B
(Sue and her family are new to the village. She often received some dirty messages from “Nemesis” recently. Sue’s friend invites her to have concert practice together.)
Five minutes later everyone knows their place in the concert and the practice begins.
Sue plays first: “Yesterday” by the Beatles.
Kevin’s band play next. They are very noisy. They finish and Kevin comes across to Sue and Dan. He does another little dance in front of Sue and sits down.
“I love your happy song,” he says to Sue.
“Go away, Kevin,” says Dan.
Kevin puts his thumb on his nose and wags his fingers at Dan and then dances away.
“He’s so stupid sometimes,” says Dan.
He watches Kevin across the room.
“What about Kevin?” he thinks. “Is Kevin ‘Nemesis’? Kevin’s not nasty. Or is he? Maybe he’s sending the messages. Maybe he thinks they’re funny.”
Dan also looks at Chloe. She’s still over by the door. Still not smiling.
“What about Chloe?” thinks Dan. “I don’t think she likes Sue. But then she doesn’t really know her. They’re not in the same class at school—Chloe is sixteen and Sue is thirteen. It can’t be Chloe.”
Alice and her mother play next.
Then Alice comes and sits near Dan and Sue.
“Beautiful music,” says Sue to Alice.
“Thank you,” says Alice. “You know, you’re very lucky to be last in the concert.”
“I know,” says Sue.
“And to play two songs.”
“I know,” says Sue again.
“But your song is really nice.”
“Thank you,” says Sue.
Finally, at about half past six, Sue plays and sings again. Her song is called “Summer Days”.
Then everyone leaves. Alice and Chloe are on bikes. They cycle away fast. Kevin walks away with his friends.
Dan and Sue start walking back to Sue’s house. They turn into North Street and see Chloe cycling away from them at the other end of the street. Then they get near to Sue’s house and… They stop. What’s this? Sue’s front door is red, but now they can see white writing on it. They run across to look, and read in big white letters: STUPID SUE LIVES HERE and below that, in small letters: NEMESIS. Sue is very angry. She wonders why on earth someone would do such a thing to her. Dan’s eyes narrow staring(凝视) towards these letters. He is lost in thought.
() 4. What is the CORRECT order of performances in the concert?
A. Sue→Kevin→Dan→Sue
B. Sue→Kevin→Alice and her mother→Sue
C. Sue→Kevin→Chloe→Alice and her mother
D. Sue→Chloe→Kevin→Alice and her mother
() 5. What does the underlined word “nasty” probably mean?
A. Silly or lost.
B. Friendly or kind.
C. Talented or smart.
D. Unpleasant or rude.
() 6. Which of the following is RIGHT about Chloe?
A. She walks away with her friends fast.
B. She is lucky to play two concert songs.
C. She stays unsmiling and keeps to herself.
D. She is Sue’s close friend and knows everything.
() 7. What will most likely happen next in the story?
A. Kevin says he wrote the messages.
B. Chloe tries to make friends with Sue.
C. Alice rides back and reads these letters aloud.
D. Dan and Sue work together to find “Nemesis”.
() 8. What’s the best title for the story?
A. Dan, Sue, and the noisy band
B. A school concert and its surprises
C. Who is “Nemesis”? A school mystery
D. The mysterious writing on Sue’s door