station.The road was dark and lonely.He heard footsteps behind him and had a troubled feeling that he was being followed.He began to walk faster.The footsteps became faster, too.He slowed down.The footsteps slowed down.Now he was sure that he was being followed.He tried to hide.Still the footsteps followed him.Not knowing how to save himself, he jumped over a fence and found himself in a cemetery, threw himself down on one of the tombs.

  “If he followed me here,” he thought fearfully, “there can be no doubt as to his plans.”

  The man behind followed.He could hear him jump over the fence.Thoughts of thieves and murderers filled his mind.Trembling(发抖) with fear, the nervous man arose(站起) and faced the man who was following him.“What do you want?” he demanded.“Why—why are you following me?”“I say,” asked the stranger, wiping the sweat from his forehead, “do you always go home like this, or are you taking some special exercise tonight? I want to go to Mr.Brown's and I don't know the way.The station master told me to follow you, as you live next to his door.Excuse me for asking, but is there much further to go before we get there?”

1.The man jumped over a fence and found himself in a cemetery, threw himself down on one of the tombs because________.

A.he wanted to save time

B.he wanted to save himself

C.he wanted to prevent himself from being robbed or killed

D.he had no idea how to prevent himself from being robbed or killed

2.Who followed the man?

A.A thief.

B.A murderer.

C.A kidnapper.

D.A stranger.

3.________ was Mr.Brown's next door neighbour.

A.The station master

B.The follower

C.The man followed

D.The thief

4.The best title for the passage is________.

A.Two Men

B.A False Alarm(一场虚惊)

C.An Adventure

D.A Man Who Was Followed

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  One evening Robert was on his way home from the railway station. When he turned round a (1) he heard footsteps behind him and he thought (2) was coming near. He began to walk (3) . The footsteps became faster, too. He slowed down. The footsteps also (4) down. Now he was (5) that he was being followed. He tried to hide. (6) the steps followed him. He didn't know (7) to save himself, so he jumped over a fence and found (8) in a cemetery, throwing himself down on one of the tombs. The man (9) followed. Robert could hear the man jump over (10) . Thoughts of thieves or murderers filled his (11) . Robert stood up and (12) the man who was (13) him,“What do you want?”he said.“ (14) are you following me?”

  “I say,”asked the stranger.“Do you (15) go home like this, (16) are you taking some special exercises (17) ? I want to go to Mr. Brown's and don't know (18) . The station master told me to follow you as you (19) next door. (20) me for asking, but is there much to go before you get home?”

(1)

[  ]

A.corner

B.park

C.street

D.way

(2)

[  ]

A.no one

B.someone

C.anyone

D.everyone

(3)

[  ]

A.slowly

B.more slowly

C.fast

D.faster

(4)

[  ]

A.put

B.slowed

C.became

D.turned

(5)

[  ]

A.sorry

B.glad

C.afraid

D.sure

(6)

[  ]

A.Still

B.Sometimes

C.Often

D.Seldom

(7)

[  ]

A.when

B.where

C.why

D.how

(8)

[  ]

A.him

B.himself

C.the man

D.the thief

(9)

[  ]

A.ahead

B.behind

C.nearby

D.beside

(10)

[  ]

A.a bridge

B.a wall

C.the yard

D.the fence

(11)

[  ]

A.head

B.idea

C.mind

D.brains

(12)

[  ]

A.faced

B.beat

C.hit

D.told

(13)

[  ]

A.stealing

B.robbing

C.following

D.meeting

(14)

[  ]

A.What

B.Why

C.How

D.When

(15)

[  ]

A.never

B.always

C.hardly

D.seldom

(16)

[  ]

A.and

B.or

C.so

D.but

(17)

[  ]

A.every night

B.at night

C.at the night

D.tonight

(18)

[  ]

A.him

B.the house

C.the way

D.the partner

(19)

[  ]

A.work

B.play

C.study

D.live

(20)

[  ]

A.Answer

B.Show

C.Tell

D.Excuse

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  One evening Robert was on his way home from the railway station. When he turned round a (1) he heard footsteps behind him and he thought (2) was coming near. He began to walk (3) . The footsteps became faster, too. He slowed down. The footsteps also (4) down. Now he was (5) that he was being followed. He tried to hide. (6) the steps followed him. He didn't know (7) to save himself, so he jumped over a fence and found (8) in a cemetery, throwing himself down on one of the tombs. The man (9) followed. Robert could hear the man jump over (10) . Thoughts of thieves or murderers filled his (11) . Robert stood up and (12) the man who was (13) him,“What do you want?”he said.“ (14) are you following me?”

  “I say,”asked the stranger.“Do you (15) go home like this, (16) are you taking some special exercises (17) ? I want to go to Mr. Brown's and don't know (18) . The station master told me to follow you as you (19) next door. (20) me for asking, but is there much to go before you get home?”

