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Passage 1

California Girl, 15, Held in 2 Bank Robberies

  Edrkeley, Calf., May 7 (AP) — A 15 year-old girl who told the police that two men forced her to rob two Bank of America branches in four days was in custody today.
  Inspector Dan Wolke said the girl was the youngest female bank theft suspect he had seen in his 16 1/2 years on the robbery.
  “She went in with a handwritten demand note and gave it to the teller,” he said. “She also said there was a man in line behind her who had a gun and would shoot everybody.”
  But witness said that they saw the girl run out of a bank and climb a car driven by a couple.

  1. The focus of this news is that _____.
   A) a bank was robbed two times in four days
   B) two men forced a young girl to rob two banks
   C) a 15 year-old girl was involved in 2 bank robberies
   D) a young girl was robbed

  2. Which of the following statements is true?
   A) Whether the young girl committed robbery or not was uncertain.
   B) The girl was the youngest bank theft suspect that Dan Wolke had ever seen.
   C) The girl didn’t rob the two banks.
   D) Two men forced the young girl to rob two banks.

  3. The tone of the passage is _____.
   A) humorous
   B) critical
   C) objective
   D) angry

  4. The phrase “in line” (Para. 3) means _____.
   A) working together with
   B) next to
   C) forming a line
   D) in agreement

  5. According to the text, all the following statements are probably true except that _____.
   A) the girl was a theft
   B) the girl was forced to do so
   C) the girl killed one man
   D) the girl lied to the police

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