While Nick was on the bus reading his newspaper, the man sitting next to him suddenly pushed a large envelope（信封）into his hands. "Here, take this!" the man said, stood up and got off the bus before Nick could say a word.

    Nick sat there, holding the envelope. It felt heavy.  There was paper inside, or money perhaps. "I'd better hand it over to the police," he thought. There was a police station close to his office. But, as he got off the bus, a man came to him. He seemed to be waiting for something.   "He wants the envelope," Nick thought. Nick began to walk quickly, and the man hurried after him. Nick managed to lose the man in the crowd（人群）．When he entered the police station, the man was no longer in sight.

    Inside the police station, Nick handed over the envelope to the policeman who was on duty.  The man opened it. The envelope was full of money, false（假的）money.“Clearly the man made a mistake," the policeman said. "He thought you were one of the gang（团伙）!”

    “However," the policeman went on. "I'm afraid I must ask you to keep quiet about all this.  We are trying to catch some very clever thieves, and we don't want them to know that we have some of the money. So you mustn't say a word to anyone-not even to your boss!"

1. The man who suddenly gave Nick an envelope was most probably_______.

A. Nick's friend    B. the bus driver    C. a thief    D. a postman

2. As Nick got off the bus, a man came to him because_______.

A. he wanted to catch Nick

B. he thought Nick was a policeman

C. he wanted to give Nick some money

D. he thought Nick was one of their gang

3. By the last few sentences of the passage, we can infer that_______.

A. Nick let everyone know his wonderful story

B. Nick's boss was the last to know Nick's story

C. Nick would keep silent about what happened for some time

D. the gang already knew the police got some of the false money

One afternoon when the lessons were over, Peter and Paul did not go home. They stayed at school to help their teacher. They worked for an hour.

    When the boys reached home, it was seven o' clock. It was dark outside but there was light inside their home and the door was open. They could see a man inside.

     "Who can it be?" said Peter, "Mother and Father have gone to do some shopping. They won't be home until eight o'clock."

     When the man saw Peter, he smiled and said, "Come in! You don't know me but I'm your father's friend. He asked me to fetch some money for him. "The man did not see Paul.

     Peter went inside and began talking to the man, but Paul did not. He quickly but quietly ran off to fetch a policeman. When Paul and the policeman came, the man tried to run off. The policeman stopped him and held his arm.

1．Peter and Paul stayed behind after school

    A．until the school was over               B．until seven o' clock

    C．until eight o' clock                    D．for an hour

2．Their home was bright because ________

    A．it was still early                       B．there was light

    C．it was dark outside                    D．a man was inside

3．Patti and Peter________

    A．were brothers                       B．were afraid of the man

    C．often helped their teacher                D．tried to catch the man

4．The man tried to run away because __________

    A．he had got the money                  B．he saw Paul

    C. he saw the policeman                          D．the policeman was holding him

5．From this story we know_________

    A．the policeman knew the man inside Paul's home

    B．Paul called the policeman

    C．Peter and Paul's teacher was in trouble

D．their parents went shopping but they didn't take enough money with them

David Moore taught science at the City School. He needed some books, so he bought them. He left the books in his car in a quiet street. Then he went to buy some other things. At about six o’clock he came back to the car. One window was open and the books were not there! David had to drive to Fry Road.
That night he wrote a letter to a newspaper. The next day he went to the police station. On Friday people read this in the newspaper:
“Book: Do you have any old books? I buy old and modern books. Open all day on Saturday. David Moore, 26 Fry road.”
David stayed at home on Saturday. His first visitor came at eight o’clock. David took him to the kitchen. At half past nine another man arrived. He had a bag with him.
“Mr. Moore?” the man asked.
“That’s right,” David said. “Can I help you?”
“I’ve got some good books. You buy books, don’t you?”
“Yes, bring them in. I’ll have a look at them.”
Soon the books were on the table. “Come in now,” David called, “and bring the list.”
A policeman came into the room from David’s kitchen. They were just the same. “Come with me, sir,” the policeman said to the man.
【小题1】 David’s first visitor was ______________.