(1)

[  ]

A.corner

B.park

C.street

D.way

(2)

[  ]

A.no one

B.someone

C.anyone

D.everyone

(3)

[  ]

A.slowly

B.more slowly

C.fast

D.faster

(4)

[  ]

A.put

B.slowed

C.became

D.turned

(5)

[  ]

A.sorry

B.glad

C.afraid

D.sure

(6)

[  ]

A.Still

B.Sometimes

C.Often

D.Seldom

(7)

[  ]

A.when

B.where

C.why

D.how

(8)

[  ]

A.him

B.himself

C.the man

D.the thief

(9)

[  ]

A.ahead

B.behind

C.nearby

D.beside

(10)

[  ]

A.a bridge

B.a wall

C.the yard

D.the fence

(11)

[  ]

A.head

B.idea

C.mind

D.brains

(12)

[  ]

A.faced

B.beat

C.hit

D.told

(13)

[  ]

A.stealing

B.robbing

C.following

D.meeting

(14)

[  ]

A.What

B.Why

C.How

D.When

(15)

[  ]

A.never

B.always

C.hardly

D.seldom

(16)

[  ]

A.and

B.or

C.so

D.but

(17)

[  ]

A.every night

B.at night

C.at the night

D.tonight

(18)

[  ]

A.him

B.the house

C.the way

D.the partner

(19)

[  ]

A.work

B.play

C.study

D.live

(20)

[  ]

A.Answer

B.Show

C.Tell

D.Excuse

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  One evening Robert was on his way home from the railway station.When he turned round a.  1  , he heard footsteps behind him and he thought   2   was coming near.He began to walk   3  .The footsteps became faster, too.He slowed down.The footsteps also   4   down.Now he was   5   that he was being followed.He tried to hide.  6   the steps followed him.He didn’t know   7   to save himself, so he jumped over a fence and found   8  

in a cemetery, throwing himself down on one of the tombs.

  The man   9   followed.Robert could hear the man jump over   10  .Thoughts of thieves or murderers filled his   11  .Robert stood up and.  12   the man who was   13   him.“What do you want?”he said.“  14   are you following me?”

  “I say,”asked the stranger.“Do you   15   go home like this,  16   are you taking some special exercises   17  ?I want to go to Mr.Brown’s and don’t know   18  .The station master told me to follow you as you   19   next door.  20   me for asking, but is there much to go before you get home?”

(1)

[  ]

A.

corner

B.

park

C.

street

D.

way

(2)

[  ]

A.

no one

B.

someone

C.

anyone

D.

everyone

(3)

[  ]

A.

slowly

B.

more slowly

C.

fast

D.

faster

(4)

[  ]

A.

put

B.

slowed

C.

became

D.

turned

(5)

[  ]

A.

sorry

B.

glad

C.

afraid

D.

sure

(6)

[  ]

A.

Still

B.

Sometimes

C.

Often

D.

Seldom

(7)

[  ]

A.

when

B.

where

C.

why

D.

how

(8)

[  ]

A.

him

B.

himself

C.

the man

D.

the thief

(9)

[  ]

A.

ahead

B.

behind

C.

nearby

D.

beside

(10)

[  ]

A.

a bridge

B.

a wall

C.

the yard

D.

the fence

(11)

[  ]

A.

head

B.

idea

C.

mind

D.

brains

(12)

[  ]

A.

faced

B.

beat

C.

hit

D.

told

(13)

[  ]

A.

stealing

B.

robbing

C.

following

D.

meeting

(14)

[  ]

A.

What

B.

Why

C.

How

D.

When

(15)

[  ]

A.

never

B.

always

C.

hardly

D.

seldom

(16)

[  ]

A.

and

B.

or

C.

so

D.

but

(17)

[  ]

A.

every night

B.

at night

C.

at the night

D.

tonight

(18)

[  ]

A.

him

B.

the house

C.

the way

D.

the partner

(19)

[  ]

A.

work

B.

play

C.

study

D.

live

(20)

[  ]

A.

Answer

B.

Show

C.

Tell

D.

Excuse

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  Cloze

  A Frenchman arrived at a small Italian town and was staying with his wife at the best hotel there. One night he went out for a 1 alone. It was late and the street was dark and 2 . Suddenly he heard 3 behind him. He turned his head and saw an Italian man quickly walk past him. The man was nearly 4 when the Frenchman suddenly found his watch was 5 . He thought that 6 was the Italian who had taken his watch. He decided to follow him and 7 him to return the watch.

  Soon the Frenchman 8 the Italian. They didn't understand each other's language. The Frenchman 9 the Italian with signs and pointed to his watch in his pocket. The Italian thought that the Frenchman was 10 his own watch. The Italian, 11 , gave up his watch to the Frenchman.

  When he returned to the hotel, the Frenchman told his wife 12 had happened. He was greatly 13 when his wife pointed the watch on the table. Now he 14 that by mistake he had 15 the Italian of his watch.

1.

[  ]

A.walk
B.chance
C.try
D.look

2.

[  ]

A.alone
B.lonely
C.distant
D.faraway

3.

[  ]

A.a cry
B.a voice
C.a sign
D.footsteps

4.

[  ]

A.missing
B.out of sight
C.left
D.close up

5.

[  ]

A.changed
B.returned
C.gone
D.broken

6.

[  ]

A.it
B.he
C.that
D.so

7.

[  ]

A.made
B.trapped
C.suggested
D.forced

8.

[  ]

A.kept up with
B.caught up with
C.drifted away
D.found out

9.

[  ]

A.threatened
B.presented
C.explained
D.showed

10.

[  ]

A.changing
B.requesting
C.saying
D.demanding

11.

[  ]

A.at first
B.in the end
C.at the end
D.almost

12.

[  ]

A.all
B.all what
C.what
D.that

13.

[  ]

A.disappointed
B.frightened
C.happy
D.surprised

14.

[  ]

A.realized
B.was told
C.said
D.guessed

15.

[  ]

A.cheated
B.robbed
C.stole
D.forced

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