HomeAloneItwasSundayafternoon．MybrotherandIwerealoneathome．Myparentswentforapartyandaskedmetolookaftermybrother．IwasdoingmyhomeworkwhilemyyoungerbrotherwaswatchingTV．Suddenlythedoorbellrang．Ding-Ding!My

　　HomeAlone

　　ItwasSundayafternoon．MybrotherandIwerealoneathome．Myparentswentforapartyandaskedmetolookaftermybrother．IwasdoingmyhomeworkwhilemyyoungerbrotherwaswatchingTV．Suddenlythedoorbellrang．Ding-Ding!Mybrotherthoughtthatitwasourparents,soheopenedthe31quickly．

　　Atallmanwearingablackraincoatstoodoutside．Hesaidthathecametosellbooksandaskedpolitely32ourparentswereathome．

　　Withoutthinking,mybrothersaid,“No”Thenthemanaskedifwewouldliketo33somestorybooks．Irefusedhim．WhenIwantedtoclosethedoor,hesuddenlypushedthedoorvery34andcameintoourhouse．Hetookouta35andorderedmetotieupmybrother’shandswitharope．Itieduphishandsinaspecialwaysomybrothercoulduntie36easily．Themanthentiedmyhandsupandlocked37ofusinthekitchen．

　　Soon,hewentupstairsto38money．Itaughtmybrothertountietheropeonhis39．Hethenuntiedme．Irushedtothetelephonetocallthepolice,40thelinewasdead．Thedoorswerealllockedfromtheoutside．Itwasluckythattheman41tolockthekitchenwindow．Wegotoutofthehousethroughthekitchenwindowandwenttothe42payphonetocallthepolice．

　　Soon43cametoourhouseandthemanwascaught．Bythattime,myparentshadcomehome．Wetoldthemthewholestory．Myparentswere44thatwewerenothurt．TheytoldmethatIshouldstopmybrotherfrom45thedoortostrangers．Ilearntalessononsafety．

　　31．A．windowB．doorC．bookD．fridge

　　32．A．ifB．whyC．whenD．how

　　33．A．lendB．borrowC．sellD．buy

　　34．A．politelyB．slowlyC．hardD．quietly

　　35．A．bookB．knifeC．giftD．pen

　　36．A．himselfB．myselfC．herselfD．themselves

　　37．A．noneB．neitherC．bothD．all

　　38．A．lookatB．lookafterC．looklikeD．lookfor

　　39．A．feetB．handsC．neckD．legs

　　40．A．andB．soC．orD．but

　　41．A．wantedB．rememberedC．forgotD．tried

　　42．A．farthestB．nearestC．1argestD．smallest

　　43．A．myfriendsB．thepoliceC．theneighborsD．myparents

　　44．A．gladB．angryC．sadD．sorry

　　45．A．cleaningB．closingC．lockingD．opening