Athiefenteredthebedroomofthe30thPresidentoftheUnitedStateswhomethimandhelpedhimescapepunishment.
TheeventhappenedintheearlymorninghoursinoneofthefirstdayswhenCalvinCoolidgecameintopowerlateinAugust1923．Heandhisfamilywerelivinginthesamethird-floorsuite(套房)attheWillardHotelinWashingtonthattheyhadoccupiedseveralyearsbefore．TheformerPresident’swifewasstilllivingintheWhiteHouse．
Coolidgeawoketoseeastrangergothroughhisclothesremoveawalletandawatchchain．
Coolidgespoke“Iwishyouwouldn’ttakethat．”
Thethiefgaininghisvoicesaid“Why?”
“Idon’tmeanthewatchandchainonlythecharm(表坠)．Takeitnearthewindowandreadwhatisimpressedonitsback“thePresidentsaid．
Thethiefread“PresentedtoCalvinCoolidge”
“AreyouPresidentCoolidge?“heasked．
ThePresidentanswered“YesandtheHouseofRepresentatives(众议院)gavemethatwatchcharm．I’mfondofit．Itwoulddoyounogood．Youwantmoney．Let’stalkthisover．”
Holdingupthewallettheyoungmansaidinalowvoice“I’lltakethisandleaveeverythingelse．”
Coolidgeknowingtherewas＄80initpersuadedtheyoungmantositdownandtalk．HetoldthePresidentheandhiscollegeroommatehadoverspentduringtheirholidayanddidnothaveenoughmoneytopaytheirhotelbill．
Coolidgeaddeduptheroommateandtworailticketsbacktothecollege．Thenhecountedout＄32saiditwasaloan(借款)．
Hethentoldtheyoungman“Thereisaguardinthecorridor．”Theyoungmannoddedandleftthroughthesamewindowashehadentered．
1．WhatcausedthethieftomeetthePresident?
A．HeknewthePresidenthadlotsofmoney．
B．HeknewthePresidentlivedinthesuite．
C．Hewantedtobearichbusinessman．
D．Hewantedtostealsomemoney．
2．WhydidCalvinCoolidgeliveattheWillardHotelinthosedays?
A．BecausetheformerPresidentwasstilllivingintheWhiteHouse．
B．BecausetheformerFirstLadyhadn’tlefttheWhiteHouse．
C．BecausetheFirstLadylikedtolivethere．
D．Becausehelikedthere．
3．Coolidgecountedout＄32______．
A．inordernottobe
