It was eleven o'clock at night.A large woman was walking towards home.She had a large purse with everything but money.It hung right behind her shoulder.A boy ran up and tried to snatch her purse.The large woman simply turned around，caught the boy by his shirt，and shook him until his teeth rattled.
   After that，the woman asked， "Boy，don't you feel ashamed of yourself？"
   "I'm sorry，" whispered the boy.
   "What did you want to do it for？Your face is dirty.Nobody at home told you to wash your face？"
   The boy shook his head.
   "Then，" the woman shouted， "it will get washed this evening.You are going to remember Mrs.Jones!" She dragged the frightened boy behind her and got to her door.
   "Are you taking me to the police？" The boy asked.
   ''Not with that face!Have you been home to eat yet？"
   "There's nobody at my house."
   "Then we'll eat，" said Mrs.Jones. "I believe you're hungry，so you tried to steal."
   "I wanted a pair of leather shoes，" said the boy.
   "Well，you didn't have to snatch my purse to get things you want.Besides，there's little money in it."
   There was a long silence.After he washed his face and turned around，wondering what to do next，he saw the door open.He could run，run，run and run!
   In the corner of the room，Mrs.Jones was heating some beans.She didn't watch the boy to see if he was going to run，nor did she watch her purse which she left behind on the bed. But the boy took care to sit on the far side of the room，away from the purse，where he thought she could easily see him.
   "Do you need somebody to get milk or something？" The boy asked.
   "I don't unless you want，" said Mrs.Jones.
   As they ate，she didn't ask about where he lived，or his family，or anything that would embarrass him.Instead，she said， "eat some more，boy!"
   When they finished eating，she got up. ''Now here，take this ten dollars and buy your shoes.Next time，don't snatch my purse，nor anyone else's — shoes got in bad ways will burn your feet!"
   The boy really wanted to say something to Mrs.Jones.But he failed to say a word as he turned at the foot of the steps and looked up at the large woman.
（1）According to the passage，we can learn that the woman

A

A

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A．caught the boy right away
B．held the purse in her arms
C．walked home in the morning
D．had a purse with much money
（2）What does the underlined word "dragged" in the passage mean？

C

C

A．threw
B．pushed
C．pulled
D．knocked
（3）What can you infer from the underlined sentence？

D

D

A．The boy felt frightened and was waiting for a chance to escape.
B．The boy wanted Mrs.Jones to punish him because of his mistake.
C．The boy knew Mrs.Jones would give him some money to buy shoes.
D．The boy realized his mistake and didn't want Mrs.Jones to doubt him.
（4）What does the story tell us？

B

B

A．Every dog has its day.
B．It's never too late to correct.
C．Don't put all eggs in one basket.
D．Many hands make light work.