The police in the big city were looking for a thief. At last they caught (捉住catch的过去式) him.
When they were taking photos of him from the front, from the left, from the right, with a hat, without
(不戴) a hat, he suddenly attacked (袭击) the police and ran off. The police tried to catch (捉住) him,
but he got away. A week later the telephone rang in the police station, and somebody said, “You are
looking for Bill Cross, aren’t you? Well, he went to Waterbridge an hour ago.”Waterbridge was a
small town 150 kms away from the city. Four photos of the thief were sent (送到) to the police in
Waterbridge at once by (由) the city police.Not more than 12 hours later they got a call from the
police station in Waterbridge, “We caught 3 of the man,” they said happily, “and we will catch the
4th this evening, we think.”

1. In the passage, “somebody” may (可能) be           .

A. the police in Waterbridge
B. someone in the city
C. the man taking photos        
D. the thief himself

2. The police in Waterbridge caught three of men according to (根据)           .

A. the facts (事实)
B. the phone
C. the photos  
D. the news

3. In fact (实际上) the police           the thief.

A. caught
B. did not catch    
C. were sure (确信) to catch  
D. were not sure to catch

4. The story happened (发生) in           .

A. a city      
B. a town      
C. the country  
D. A and B