A detective is a policeman, but he does not wear a uniform. He works in his ordinary clothes. If he wears a uniform, robbers will know that he is a policeman. Then they will avoid（躲避）him.

　　To“detect”means“to find out”. A detective finds out who does bad things. He can sit in a coffee shop with other customers. He can listen to people talking. Some thieves（小偷）may want to rob a shop. If they talk, a detective may hear them. Then policemen will hide（藏）in the shop. When the thieves come, the policemen will catch them.

　　A detective can go to a football match. He can watch for pickpockets and catch them. Pickpockets are people who steal（偷）things from people's pockets.

(1）A detective is ________.

A．a uniformed policeman whose work is to catch criminals（罪犯）

B．a policeman out of uniform whose work is to find out criminals

C．an ordinary man who finds about criminals

D．an ordinary policeman whose work is to avoid criminals

(2）Which of the following statements is not right?

A．A detective always goes to a coffee shop for information（消息）

B．Information can sometimes be overheard by the detective in a coffee shop.

C．Criminals might talk about their plans in a coffee shop.

D．The coffee-shop situation（在咖啡馆了解情况）is an example of a detective's work.

(3）Sometimes policemen may hide in a shop ________.

A．so that a detective can't give him information

B．to catch a detective's information

C．so that other policemen cannot use the information

D．to act on the detective's information

(4）Which sentence is true?

A．It is dangerous for thieves to drink coffee.

B．Bad men are foolish if they talk too much.

C．All the people who go to a coffee shop are bad.

D．A detective can do nothing for us.

(5）A detective might go to a football match to ________.

A．catch thieves

B．steal things

C．put things in people's pockets

D．watch the players

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Once a man wanted to go 　 1 　 one side of a river to　 2 　 in a boat. He　 3 　 take　 4 　 him a sheep, a wolf and a basket of vegetables. But he could take only one of them　 5 　, because the boat was very　 6 　. “If I　 7 　 the wolf and the sheep together, the wolf may eat the sheep,” he said to　 8 　.“If I leave the sheep and the vegetables together, the sheep may eat the vegetables.” He thought and thought. At last, he had an idea. And he　 9 　 able to get to the other side of the river with the sheep, the wolf, and the vegetables. Do you know 　 10 　?

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You may think there is nothing but sand in the desert of the world, but it is not true. In the desert we can   76   stones. We can see hills, too. There is a little rain in the   77   , but it is not   78  for most plants.

　　The animals are   79  to the desert people in many ways. The desert people eat the meat and drink the milk of the animals. They use their skins to    80  shoes, water bags and even tents(帐篷). They use the camels(骆驼) for   81  things.

The people of the desert have to keep    82  from places to place. They must always look for grass or desert plants for their animals. They usually live in the tents. When there is mo more food for their animals, they take down their tents, put them on the camels and move to    83  place. The desert people are very   84 . No man in the desert would ever refuse to help the people in   85  and give them food and water

A few minutes before six o’clock, Mr. Smith left the house. He just wanted to 　　 the car when a gunman (持枪者) jumped up from the back seat. He 　　 a gun to Mr. Smith’s head. “Drive me to Paris!” he shouted.

　　“All right,” Mr. Smith answered. He started the engine (发动机), pulled away (开走) from the side of the street and 　  down. Being 81 years old, he knew he could not fight with the gunman. He knew he needed help . Where were the police？ As he drove 　   each crossing, he looked up and down the side streets, hoping to find a police car, but he could see 　    . “Just my luck,” he thought. “If I were driving too 　, there would be a police car on every corner.”

　　Suddenly he pushed his foot down on the accelerator (加速器), and the car went    faster. “What are you doing？” shouted the gunman. “To 　   the police,” Mr. Smith answered. “I thought I saw a police car near there.”

　　He ran red lights, drove wrong on one-way streets. On the two-way streets, he drove on the wrong side of the road. None of the policemen saw him. Again, Mr. Smith’s plan was not working. He had to try a new plan.

　　He turned at a corner and saw the 　  in front. Then he drove his car as fast as he could towards the police gate. The car knocked a police motorbike over and stopped. Mr. Smith shouted, “Help! Help!” Then he 　  back to grab (抓住) the man’s gun. At the same time the policemen heard the noise and quickly caught the gunman.

1.A．stop 　　　B．begin　　　 C．leave　　  D．start

2.A．brought　　B．pointed　　 C．held 　　  D．carried

3.A．drove 　　 B．left 　　　 C．took　　　 D．pushed

4.A．past 　　　B．over 　　　 C．through　　D．towards

5.A．somebody　B．anybody　　C．everybody　 D．nobody

6.A．fast　　　　B．slowly　　 C．generally　  D．commonly

7.A．more　　　 B．much　　　C．very　　　　D．quite

8.A．look for　　 B．keep away from　　C．look at　　D．care about

9.A．train station　B．police station　　C．hospital　　D．bank

10.A．got 　　　　B．looked　　　C．turned　　　D．came