Three Peruvian people managed to make international news headlines after pulling off one of the funniest theft in history — 220 sports shoes from various brands, all for the right foot.

The hilarious crime occurred on April 30th, at a sports goods store in Huancayo, central Peru. At around 03:30 am, three men managed to cut the padlocks at the back of the store and steal three large wooden box filled with sports shoes boxes from various brands. What the three men didn’t realize was that all the shoeboxes they stole only contained sports shoes for the right foot, as the owner had prepared the three boxes to have the footwear displayed at a local sports goods fair. Authorities believe that the three thieves have hidden their stolen goods, as there is no way that they can sell the sports shoes on the black market without their pairs.

  “We have checked the scene, and the particular thing about this crime is that only right-foot sports shoes have been stolen,” said Eduan Díaz, head of the Junín police region, adding that it’s just a matter of time before the three men are identified, as they were caught on surveillance (监视) cameras in the area, and have left their prints at the crime scene.

Even with the left sports shoes still in their store, the owner of the store estimates losses of around $13,000, unless the 220 stolen sports shoes are recovered, because, just like the three thieves, he can’t sell the sports shoes individually.

The shoe store had only been open for a few months but is one of several to be stolen recently. In mid-April, the National Police of Peru caught a person who had made off with six bags full of sports shoes from a shoe store in Ica, a city in southern Peru.

“Surely they wanted to sell it at half price,” one Twitter user joked.

1.What does the underlined word “hilarious” mean?

A Funny.

B Ordinary.

C Romantic.

D Generous.

解析：选A。A词义猜测题。根据第一段提到的“the funniest theft in history”以及后面提到的偷走的鞋全是右脚穿的可知，这起犯罪案很搞笑。故选A。

2.From the passage, we can know the three thieves are ___________.

A intelligent

B creative

C energetic

D stupid

解析：选D。D 推理判断题。根据第二段第三句“all the shoeboxes they stole only contained sports shoes for the right foot”和第三段最后一句“as they were caught on surveillance cameras in the area, and have left their prints at the crime scene”可知，这些盗贼偷走的运动鞋，都是右脚穿的，根本就是白忙活了一场，而且现场留下一大堆证据，因此可推断他们很愚笨。故选D。

3.What can we know about the shoe store?

A It has been open for a long time.

B The owner has another shoe shop.

C It suffered heavy losses.

D It will sell the left shoes at half price.

解析：选C。C细节理解题。根据第四段第一句的“the owner of the store estimates losses of around $13,000”可知，即使剩下的运动鞋仍在店家手中，店主估计损失约为13000美元，除非220双被盗的运动鞋被追回，因为和小偷一样，他也不能出售单只运动鞋。故选C。

4.What is the text?

A A news report.

B An introduction to a movie.

C A play review.

D An advertisement.

解析：选A。A推理判断题。本文主要向我们介绍了发生在秘鲁的一起让人啼笑皆非的盗窃案，属于新闻报道。故选A。