Question

Missing People

Have you seen these people?

Jane Peters, aged 21 Jane was walking to college with a friend. The friend went back to her flat because she had forgotten something and Jane walked on alone. She never arrived at college and she not been seen for the last five years. CCTV film of some shops near the college shows Jane talking to man on the afternoon that she disappeared. None of her friends can identify (識(shí)別) the man. Several young women have disappeared in the area, and police and her family are very worried about her. Jane is of slim build and blonde. When last seen, she was wearing a red pullover.

Arthur Sugden, aged 61 Arthur went to get a newspaper at the local corner shop and never came back. He has been missing for sever years. His wife Ptu says that he had problems at work but for him to just walk out like that was ‘completely out of character’. It is thought that Mr. Sugden had money worries and police believe he had been gambling (賭博). Mrs. Sugden and the couple’s daughters Sheila, now aged 32, and Jeanette, 28 appeals to Mr. Sugden to come back. ‘Whatever the problem is, we can put it right together,’ says Mrs. Sugden. Mr. Sugden is of medium build and has thinning brown hear. When last seen he was wearing a tweed jacket.

Richard (Dickie) Gallagher, aged 5 Last summer, Dickie Gallagher was playing on the beach on the family holiday in Corfu when he suddenly disappeared. The police searched the beach and interviewed people at nearby hotels. Coastguards searched the area for two days after he disappeared. They believe that if Dickie had drowned, the boy would have been found by now. His older brother Leon, aged 12, was looking after Dickie while his parents went back to their hotel for a sleep. Dickie climbed over a wall and when Leon went to look for him he was gone. No tourists on the beach remember seeing him on his own. Mr. Tom Gallagher, a driver with British Rail, has given up his job to return to Corfu. The family are preparing to sell their house to raise money to help in the search of Dickie. Dickie Gallagher has dark hair and when last seen he was wearing black swimming trunks.

Choose the best answer.

1. The above article is likely to appear in a (an) ______ .

A. police report B. police record

C. public notice D. research paper

2.What do we know about Jane right before she disappeared .

A. She tried to save several other women in danger.

B. She stopped at a local shop.

C. She was walking to college with a friend.

D. She was talking to a stranger.

3. The possible reason for Arthur’s disappearance is ______.

A. money problem B. family matter

C. communication problem D. trouble with children

4. From the underlined part about what Mrs.Sugden said, we know about ______ .

A. she has already solved her husband’s problem

B. she still hopes that her husband will come back

C. she already knows why her husband disappeared

D. the family knew Arthur might run away

5.Dickie disappeared ______ .

A. near his home B. on his way to school

C. on the beach D.in the sea

6.According to the police, .

A. Dickie was unlikely to fall into the sea while playing

B. Dickie was alone on the beach before he disappeared

C. Dickie’s brother Leon pushed Dickie over a wall

D. Dickie’s father was responsible for the boy’s disappearance

Answer 1