Robert is sixteen now. He'll finish middle school in two years. His father has a shop and got much money. He hopes his son can go to university and makes him study hard. But the young man likes to play cards. He has to go out when his parents fall asleep. One night, when Robert came back, his father happened to see him. The old man was very angry and told his son to live upstairs. Robert has to go up and down quietly. Of course it troubles him. He thought and thought but didn't find a way. Last evening Robert listened carefully. And he was sure his parents went to sleep, he went out to play cards with his friends. He won some money and was happy. And he got back, he took off his shoes and was going upstairs. He heard a noise in his parents' bedroom. He stood behind the door and saw a man come out. He understood it was a thief . He stopped him at once. The man was very afraid and brought out all the things he stole in the room. "Tell me how you didn't wake my parents up," said Robert. "Or I'll take you to the police station!"
when will Robert finish middle school?
how old will he be?
what does his dad want him to do then?
what does he make Robert do?
What would he rather do?
when does he like to go out?
who caught him?
was he happy?
did he sneak out successfully after that?
did he go to play cards?
did he win?
what did he do before going up the stairs?
what made him pause?
What was it?
What was the intruder worried about?
What was Robert's concern?
what was he going to do if the intruder woke his parents?
Yes
He'll finish middle school in two years
Eighteen
Robert is sixteen now. He'll finish middle school in two years
Go to university
He hopes his son can go to university and makes him study hard
Study hard.
e hopes his son can go to university and makes him study hard.
Play cards
But the young man likes to play cards
After his parents fall asleep
He has to go out when his parents fall asleep
His father
e night, when Robert came back, his father happened to see him
No
The old man was very angry and told his son to live upstairs
Yes
. And he was sure his parents went to sleep, he went out to play cards with his friends. He won some money and was happy
Yes
And he was sure his parents went to sleep, he went out to play cards with his friends
Yes
He won some money and was happy. 
Took off his shoes
 And he got back, he took off his shoes and was going upstairs
He heard a noise
He heard a noise in his parents' bedroom
A thief
He understood it was a thief
The things he stole
The man was very afraid and brought out all the things he stole in the room
How the thief went up the stair without waking his parents.
Tell me how you didn't wake my parents up," said Robert. "Or I'll take you to the police station
ell me how you didn't wake my parents up," said Robert. "Or I'll take you to the police station
ell me how you didn't wake my parents up," said Robert. "Or I'll take you to the police station