36-40題為題組
Last Tuesday I took my two nieces, aged three and five, to town in the car. It began to rain heavily so I decided (36) , while I rushed into a shop. I told the girls I would be back in a few minutes and asked them not to touch anything. Then I locked all the doors and left. I was back at the car in less than five minutes (37) ! I could hardly believe my eyes. The car doors were still locked, the windows tightly shut, and on the back seat were their two jackets. (38) , I ran to the corner of the street but there was no sign of them. I rushed up to a couple of passers-by and asked in vain whether (39) . Feeling quite sick with fear, I sat on the driver’s seat, trying to stop trembling. Suddenly, behind me I heard a tapping noise and laughter. I jumped out of the car, ran round to open the trunk and there inside (40) . They had apparently pulled out the back seat, crawled behind it, and then had not been able to push the seat forward again. I almost wept with relief! 【題組】39. (A) they had seen my car
(B) there was a shop nearby
(C) they had seen two small girls
(D) there was a police station in the neighborhood