Reading Comprehension Unit 4 2022-2023学年牛津上海版英语八年级下学期

Reading Comprehension Unit 4 (8B) Name: Class: A. Choose the best answer. Jolie Ray was watching TV alone at home when the program suddenly stopped. "Sorry to interrupt（中断） the program. Here's an important notice from the police. At about 9 p.m., a lady was robbed and killed by a man in brown. If you know anything about the man, please call the police. Thank you." The terrible news made Jolie frightened. She couldn't help looking around, but didn't see anyone in her kitchen or on the balcony. But all of a sudden, a man appeared and stood in front of her. He was wearing brown! Jolie didn't know what to do! "Calm down, young lady. Put your jewelry and cash on the table," said the robber. "I'll stay up here for the night. If you dare to call the police, you are just asking for trouble." That made Jolie even more frightened, but she tried to calm herself. Just then came the sound of a police car. In a little while, someone rang the doorbell. The robber said, with a gun pointed against Jolie's back, "Open the door and say that you have gone to bed. Do not let anyone in." But Jolie had an idea. She opened the door. "Good evening, Miss Ray. I'm Sergeant Collins. Is there anything unusual here?" "No," she said loudly, "only my brother and I are in the room." "OK. Good night," Collins replied. A few minutes later, the police car went away. "Good," the robber said with a smile. Just at this moment, some policemen broke the window and hurried into the room from the balcony. They quickly caught the robber. "You really did a good job, Miss Ray. When you said that your brother was in the room, I knew there was something unusual," said Sergeant Collins, "because we knew that your brother had been killed in a robbery half a year ago." 1. When Jolie Ray was watching TV one night, the program suddenly stopped because ______. A. the electricity went off B. something was wrong with the TV C. a robber was nearby D. there was an important notice 2. ______ mad