单选题 One afternoon when lessons were over, Peter and Paul left school. When the boys reached home, it was seven o"clock. It was dark outside, but there was a light inside their home and the door was open. They knew their parents were both at work, so they were surprised to see a man inside. They could see the man was looking for something.
"He must be a thief," Paul said. "I"ll report to the police and you try to talk to him."
Then Peter went inside while Paul quickly hurried off to telephone the police. When the man saw Peter, he looked frightened. Then he smiled and said, "You don"t know me, but I"m your father"s friend, and he asked me to fetch (取) some money for him."
In no time two policemen arrived. As soon as the man saw the policemen, he tried to run off. But he was stopped and caught by the policemen.
Just then the boys" parents returned.
"Is this man your friend?" one of the policemen asked the boys" parents.
"No!" said Peter"s father. "He is a thief. He wanted to steal my money. I"m glad you"ve caught him."

单选题 It was quite bright outside when the boys got home.

单选题 The boys usually helped their teacher after their lessons were over.

单选题 The man was their mother"s friend, not their father"s.

单选题 Paul ran to the police station and reported what happened.

单选题 The policemen arrived in time and caught the thief.