阅读理解The sky was pitch- black, the house was creaking (嘎吱作响), and I still had four hours until my parents got home. I locked myself in my parents' room and I turned up the TV so that I wouldn't hear the creaking house.
Then the phone rang. I picked it up and said, "Hello… hello… ?" But there was no reply. I knew someone was on the other end. Finally, I hung up. A minute later, the phone rang again. Still no one said a word. I became more frightened (害怕的) as time passed. The phone rang again and again and again…
By the fifth time, I refused to pick up the phone, but the ringing continued. To get my mind off this strange caller, I called my friend. She told me not to worry and to turn the phone off. As we talked, I heard a car stopped in front of my house. When I looked out of the window, I saw an unfamiliar(不熟悉的) car.
Thirty minutes passed and the car was still there. It drove up and down the driveway as if knowing I was watching. ▲ , but I refused.
Soon the phone calls started again. I heard noises in the background, but I couldn't tell what they were. I really didn't want that person to get out of the car and start towards the house. If he or she did, I didn't know what I should do. None of the doors to the house was locked, and I would have no way of protecting myself. The only thing I could do was to hide, which wasn't a very good plan.
At this moment I was considering calling the policemen, but my friend offered to drive by. "Maybe if they see me come, they will leave, " she suggested.
By the time she arrived, the car had left. The phone rang again and I picked up, thinking it might be my friend. Someone on the other end said, "Bye- bye. "
When I think back to that night, I am no longer frightened — just curious (好 奇 的 ). Who could it have been? Even so, since then I have not stayed at home alone and I probably never will again.
