A few years ago, I was an English professor, and I asked my students to finish a paper during the holiday. Mike, one of my students, came to class without it. He explained that his safe (保险柜)had been stolen by a worker who was repairing his house. His notebook computer was in the safe, where his paper was. I was sure that he didn’t tell a lie because he had been a really good student.

Then over the two weeks, Mike started to show up to class looking very tired. He said that he was on a hunt for the guy who stole his safe, and he was spending late nights with his cousin driving around looking for the thief because they knew his car. They wanted to find the thief and get the safe back because his living expenses were in it besides the paper.

Then Mike rewrote the paper and turned it in. It wasn’t up to his usual quality, and he still kept coming to class looking like he hadn’t slept all night. One day, he came very happily to my office, and he reported that he had found the thief after a long search that involved experiencing dangerous situations. He said that they found the thief’s car in front of a big super-market, and they caught him and sent him to the police station.

I read the news that Mike had in fact put an end to the thief’s attempt to steal from the supermarket. It turned out that Mike got his money and notebook computer back. I gladly accepted his original paper, and it got a much higher grade than the rewritten one because of his virtues. And I reminded him that he should be responsible for his own safety and talk to me or other teachers first if he met with anything like that.

【小题1】What was the problem with Mike?

A．He was often late for class.

B．He always got low marks in exams.

C．He failed to hand in his paper on time.

D．He stayed up too late writing his paper.

【小题2】What did Mike do at night over the two weeks?

A．He tried to earn his living expenses.

B．He practised driving with his cousin.

C．He went to the class which the professor taught.

D．He sought for the house repairman who had stolen his safe.

【小题3】What happened to the thief finally?

A．He voluntarily admitted the theft.

B．He was handed over to the police.

C．He escaped from a big supermarket.

D．He was reported caught by the professor.

【小题4】Which words best describe Mike?

A．Brave and honest.	B．Imaginative and creative.
C．Smart but lazy.	D．Poor but happy.