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A 36-year-old man stormed into the Ramona Post Gffice, yelling at everyone to get out of his way.
Carrying a shotgun, he climbed up onto the counter and told everyone to lie on the floor. Then he pulled
the trigger (扳机) and fired a round into the ceiling. Piaster splattered (飞溅) onto the floor and the
customers.
The man ordered all the customers and employees to sit tip and look at him. He said,"Repeat after me:
I hate the post office!" Everyone repeated the words. He fired a second round, but this time he aimed at
the front plate glass window. Shattered (粉碎的) glass went everywhere.
Three minutes later, five police cars pulled up in front of the post office, lights flashing and sirens (警
报器) roaring. Using a bullhorn (喇叭), a police officer told the man to' walk out backwards with his
hands up. The man fired another blast out of the shattered window. The police officer and his bullhorn
were uninjured. However. one police car had t~ee little pit marks in it.
The man yelled,"I' m not coming out until the post office pays me for pain and suffering. A postal truck
ran into my car two years ago. My back is killing me. I can' t work any more. My wife left me. I can' t
take it any more.""
After a while, the man calmed down. He released all the people inside. At 7:00 p. m.", the man walked
out backwards with his hands up. The police handcuffed (给… …带上手铐) him, put him in the back
seat of the car, and drove him to the police station.
1. What was the exact situation in the post office?
A. A man rushed in and shot at the customers.
B. An angry man with a gun was robbing the customers of money.
C. A man rushed in and shot at the ceiling and the window on a workday.
D. A man aged 36 shot at the window first and then the police car.
2. What can be inferred from the passage?
A. The customers were threatened by the man and did what he asked.
B. Although the man was so careful, the police heard the news.
C. The police officer was injured during his persuasion.
D. After a fierce battle, the police caught him.
3. Why did the man storm into the post office?
A. He wanted to kill the workers in the post office.
B. He wanted to rob the post office of money.
C. He wanted the post office to pay for what he had suffered.
D. He had something wrong with his head.
4. How did the man probably feel during the event?
A. Angry→excited→helpless
B. Excited→angry→calm
C. Angry→frightened→regretful
D. Bold→puzzled→calm
