At Harton College---an English boarding school for boys---there are many rules. Fifteen-year-old Bob Sanders often breaks these rules.
The boys can go into town in the afternoon after classes. 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 as fast as possible.
When he arrived, he ran quickly to the main entrance. It was locked. 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 went round the school building to another door. That one was locked too. He couldn’t climb up the wall very 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 sill (窗台) and jumped into the room. Just then he heard a noise. Then some one turned on a light in the corridor. Bob looked around and then hid under the sofa. One minute later, Mr. Mannering, the 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 could not move. The floor was cold and uncomfortable. He looked at the headmaster’s shoes and socks for an hour.
“Why doesn’t he get up and go to bed?” he thought.
Finally, the headmaster closed his book and stood up. He put the book on a shelf and walked towards 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.
31.According to the passage, it is required that students of Harton College _________ .
A) come back to the college at six o’clock if they go to town after classes
B) may stay out until midnight if they like
C) should leave school when class is over
D) may do whatever they like
32.When Bob realized it was too late to return to Harton College as required, it was already ___________ .
A) 8:00 B) 9:00 C) later than 8:00 D) midnight
33.Bob stole into the courtyard of his college by means of ________ .
A) the main entrance
B) going around the school building to another door
C) jumping over the wall
D) climbing into the window of his headmaster’s study
34.Bob hid himself under the sofa probably because he was afraid of ______________ .
A) being punished for his theft
B) being found to have returned late
C) being dismissed for his wrongdoing
D) being capture alive on the spot
35.In the light of what his headmaster said towards the sofa, it can be safely concluded that the headmaster had already ________________ .
A) excused Bob
B) forgiven Bob
C) found Bob hiding under the sofa
D) punished Bob
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