One Sunday afterno on, my younger brother and I were left alone at home. I was doing my homework1 my younger brother was watching TV. Suddenly, the doorbell rang. My brother thought it was our parents, so he opened the 2 quickly.
A tall man stood outside and asked politely 3 our parents were at home.
4 thinking, my b rother answered，"No. " When I wanted to close the door, he suddenly5 the door very hard and came into our house. He took out a 6 and ordered me to tie up my brother's7 with a rope (绳索). I tied up his hands in a special way so my brother could untie（松开）himself 8 . The man then tied my hands up and locked 9 of us in the kitchen.
Soon, he went upst airs. I taught my brother to untie his rope with his hands. He then untied10 . We rushed to the telephone to call the police, but the line was cut off. The doors were all locked from outside. It was lucky that the man forgot 11 the kitchen door. We got out of the house12 the window and went to the13 pay phone to call the police.
Soon the police cam e and the man was caught. By the time, my parents had come home. We told them the whole story. My parents were glad that we were not14 . They told me that I should stop my brother from15 the door to the stranger. I learned a lesson on safety.
