Text 3 An old man worked as a night watchman outside a bank. He had to walk round the bank all night and shout for help if he saw a thief. But the old man was very lazy. He did not like walking. He liked to lie on his bed and sleep. At the same time he wanted people to think that he was doing work. "I know what I can do he said to himself. "Once a week 1 will get up in the middle of the night and shout "Stop, thief! Stop, thief!" The police will come. Everyone will think I am a good watchman" And this is what he did. For six nights a week he slept all night, but on the seventh night, he got up and shouted "Stop, thief Stop, thief!" and blew his whistle. The police soon came and said: "Where is the thief, old man?" "I frightened him away," the old man said "You are a good watchman and you are brave" the police said and went away The people at the bank were very pleased with him. A week later he did the same thing again. The police came at once. "Where is the thief?" they asked. "I frightened him away I think it was the same man as last time." This happened every week for many weeks. Then the police said to one another. "This old man is deceiving us. He shouts once a week to make us think he is a good watchman. He will shout, "Stop, thief!" again, but we will not go to him". The following week a thief tried to break into the bank. "Stop, thief! Stop, thief" the watchman shouted and blew his whistle. But the police did not come, and the thief hit the watchman over the head. 16. What did the old man have to do every night? A) He had to help thieves to steal things B) He had to be a private detective C) He had to guard the bank He had to wait outside the bank How often did he shout "Stop, thief! Stop, thief!"? Ponce every six nights Six times Donce every week D) six nights a week 18. Who came the first time he shouted? A) A good watchman B) The police C) A thief DThe people at the bank 19. What is the synonym for the highlighted word frightened him away? ) made him laugh made him feel bored. made him feel scared Demade him shout 20. What did the police realize after several weeks? A) The old man was deceiving them. B) He was a thief himself. The old man was a god watchman D) He was really very frightened