Two thieves came to a house to steal something. They dug a hole in the wall of the house. One of them crawled into the house while the other waited outside.

There lived many mice in the house. The woman in the moonlight saw a mouse crawl into the house. “look! In comes one.” She said to the man in the house. Te thief was so frightened that he hurriedly crawled out of the house and said to the one waiting outside, “She found me when I was just in.” But the thief outside didn’t believe him, so he said, “Let us two try to crawl into the house together.” At that time, two mice happened to crawl into the house too. The woman saw the mice and shouted, “In come two. Catch them!” the two thieves were terribly frightened. The man in he house said, “You saw them come in but where are they?” I will catch them tonight.” The two thieves started to run away at once.

The two thieves wanted to make it clear whether they had been found or not the night before. The next day they acted as men selling sweet potatoes and came before the house. The man and the woman were ploughing in their fields. The rope broke and the woman came home for one. She saw two men selling sweet potatoes and wanted to buy some. She picked out two which looked like mice. At the time the man couldn’t wait of her any longer and he ran back from the fields to hurry her up. The woman showed the sweet potatoes to the man and said, “How they look like the two of last night.” The man said, “ I asked you to fetch a rope. Why don’t you hurry for it?” the two thieves ran away very quickly without their sweet potatoes

The two thieves failed to steal anything from the house because ________.

A. they were found out

B. they were frightened by what they had heard in the house

C. they didn’t work together well with each other

D. mice stopped them from doing so

From the last paragraph we know that __________.

the two thieves were farmer selling potatoes.

The woman recognized the two thieves

The woman pretended to know nothing about the two thieves and mad fun of them

The two thieves didn’t know that they were not found at all

When the woman said “How thy look like the two of last night”___________.

A. she referred to the two thieves          B. she meant nothing    

C. she said it on purpose                 D. she referred to the two mice

“__________” is the title for this passage.

A. Two Clever Thieves               B. Terrible Mice

C. Hit the Mark by a Fluke          D. A Clever Couple

Which of the following statements is false?

The two thieves not only failed to steal things but also lost their sweet potatoes.

Whenever thy found mice, the people in the house would try to catch them.

The two thieves ran away at once because they thought the woman had seen them.

The man let the woman go home for a rope, which would be used for catching the thieves.

Two thieves came to a house to steal something．They dug a hole in the wall of the house．

　 There lived many mice in the house．The woman in the moonlight saw a mouse

crawl(爬行)into the house．“Look!In comes one，”she said to the man in the house．The thief was so frightened that he hurriedly crawled out of the house and said to the one waiting outside，“She found me when I was just in．”But the thief outside didn’t believe him，so he said， “Let us two try to crawl into the house together．”At that time two mice happened to crawl into the house too．The woman saw the mice and shouted，“In come two，catch them!”The two thieves were terribly frightened．The man in the house said，“You saw them come in but where are they?1 will catch them tonight．”The two thieves started running away at once．

　 The two thieves waited to make it clear whether thev had been found or not the night before．The next day they acted as men selling sweet potatoes and came before the house．The man and the woman were ploughing in their fields．The rein(缰绳) broke and the woman came home for a rope．She，saw two men selling sweet potatoes and wanted to buy some．She picked out two which looked like mice． At that time t, he man couldn’t wait for her any longer in the fields and he ran back from the fields to hurry her up．The woman showed the sweet potatoes to the man and said。“How they look like the two of last night!”The man said，”I asked you to fetch a rope， why don’t you hurry for it?"The two thieves ran away very quickly without their sweet potatoes．

1．The two thieves failed to steal anything from the house because_____.

　　 A.they were found out

　　 B.they were frightened by what they had heard in the house

　　 C.they didn't work together well with each other

　　 D.mice stopped them from doing so

2．From the last paragraph，we know that ____ ．

A.the two thieves were famous for selling sweet potatoes

B.the woman recognized the two thieves

C.the woman pretended to know nothing about the two thieves and make fun of them

　　 D.the two thieves didn't know that they were not found at all

3. When the woman said，”How they look like the two of last night?”

　　 A.she referred to the two thieves　　　　 B．she meant nothing

　　 C.she said it on purpose　　　　　　　　 D．she referred to the sweet potatoes.

4. Which is the best title for this passage?

　　 A.Two CIever Thieves　　　　　　　　 B．Terrible Mice

　　 C.Hit the Mark by a Fluke　　　　　　　 D．A CIever Couple

5. Which of the following statements is false?

　　 A.The two thieves not only failed to steal things but also lost their sweet

　　 potatoes．

　　 B.Whenever they found mice the people in the house would try to catch them.

