They want a house,（) we would rather live in a flat.

Yesterday was a typical day. Richard dressed in a business suit, took his briefcase (手提箱) , and drove to a town about ten miles from his home.

He parked his car in a busy area, then began to walk along the street.No one looked at him. He was another businessman walking to work.

At 8:05, Richard saw what he wanted. A man was leaving his house.

Richard walked around the block again. At 8: 10, he watched a woman leave the same house. After she left, Richard worked quickly. He walked to the side of the house and stood behind a tree. He took a screwdriver (螺丝刀) out of his briefcase and quickly opened the window and climbed in.

First, he looked through the desk in the living room. He found $ 200 in cash. In the dining room, he put the silverware (银器) into his briefcase.

The next stop was the bedroom. Richard stole a diamond ring and an emerald(祖母绿宝石) necklace. Richard passed a color TV, a stereo (音响) , and a camera, but he didn’t touch them. Everything had to fit into his briefcase. In less than five minutes, Rich and climbed back out the window.He looked around carefully, then began his walk down the street again.No one looked at him. He was just another businessman, walking to work.

1.Why did Richard wear a business suit？()

A、Because he is a professional

B、Because he didn’t want to draw others’ attention to him

C、Because he works hard

D、Because he is a thief

2. Richard ____ , after the man left his house.

A、stood behind a tree

B、entered the house

C、walked around the block again

D、opened the window with a screwdriver

3.No one saw Richard get into the house because ____.

A、it was night time

B、he ran very fast

C、he stood behind a tree

D、he was very clever

4.How long did Richard stay in the house？____

A、Five minutes

B、One hour

C、Nearly five minutes

D、Fifteen minutes

5.The reason why Richard didn’t take the TV set is that ____.

A、it is too big to carry

B、it is too heavy to carry

C、it is worth nothing

D、it is difficult for him to carry such a thing without being noticed

Mr. Smith is telling two funny stories of his police work.

Story A

I remember catching a "thief" in a clothes shop once. It was strange. The man was hiding a yellow sweater inside his coat. I thought he had stolen it, so I caught him. We found later that his wife gave him the sweater for his birthday, but he hated it. He just wanted to return it to the shop for money, but he didn’t want his wife to see him! We soon let him go.

Story B

Another day, a man called Bob went into a bank on Sixth Street. He wrote on the back of an envelope, "Give me the money! Or I’ll kill you. " and gave it to the bank clerk. She gave him $100,000 and the man ran away. Then we received a phone call from the bank clerk. She told us to go to the man’s house in Candy Town and get him. We caught him as soon as he got out of the elevator. He couldn’t believe that we found him so quickly. We told him that the front of the envelope he used had his name and address on it!

1.What does Mr. Smith do？（）

A.A bank clerk.

B.A policeman.

C.A thief.

D.A taxi driver.

2.Mr. Smith caught the man in the clothes shop（）.

A.by exchange

B.by mistake

C.by accident

D.on purpose

3.Why did the man return the sweater to the shop？（）

A.Because he didn' t want his wife to see it

B.Because he liked money more than the sweater.

C.Because he hated it and wanted to get the money back

D.Because he wanted to buy a new sweater.

4.Bob was caught so quickly because（）.

A.his address was found on the envelope he used

B.he received a phone call from the bank clerk

C.the police waited for him outside the elevator

D.he used the money to buy a lot of things

5.What do you think of Bob？（）

A.He 15 brave.

B.He Is careful.

C.He Is shy.

D.He is stupid.

A.in to

B.into

C.in

D.on

I had just started back for the house to change my clothes ___________ I heard voices.

A) as B) when C) after D) while

A.lit up

B.lit on

C.lit out

D.lit over

really made me decide to buy it was the beautiful ______________ through the window.

A) vision B) look

C) picture D) view

A.family

B.home

C.household

D.house

The sale usually takes place outside the house, with the audience _____ on benches，

chairs or boxes.

A) having seatedB) seatingC) seatedD) having been seated