A 10-year-old girl becomes popular these days. Why? Because she turned herself in to the local police after being caught stealing 800 yuan from her parents.

The girl’s family owned a shop which sells mainly food. She often bought snacks there. However, her father worried about her health, so he made a rule on how much she could eat. The youngster then had an idea. She would pilfer money from her parents and then get her classmates to buy the snacks for her. In total, she took 800 yuan away from her parents.

After he found out about the ruse, the girl’s father took her to the police station. He privately told officers: “In fact, I just want her to learn a lesson.” “If she takes money from home now, she will steal from others when she grows up. I don’t want my daughter to go down the path (道路) of crime,” he told the police.

To get the father’s message across, officer Dong said to the girl: “If you decide to correct your mistakes, let’s make a serious promise and write a commitment (承诺) letter. We can correct them step by step.” The young girl nodded, sat down and began to write, finally handing over her letter 10 minutes later. The young girl also apologized (道歉) to her father, and police officer Dong made her a promise: “From today, we will work together to gradually correct our mistakes and keep our promises. You will always be an honest kid.”

1.What does the girl’s father do?

A A storekeeper.

B A teacher.

C A police officer.

D A driver.

解析：选A。A细节理解题。根据第二段第一句的“The girl’s family owned a shop which sells mainly food.”可知，女孩家是开小卖部的，她爸爸是店主。故选A。

2.What does the underlined word “pilfer” mean?

A Steal.

B Shut.

C Praise.

D Value.

解析：选A。A词义猜测题。根据第一段的“being caught stealing 800 yuan”以及划线部分后面的“she took 800 yuan away from her parents”可知，小女孩偷了家里800元，即pilfer意为“偷”。故选A。

3.Why did the girl’s father take her to the police station?

A To visit a relative.

B To finish a task.

C To punish her.

D To let her learn a lesson.

解析：选D。D细节理解题。根据第三段第二句的“I just want her to learn a lesson.”可知，她爸爸想让她长个记性。现在拿家里的钱，长大后就会偷别人家的钱。他不希望孩子长大后踏上犯罪这条不归路。故选D。

4.How long did it take the girl to write a commitment letter?

A One day.

B Ten minutes.

C An hour.

D Half an hour.

解析：选B。B细节理解题。根据第四段的“finally handing over her letter 10 minutes later”可知，10分钟后，小女孩便将一纸承诺交到了警察手里。故选B。

5.What might the girl say to her father?

A All right.

B That’s OK.

C I’m sorry.

D You’re welcome.

解析：选C。C推理判断题。根据最后一段的“The young girl also apologized to her father”可知，小女孩对爸爸道歉了，因此她最有可能对爸爸说的是“对不起”。故选C。