C.The two thieves ran away at once，because they thought the woman had seen them．

D.The man let the woman go home for a rope，which would be used for catching the thieves．

Two thieves came to a house to steal something. They dug a hole in the wall of the house.
　　There lived many mice in the house. The woman in the house saw a mouse crawl(爬行) into the house in the moonlight. “Look! In comes one,” she said to the man in the house. The thief was so frightened that he hurriedly crawled out of the house and said to the one waiting outside, “She found me when I was just in.” But the thief outside didn’t believe him, so he said, “Let us try to crawl into the house together.” At that time two mice happened to crawl into the house, too. The woman saw the mice and shouted, “In come two, catch them!” The two thieves were terribly frightened. The man in the house said, “You saw them come in but where are they? I will catch them tonight.” The two thieves started running away at once.
　　The two thieves wanted to make it clear whether they had been found or not the night before. The next day they acted as men selling sweet potatoes and came before the house. The man and the woman were ploughing in their fields. The rope broke and the woman came home for a rope. She saw two men selling sweet potatoes and wanted to buy some. She picked out two which looked like mice. At the time the man couldn’t wait for her any longer in the fields and he ran back from the fields to hurry her up. The woman showed the sweet potatoes to the man and said, “How they look like the two of last night.” The man said, “I asked you to fetch a rope, why don’t you hurry for it?” The two thieves ran away very quickly without their sweet potatoes.
【小题1】The two thieves failed to steal anything from the house because _____.

Two thieves came to a house to steal something. They dug a hole in the wall of the house.

　　There lived many mice in the house. The woman in the house saw a mouse crawl(爬行) into the house in the moonlight. “Look! In comes one,” she said to the man in the house. The thief was so frightened that he hurriedly crawled out of the house and said to the one waiting outside, “She found me when I was just in.” But the thief outside didn’t believe him, so he said, “Let us try to crawl into the house together.” At that time two mice happened to crawl into the house, too. The woman saw the mice and shouted, “In come two, catch them!” The two thieves were terribly frightened. The man in the house said, “You saw them come in but where are they? I will catch them tonight.” The two thieves started running away at once.

　　The two thieves wanted to make it clear whether they had been found or not the night before. The next day they acted as men selling sweet potatoes and came before the house. The man and the woman were ploughing in their fields. The rope broke and the woman came home for a rope. She saw two men selling sweet potatoes and wanted to buy some. She picked out two which looked like mice. At the time the man couldn’t wait for her any longer in the fields and he ran back from the fields to hurry her up. The woman showed the sweet potatoes to the man and said, “How they look like the two of last night.” The man said, “I asked you to fetch a rope, why don’t you hurry for it?” The two thieves ran away very quickly without their sweet potatoes.

1.The two thieves failed to steal anything from the house because _____.

2.From the last paragraph, we know that _____.

3.When the woman said, “How they look like the two of last night!” _____.

4.“____________”is the best title for this passage.

5.Which of the following statements is NOT true?

Pairs, Jan. 11--- An armored (武装) car robbery last night ended in a wild gunbattle that two men dead and a hostage (人质) seriously wounded.

The drama (刺激的事件) began when an armored car carrying the contents of safety（储备）boxes to a bank was struck by a large truck, police said.

The bank guards were helpless when the robbers jumped out of the truck and tied them. The robbers used heavy tools and explosives (爆炸品) to break the armored car.

    A passing police car turned to look into the accident as the men were removing the contents of the armored car. Police said the three robbers fled on foot across a nearby highway.

    Stopping a private car driven by a teenaged girl, the three escaped for central Pairs with the police car in hot pursuit（追捕）.

A plain clothes policeman saw the car as it drove through the street of Lat in Quarter. The policeman tried to stop the car, but the thieves started shooting at him, witness (目击者) said.

The girl hostage tried to slip away. Just as she was crawling (爬出) away from the car, she was hit by a bullet. Police said she was out of danger at Central Hospital.

The gunmen gave up the car and got into a shop, pouring fire on more than 50 policemen that surrounded the building. After a wild gunbattle, police broke into the room. They only found two of the gunmen, both seriously wounded. The third thief was believed to have escaped with over $1.3 million in cash and jewellery.

The passage is about _____.

A. a gunbattle between the policeman and the government soldiers.

B. a bank robbery in Paris.

C. a group of gunmen's robbery of armored car in the streets.

D. how a teenaged girl got seriously wounded.

The robbers came       and they _____.

A. in a police car; stole the armed car.

B. in a truck; blasted (炸毁) the armored car.

C. in an armored truck; drove the money car away.

D. in an armored car; opened the armored car with heavy tools.

The three robbers escaped on foot across a nearby highway because_____.

A. a passing police car found them .

B. the explosives were too strong .

C. the contents of the armored car were too heavy .

D. the truck broke down .

A plain clothes policeman is ______.

A. not a policeman but a soldier .              B. not a policeman but a gunman .

C. a policeman but he doesn't wear a uniform .   D. a robber .

After a wild gunbattle, ______.

A. the robbers were shot dead.

B. the police got back what they wanted.

C. the police failed to get back what they wanted.

D. 50 policemen were killed and the robbers were seriously wounded.