22. joined, was, has been　 23. would return, finished　 24. was seen, to enter　 25. will miss

18. was happening　 19. to visit　 20. will go, have　 21. the most beautifully

13. harmful　 14. beautifully　 15. unwelcome　 16. surely　 17. arrived, was eating

9. Was, watching, was discussing　 10. knows, likes　 11. is　 12. to be, to get

5. endless　 6. thankful　 7. meaningful, meaningless　 8. noiseless　

1. performers’　　 2. visitors, was dancing　　 3. careful, careless　 4. helpful, helpless

When the boys 　1 　home, it was eleven o’clock. It was dark 　2　 　but there was a light inside their home and the door 　3 　. They could see a man inside.

“Who can 　4　 　be? ” Said Peter. “Mother and Father　 　5 　to do some 　6 　. They won’t be home 　7 　eight o’clock. ”

When the man saw Peter, he looked 　8 　. Then he smiled and said. “Come in! You don’t know me, but I’m a friend of 　9 　.” The man didn’t see John.

Peter went inside and began　 　10　 　to the man but John didn’t. He quickly but quietly ran off. He soon found a policeman and brought him back 　11 　home. The man was 　12 　there, but when he saw the policeman, he tried to run off. The policeman caught him 　13 　the arm.　 Just then the boys’ parents　 　14 　.

“Is the man your friend?” The policeman asked Mr. Turner .

“No, he is a thief. He wanted to steal my money. 　15 　nice of you to catch him.”

1.(　　 )　 A. reached　 　B. arrived at　　　 　　 C. goes to　　　 D. reached to

2.(　　 )　 A. out of　 　　 　B. outside　　　　　 C. outsides 　　 D. inside

3.(　　 )　 A. opened　 　 　B. was open　　　　　　　 C. was opened　　　 D. open

4.(　　 ) 　　　 A. he　　　　　　　 　 B. she　　　　　　　　 C. it 　　　　　　 D. that　　　　　

5.(　　 ) 　　　 A. have been　 　 B. have gone 　　 C. go 　　　　　　 D. went

6.(　　 ) 　　　 A. shops　　 　B. shopping　　　　 C. shoppings D. shop

7.(　　 ) 　　　 A. until　　　　　 　 B. at　　 　　 　　　 C. to　　　　 D. before

8.(　　 )　 A. frightening　 　 B. fear　 　　　　　 C. frightened　 D. surprised

9.(　　 ) 　　　 A. your father 　B. your father’s 　　　 C. your motherD. your family

10.(　　 ) A. saying 　　 　B. talking 　　　　　 C. speaking　　 D. telling

11.(　　 ) A. to　　　　　　　 　 B. to their　　　　　 C. their　　 　　 D. at

12.(　　 ) A. already　　　 　 B. always　　　　　 C. still　　　　　　 D. yet

13.(　　 ) A. in　　　　　　　 　 B. on　　　　　　　　 C. at　　　　　　　　　　 D. by

14.(　　 ) A. returned　 　B. returned back C. had returned D. had returned back

15.(　　 ) A. It’s　　　　　 　 B. This’s　　　　　　 C. This is 　　　 D. So is

25. Be quick, or you_______________(miss) the early bus.

24.The thief______________(see)______________(enter) the room just now.