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One evening Charlie was on his way home from the railway station. When he turned round a corner,
he heard footsteps behind him and he thought someone was coming near. He began to walk fast. The
footsteps came fast, too. He slowed down. The footsteps also slowed down. Now he was sure that
someone must be going after him. He tried to hide. Still the steps followed him. He didn't know how to
save himself, so he jumped over some tall grass and hid himself in a cemetery (墓地). He threw himself
down on one of tombs (坟墓).
The man behind came near. Charlie could hear the man jump over the grass. Thoughts of thieves and
robbers filled his mind. Charlie stood up and faced the man. "What do you want? Why are you coming
after me?" He asked.
"I say," the stranger asked, "do you always go home like this, or are you taking some special exercise
tonight? I want to go to Mr. Green's and don't know the way. The station master told me to follow you
as you live next door. Excuse me for asking, but is there much farther to go before we get there?"
1. That day Charlie was . [ ]
A. leaving the station for a cemetery
B. walking slowly along the street
C. on his way to Mr. Green's house
D. on his way back home
2. When he found someone following him, Charlie . [ ]
A. was too frightened to move
B. stopped to ask the man why
C. hid himself in a cemetery
D. knew clearly what to do
3. Charlie went into a cemetery because he . [ ]
A. tried to get rid of the stranger
B. got tired after a day's walk
C. walked too fast and lost
D. wanted to hide his things there
4. When the stranger followed him into the cemetery, Charlie thought . [ ]
A. the stranger would ask him the way
B. the stranger would come to stay with him
C. he was in danger of losing his money or even his life
D. he could be asked about Mr. Green
5. The stranger followed Charlie because .[ ]
A. he wanted to kill Charlie
B. he wanted to steal things
C. he wanted to go to Charlie's place
D. he wanted to go to Mr. Green's and he didn't know the way there
