Sir，I think I will tell you what happened last night．My husband Mr．Smith went to bed at about half past ten．The servants had already gone to their rooms．Only my housekeeper stayed in her room at the top of the house until I needed her．

I read a book in this room until after eleven．Then I walked round to make sure that all was right before I went upstairs（楼上）．I went into the kitchen，the storeroom，the living room，and finally the dining﹣room．As I came near the window，which is covered with thick curtains（窗帘），I suddenly felt the wind blow on my face，and realized that it was open．I pulled the curtain to one side，and found myself face to face with a man who had just walked into the room．By the light of my bedroom candle，I saw two other men entering behind the first．I was so scared，walking back quickly，but the man was on me in a minute．He caught me first by the wrist（手腕）and then by the throat．I tried to shout，but he hit me heavily over the eyes，and I fell to the ground．I must have been unconscious for a few minutes．When I woke up，I found they had tied me to the chair，and a scarf round my mouth stopped me from making any sound．At this time，my unlucky husband came into the room．He had certainly heard some suspicious （令人怀疑的）sounds，and he came prepared．When he rushed at one of the bad men，another man took the poker（拔火棍）out of the fireplace quietly and hit him heavily as he passed．My husband fell without a sound and never moved again．

（1）When did the bad men go into the house？　　

A．Before Mr．Smith went to bed．

B．While Mrs．Smith was reading a book．

C．Before the servants went to their rooms．

D．When Mrs．Smith was checking the rooms．

（2）Where did the event take place？　　

A．In the kitchen．

B．In the dining﹣room．

C．In the living room．

D．In the storeroom．

（3）What does the underlined word"unconscious"mean？　　

A．昏迷的

B．疼痛的

C．窘迫的

D．发狂的

（4）What did the bad men NOT do after they went into the house？　　

A．They caught Mrs．Smith by the hair．

B．They hit Mrs．Smith heavily．

C．They tied Mrs．Smith．

D．They killed Mr．Smith．

（5）Which statement is TRUE according to the passage？　　

A．Mrs．Smith was too scared to cry for help．

B．The bad men went into the room through the door．

C．Mr．Smith guessed something unusual was happening．

D．Mr．Smith knew how many bad men were in the house．