Clay is 13 years old, and he lives in Miami, the United States. On the morning of Feb.23, when Clay is waiting for school bus, a man kidnaps（綁架） him.

The man takes him to a tree. He puts a stock in Clay’s mouth. Then he asks for money from Clay’s family.

   Clay is very scared（害怕）. But he remembers there is a safety pin（安全別針） in his pocket. He takes out the pin and cuts through the rope（繩子）. Finally he gets free. Clay calls his mother

with a farmer’s cell phone. Soon the police comes and Clay is safe.

The police thinks highly of（高度評價） Clay. “This man kidnaps the wrong boy,” Charly Wells, a policeman says. “This boy notices things. And he’s very brave（勇敢）.”

1. The man kidnaps Clay ___.

A. on Clay’s way home                   B. on Clay’s way to school 

C. when Clay is shopping             D. in a park

2. After taking Clay to a tree, the man ___.

A. kills（殺死）the boy            B. hurts the boy

C. asks for money from his family   D. calls the police

3. Clay uses___ to help him run away.

A. a rope         B. a safety pin            C. a gun              D. a knife

4. We can tell from the story that Clay is ___.

A. brave            B. smart                             C. both A and B      D. hard-working

5. Why does the police say “This man kidnaps the wrong boy” Because Clay is _____

  A. a foreign boy  B. brave                       C. too young       D. a policeman’s son