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At two o'clock a bank robber stole in. "This is a holdup," the man said rudely. He took a gun from under
his jacket, pointing to George. "Hand it over!" George reached into his money-box and took all the bills from
the top part-close to six thousand dollars. The robber snatched them and turned to leave.
Then while everyone watched the robber, George calmly lifted the top part of the money-box, took bills
from the bottom part and put them into his own pocket secretly.
The door was shut and the bank robber was gone. George fainted (晕倒).
As soon as he was safely behind his bedroom door, George counted the money. He had eight thousand
dollars. He was very happy.
The next morning, while the others were examining the bank's records, George was called into Mr. Burrow's
office and was introduced to Mr. Carruthers, who used to be president of the bank.
"Good morning, George, I was sorry, to give you a hard time yesterday, but with all the banks being
robbed these days I thought it would be a good idea to prove that our little bank can be robbed, too. I have
retired (退休), but I’m always thinking of our bank. That’s why I played my little game yesterday, just to
keep everyone on his toes (保持警觉). Now, I have put the money back in your money-box— all six
thousand."
1. This passage tells us _____. [ ]
A. a serious case
B. one part of a play
C. a humorous story
D. a meaningful story
2. Which of the following do you think is true? [ ]
A. George wanted to protect the money for the bank.
B. George had been thinking of taking money away.
C. This bank had been robbed several times.
D. Nobody knew the bank would be robbed that day.
3. Why was George called into Mr. Burrow's office? [ ]
A. His stealing money was disclosed.
B. Mr. Burrow wanted to say sorry to him.
C. Mr. Carruthers wanted to explain the whole thing to him.
D. Mr. Burrow wanted to tell him the money had been put back.
4. In this article "to keep everyone on his toes" means "_____". [ ]
A. to make everyone work hard
B. to keep everyone standing straight
C. to make everyone do a kind of exercise
D. to keep everyone paying attention to the coming danger
5. Which sentence can be used to end the story? [ ]
A. George turned cold with fear.
B. George turned red with anger.
C. George was pleased with the end.
D. George was disappointed with the end.
