Mom is usually home on Sunday but this week she was going to a big golf game and I was all alone in the house. I was mad at Mom for divorcing Dad.

I kept looking at the telephone until I couldn’t stand it any longer. I picked up the receiver and dialed Dad’s number over in Bakersfield. I even remembered to dial 1 first because it was long distance. “You promised to phone me this week but you didn’t,” I said, feeling I had to talk to him.

“Take it easy, kid,” he said. “I just didn’t get around to it. I was going to call this evening. The week isn’t over yet.”

I thought about that.

“Something on your mind?” he asked.

“I hoped you would call, so I waited and waited.” Then I was sorry I said it.

“There was heavy snow in the morning,” he said, “I had to chain up on highway 80 and lost time.”

I know putting chains on eight big wheels in the snow is no fun. I felt a little better, as long as we were talking. “How is Bandit?” I asked.

There was a funny silence. For a minute I thought the line was dead. Then I knew something must have happened to my dog.

“Well, kid—”, he began. “My name is Leigh!” I almost yelled. “I’m not just some kid you met on the street!”

“Keep your shirt on, Leigh,” he said. “When I had to stop along with some other truck drivers to put on chains, I left Bandit out of the cab, I thought he would get back … I have sent out a call to CB radio, but I didn’t get an answer yet.” I was about to say I understood when there came the bad part, the really bad part. I heard a boy’s voice say, “Hey, Bill, Mom wants to know when we’re going out to get the pizza?”

1. We can conclude from the passage that 　　　　　　 .

A. Leigh’s mother often went to golf games　 B. Leigh was a deserted boy

C. Leigh’s dad never had a rest on Sundays　

D. Leigh’s father lived in another city

2. Which is true about Bandit?

A. It was killed by a truck 　 B. It was let out of the cab and got lost

C. It was frozen to death.　 　 D. It ran off Highway 80 and into the mountain.

3. The underlined sentence “Keep your shirt on”（last para） probably means “　 　　”.

A．Cool down B．Stop talking　 C．Be quiet　 D．Keep warm

4. The worst part in Leigh’s eyes may be that　　　　　 .

A. he forgot to go to get the pizza　　　　　 B. his parents got divorced

C. his dad got remarried　　　 D. his dad didn’t love him