Home Alone
It was Sunday afternoon．My brother and I were alone at home．My parents went for a party and asked me to look after my brother．I was doing my homework while my younger brother was watching TV．Suddenly the doorbell rang．Ding-Ding!My brother thought that it was our parents,so he opened the 31 quickly．
A tall man wearing a black raincoat stood outside．He said that he came to sell books and asked politely 32 our parents were at home．
Without thinking,my brother said,“No”Then the man asked if we would like to 33 some story books．I refused him．When I wanted to close the door,he suddenly pushed the door very 34 and came into our house．He took out a 35 and ordered me to tie up my brother’s hands with a rope．I tied up his hands in a special way so my brother could untie 36 easily．The man then tied my hands up and locked 37 of us in the kitchen．
Soon,he went upstairs to 38 money．I taught my brother to untie the rope on his 39 ．He then untied me．I rushed to the telephone to call the police,40 the line was dead．The doors were all locked from the outside．It was lucky that the man 41 to lock the kitchen window．We got out of the house through the kitchen window and went to the 42 pay phone to call the police．
Soon 43 came to our house and the man was caught．By that time,my parents had come home．We told them the whole story．My parents were 44 that we were not hurt．They told me that I should stop my brother from 45 the door to strangers．I learnt a lesson on safety．
31．A．window B．door C．book D．fridge
32．A．if B．why C．when D．how
33．A．lend B．borrow C．sell D．buy
34．A．politely B．slowly C．hard D．quietly
35．A．book B．knife C．gift D．pen
36．A．himself B．myself C．herself D．themselves
37．A．none B．neither C．both D．all
38．A．look at B．look after C．look like D．look for
39．A．feet B．hands C．neck D．legs
40．A．and B．so C．or D．but
41．A．wanted B．remembered C．forgot D．tried
42．A．farthest B．nearest C．1argest D．smallest
43．A．my friends B．the police C．the neighbors D．my parents
44．A．glad B．angry C．sad D．sorry
45．A．cleaning B．closing C．locking D．opening