PassageFour(36~40)OneofBritain’sbravestwomentoldyesterdayhowshehelpedtocatchsuspected(可疑的)policekillerDavidBieber—andwasthankedwithflowersbythepolice.Itwasalsosaidthatshecouldbeinlineforashareofuptothe￡30,000rewardmoney。
VickiBrown,30,playedaveryimportantr oleinendingthenationwidemanhunt.Vicki,whohasworkedattheRoyalHotelforfouryears,toldofherterribleexperiencewhenshehadtostealintoBieber’sbedroomandtowatchhimsecretly.Thenshewaitedaloneforthreehourswhilearmedpolicepreparedtostormthebuilding。
Shesaid:“Iwasverynervous.ButwhenIopenedthehoteldoorandsaw20armedpolicemenlinedupinthecarparkIwassogladtheywerethere.”
ThealarmhadbeenraisedbecauseVickibecamesuspicious(怀疑)oftheguestwhocheckedinat3pmthedaybeforeNewYear’sEvewithlittleluggageandwearingsunglassesandahatpulleddownoverhisface.Shesaid:“Hedidn’tseemtowanttotalktoomuchandmakeanyeyecontact(接触).”Vicki,theonlyemployeeonduty,calledherbossMargaret,64,andhusbandStanMcKale,65,whophonedthepoliceat11pm。
OfficersfromNorthumbriaPolicecalledVickiatthehotelinDunston,Gateshead,atabout11:30pmtomakesurethatthiswasthewantedman.ThentheykeptintouchbyphoningVickievery15minutes。
“Itwasabouttenpasttwointhemorningwhenthephonewentagainandapolicemansaid’Wouldyougoandmakeyourselfknowntothearmedofficersoutside?’Myheartmissedabeat.”
Vickiquietlyshowedeightarmedofficersthroughpassagesandstaircasestothetopfloorroomandhandedoverthekey。
“Irealizedthatmybedroomwindowoverlooksthatpartofthehotel,soIwenttowatch.Icouldnotseeintotheman’sroom,butIcouldseethepassage.Thepolicekeptshoutingatthemantocomeoutwithhishandsshowing.Thensuddenlyhemusthavecomeoutbecausetheyshoutedforhimtoliedownwhilehewashandcuffed(带上手铐).”
第36题：Theunderlinedphrase“beinlinefor”(paragraph1)means。
A.getB.bepaidC.askforD.own
正确答案：A词汇题。根据上下文是她可能会得到这个奖赏，beinlinefor意为“有可能获得……”
