A California girl put principle above her fear and stopped a suspected thief. Genesis Ramos, 10, confronted a man in Santa Ana, California, who tried to steal her mom’s wallet from their car. “I just didn’t think that it was right that he could take it, so I wanted to get it back,” Genesis said.

Genesis’ mom, Grace Ramos, had stepped into a 7-Eleven to use the ATM and left her two daughters waiting in the car. Police said a man shown on store video shoplifted batteries and food right before setting his eyes on Grace’s wallet.

The man opened the family’s driver door and took the wallet. Genesis chased him back to his own car and had a "tug-of-war" struggle with the door, Santa Ana Police Department public information officer Anthony Bertagna said.

“He kept on trying to close it, but I kept on trying to open it, so he gave up,” Genesis told KABC. Genesis screamed for witnesses to call the police and the man eventually gave her the wallet and sped off, police said.

“You can imagine anything could happen, but thank God everything came out good,” Grace Ramos told KABC. Genesis snapped a picture of the man’s California license plate on a silver Dodge Caravan. Grace Ramos and police both said it would have been safer for Genesis to let the thief get away with the wallet. "Obviously, we don't recommend a 10-year-old girl chase a male or female adult suspect to the car," Bertagna said. "She did what she did and got wrapped up in the situation. It worked out for the best, but it's not what we recommend."

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1.What did the girls doing when their mother went to the ATM?

A They were looking after the wallet.

B They were waiting for their mother.

C They were looking for right foods.

D They were setting the batteries.

解析：选B。B。细节理解题。根据第2段第1句Genesis’ mom, Grace Ramos, had stepped into a 7-Eleven to use the ATM and left her two daughters waiting in the car可知她们在车里等妈妈。

2.Why did Genesis try to open the door of the car?

A Because she wanted to do the game of "tug-of-war".

B Because she wanted to get her mother’s wallet back.

C Because she knew the man would give up at last.

D Because she knew the man was mother’s friend.

解析：选B。B。细节理解题。根据第3段第1句的The man opened the family’s driver door and took the wallet可知男子拿了母亲的钱包，孩子追着那个男子的车开其车门是为了拿回钱包。

3.Who made the man leave quickly?

A Anthony Bertagna.

B Grace Ramos.

C The witnesses.

D Genesis.

解析：选D。D。推理判断题。根据第4段第2句的Genesis screamed for witnesses to call the police and the man eventually gave her the wallet and sped off, police said可知，小女孩的尖叫求助才吓跑了那个小偷。

4.What Bertagna said in the last paragraph means _______.

A Genesis should be awarded for what she did.

B Genesis should control the situation better.

C Genesis should do nothing to stop the thief.

D Genesis should chase a female instead of a male.

解析：选C。C。推理判断题。根据最后1段最后1句的It worked out for the best, but it's not what we recommend可知，警察不推荐孩子阻止偷窃行为，因此警察的意思是孩子不要参与到阻止小偷的行为中去。

5.How would the police find the thief?

A By his license plate.

B By his California accent.

C By Grace’s wallet.

D By news report.

解析：选A。A。细节理解题。根据最后1段第2句的Genesis snapped a picture of the man’s California license plate可知警察会根据车牌来找到小偷。