Oneday，when12-year-oldSeanReddenwenttoapopularchatroomontheInternethesawthenameofsomeonehe’dneverseentherebeforeSusanHicks.Hermessagewas“Wouldsomeonehelpme?Ican’tbreathe.Helpme!Ican’tfeelmyleftside.”

AtfirstSeanthoughtitwasabadjokeandhetoldhismotherSharonRedden.Butsheasked“It’snotjustsomegameisit?

Themessagewasnotajoke.“SusanHicks”wasactually20-year-oldTaijaLaitinenastudentworkinglateatnightatacollegelibrarynearHelsinkiFinland---almost7000milesawayfromSean’shomeinTexas.WhilesearchingtheInternetshebegantofeelterriblepainallthroughherbody.Thelibrarywasemptyandthenearestphonewasoutsideinthehallway.Shecouldn’tmovethatfarbecauseanymovementcausedthepaintogetworse.Thenasthepainbecameworseshebegantypinghermessageforhelpinthechatroom.

“Idon’tthinkit’sajokemom”Seansaid.Hetyped“Whereareyou?Thelettersappeared“Finland.”SeanandSharoncouldn’tbelieveit.NotknowingwhatelsetodoSharoncalledthelocalpoliceandexplainedthesituationtoofficerAmySchmidt.SchmidttoldSharontotrytogetthesickgirl’sphonenumberandaddress.

MeanwhiletheTexaspolicecalledtheinternationaltelephoneoperatorandaskedtobeconnectedtotheproperagency(机构)inFinland.TheTexaspoliceexplainedthesituationandgaveSusan’saddresstotheFinnishoperator.WhenSeanheardthathetyped“Helpisontheway.”

Inthefewminutesthelibrarydooropened.Doctorsandthreepolicemenranin.Taijaturnedoncemoretothecomputer“Theyarehere.Thanks.Bye-bye.”

4.AtfirstwhenreceivingthemessageforhelpSean__________.

A.didn’tbelieveit B.tooknonoticeofit

C.calledthepoliceatonce D.hadajokewiththeperson

5.Whatwastheproblemwiththepersonwhoaskedforhelp?

A.Shelostherphone. B.Shecouldn’tfinishherwork

C.Shewaslockedinthelibrary. D.Shefeltpainandcouldn’tmove.

6.Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?

A.ThepolicemanSean’smothercalledwasinFinland.

B.SusanHickswasafriendofTaijaLaitinen.

C.Seanandhismotherofferedhelpintime.

D.Seanhadse