At Harton College -an English boarding school for bo there are many rules Fifteen-year-old Bob Sanders often breaks them The boys can go into the town in the afternoon after class. But they must retum to the school at six o'clock. One afternoon Bob walked to the town. He looked at the shops and then went to the cinema. After the film, he looked at his watch. It was after eight o'clock. He was a little worried. He walked back to Harton College as fast as possible When he arrived, he ran quickly to the main entrance. It was locked. He went round the school building to another door. That one was locked too. He looked up at the window of his dormitory. It was on the third floor. The window was open. But it was quite dark and he could not climb up the wall easily. Then he saw another open window on the ground floor. It was the window of the headmaster's He looked into the room-no one was there. Bob quickly climbed on to the window and jumped into the room. Just then he heard a noise Then someone turned on a light in corridor Bob looked around and then hid under the sofa. One minute later, Mr Mannering, headmaster, came in. He turned on the light on his desk, and sat down on the sofa. Then he opened a book and began to read. Bob lay under the sofa as quietly as possible. He couldnt move. The floor was cold and uncomfortable. He looked at the headmaster 's shoes and socks for a hour Why doesnt he get up and go to bed? Bob thought. Mr Mannering read his book for another hour. Finally, the headmaster closed his book and stood up. he put the book on a shelf and walked toward the door Thank heavens he didn t find me under the sofa, thought Bob Then Mr Mannering stopped and spoke towards the sofa. Would you turn off the light when you leave? He said, and left the study. 1. Bob returned to the school more than two hour late because A) he enjoyed himself too much B)he did not catch the bus C)he bought too many things D)he ran into an old friend 2. The main door was A)too high B) C)shut D) slightly open 3. Bob did not go to his dormitory because a)the door was locked B)the window was shut C)it was quite dark D)the wall was too high for him to climb 4. Instead Bob went into the headmaster 's A)dormitory B)private office C)classroom house 5. The tone of the passage can be described as A)cold B)humorous C)angry D)doubtful16 (0.84) At Harton College — an English boarding school for boys — there are many rules. Fifteen-year-oldBob Sanders often breaksthem. The boys can go into the town in the afternoon after class. But they must return to the school at six o’clock. One afternoon Bob walked to the town. He looked at the shops and then went to the cinema. After the film, he looked at his watch. It was after eight o’clock. He was a little worried. He walked back to Harton College asfast as possible. When he arrived, he ran quickly to the main entrance. It was locked. He went round the school building to another door. That one waslocked too. He looked up at the window of his dormitory. It was on the third floor. The window was open. But it was quite dark and he could not climb up the wall easily. Then he saw another open window on the ground floor. It was the window of the headmaster’s study. He looked into the room — no one was there. Bob quickly climbed on to the window and jumped into the room. Just then he heard a noise. Then someone turned on a light in corridor. Bob looked around and then hid under the sofa. One minute later, Mr. Mannering, headmaster, came in. He turned on the light on his desk, and sat down on the sofa. Then he opened a book and began to read. Bob lay under the sofa as quietly as possible. He couldn’t move. The floor was cold and uncomfortable. He looked at the headmaster’sshoes and socksfor a hour. “Why doesn’t he get up and go to bed?” Bob thought. Mr. Mannering read his book for another hour. Finally, the headmaster closed his book and stood up. He put the book on a shelf and walked toward the door. “Thank heavens he didn’t find me under the sofa,” thoughtBob. Then Mr. Mannering stopped and spoke towardsthe sofa. “Would you turn offthe light when you leave?” He said, and left the study. 1.Bob returned to the school more than two hour late because ________. A) he enjoyed himselftoo much B) he did not catch the bus C) he bought too many things D) he ran into an old friend 2.The main door was ________. A) too high B) open C)shut D)slightly open 3.Bob did not go to his dormitory because ________. A) the door waslocked B) the window wasshut C) it was quite dark D) the wall wastoo high for him to climb up 4.Instead, Bob went into the headmaster’s ________. A) dormitory B) private office C) classroom house 5.The tone of the passage can be described as ________. A) cold B) humorous C) angry D) doubtful ACDBB