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 Tom Smith was a writer. He wrote detective (侦探）stories for magazines. One evening he could not find an end for a story. He sat with his typewriter(打字机）in front of him but he had no ideas. So he decided to go to the cinema.

When he came back he found that he had had a visitor. Someone had broken into his house. The man had had a drink smoked several of Tom’s cigarettes and had read his story. The visitor left Tom a note ：

“I have read your story and I don’t think much of it. Please read my suggestions and then you can finish it. By the way I am a burglar(盗贼） and I am not going to steal anything tonight. But if you become a successful writer I will return! ”

Tom read the burglar’s suggestions. Then he sat down and wrote the rest of the story. He is still not a successful writer and he is waiting for his burglar to return. Before he goes out in the evening he always leaves a half-finished story near his typewriter.

1.选择最佳答案。

(   ) 1) Tom Smith wrote about        .

A. animals     B. policemen

C. children     D. soldiers

(   ) 2) Tom went to the cinema because        .

A. he hoped to get ideas     B. he wanted to meet a  visitor

C. he was feeling lazy     D. he could not finish a  story

(   ) 3) The man broke into Tom’s house        .

A. to steal something     B. to have a drink

C. to see Tom     D. to read Tom’s story

(   ) 4) The man in his house        .

A. drank a cup of     tea  B. left Tom some     advice

C. paid for his cigarettes     D. left Tom some money

(   ) 5) Tom is waiting for the thief to return .    .

A. to meet him     B. to get more ideas from him

C. to have stories stolen     D. to be robbed more often

2.判断正（T)误（F)。

(   ) 1) Tom Smith had nothing  to do，so he went to  the  cinema.

(   ) 2) The visitor in this story  was that burglar.

(   ) 3) The burglar didn’t steal  anything but he gave  the  writer some  suggestions.

(   ) 4) Tom always leaves a half-finished story near  his  typewriter  in  order  not  to let the burglar return and steal things.

(   ) 5) Before he goes out he always leaves a half-finished story because he doesn’t know how to finish it.

Answer 1

 1. 1) B  2) D 3) A  4) B  5) B2. 1) F  2) T 3) T  4) F  5)F