It happened at about 6 yesterday evening,when I 11 from work. I was coming down Station Road,and just as I was walking past No. 38,I heard a noise. It was such a loud noise that I 12 . I knew that a lot of old people lived alone on this road,so I was a bit worried. At first I didn't know what 13 I went up to the front door and listened to see if I could hear something. In fact the front door was open,so I pushed the door and went in. It was so dark that I couldn’t see anything,although my 14 soon got used to it.

   I went into the kitchen,and there on the floor 15 an old woman. 16 someone beat her up badly,luckily,she was still alive. I 17 her phone and dialed 999. I stayed with her until the am-bulance (救護(hù)車) arrived. And later when the 18 came,she woke up and told them about what had happened. She was working in the 19 when a man broke in and beat her.

The old woman is now 20 , and I hope she will be well soon.

() 11. A. come home   B. was coming home   C. got honu   D. getting home

() 12. A. stopped   B. ran away   C. thought   D. shouted out

() 13. A. do   B. to do   C. doing   D. I do

() 14. A. eyes   B. head   C. ears   D. hands

() 15. A. lay   B. lie   C. lied   D. laid

() 16. A. Since   B. As   C. Although   D. After

() 17. A. rang   B. called   C. received   D. found

() 18. A. doctors   B. strangers   C. police   D. soldiers

() 19. A. garden   B. bedroom   C. living room   D. kitchen

() 20. A. in the hospital   B. in hospital   C. in the doctor's   D. in the home

() 10. Linda was reading newspapers the phone rang.

   A. while   B. because

   C. after   D. when

() 9. An accident at the corner of the street yesterday.

   A. takes place   B. happened

   C. happens   D. took place

() 8. —What was your dad doing at this time last night?

—He was talking with my uncleI was looking for some information on the Internet.

   A. after   C. until   C. since   D. while

() 7. I'm building a new zoo because I think zoos are terrible places for animals to live in.

   A. against   B. on   C. in   D. for

() 6. He lost his key. It made him in the cold to wait for his wife's return.

   A. to stay   B. stayed

   C. stays   D. stay

() 5. Sally took a photo of her friends while they computer games.

   A. play   B. are playing

   C. have played   D. were playing

() 4. —I'm sorry,Mr. Li. I my English homework at home.

—That's OK. But don't forget it to school tomorrow.

   A. left;to bring   B. forgot;to take

   C. lost;to bring   D. left;bringing

() 3. I was chatting with my friends on the Internet about my studies my mother came in.

   A. while   B. when   C. as   D. since

() 2. He his bicycle when it began to rain.

   A. was riding   B. is riding

   C. has ridden   D. rides