Question

Like many village police stations in England, the building was Sergeant Keddle’s house, too. The front room was his office. We rang and waited.

“Hello, boys, said the old policeman when he opened the door.” “What can I do for you?”

“We’d like to talk to you, please, Sergeant Keddle,” I said.

“Right, boys. Come in, then,” he answered, and showed us into his office. We sat on two chairs in front of his desk while he went and sat behind it.

“So what’s the problem?” he asked.

And we told him everything we knew. We showed him our records, maps, photographs. And then we told him of our plan for the evening.

He stood up and walked up and down in front of the window for a minute or so, then he turned around and looked at us both.

“It’s very irregular (不合規(guī)范的), you know,” he said. “And if anything goes wrong we could all be in trouble, especially me.”

“But, Sergeant Keddle,” Mike said. “We’ve got everything perfectly planned and ready. Nothing will go wrong, and when we catch Roberts you’ll get nothing but praise for your good work.”

“Please, Sergeant Keddle,” I added. “Catch this man and get him convicted (給某人定罪) so he can’t steal any more eggs.”

He thought for a while longer, and then suddenly said: “Right, boys. Let’s do it.”

“Thank you, Sergeant Keddle,” we both said together, very relieved (寬慰的).

“Let’s go over all the arrangements,” he said, “But first, give me the numbers of the two vehicles so that I can have them checked.”

He phoned up the County Police Headquarters and asked them to call him back with details. We sat and discussed everything: where we were going to meet, that we would have to be quiet and that we shouldn’t put the lights on until the right moment. We asked Sergeant Keddle to come in his own car rather than the police car and told him where to park.

While we were talking, the information came through about the cars. As expected the white van belonged to Steve Roberts, and we found out the name of the climbers: Bill Henderson from Leicester.

“That’s good,” said the policeman. “We know exactly who they are and where they’re from. That gives us a big advantage.”

We talked some more, and went over everything one last time. Then we arranged to meet Sergeant Keddle at nine o’clock that evening and we left. Mike and I cycled back to his house and had something to eat.

1.How does the policeman feel about their plan at first?

A.Doubtful. B.Surprised. C.Angry. D.Unhappy.

2.Why do the boys want the police to catch Roberts?

A.Because they try to prevent him stealing eggs.

B.Because they hope to get praise from the police.

C.Because they expect Sergeant Keddle to be praised.

D.Because they have got everything perfectly planned.

3.Put the following statements in the correct order according to the story.

①The police got the information about the cars.

②The boys visited Sergeant Keddle’s police station.

③The boys collected records, maps and photographs.

④Sergeant Keddle agreed to catch Roberts in the end.

A.③②①④ B.③②④① C.①④③② D.①④②③

Answer 1