Comic Books, Yes and No?

　　In our house, there are lots of comic(滑稽的) books. Some are on the table in the living room. Some are under my bed. Some are under Neal's bed.

　　Neal is my brother. He is seven, two years younger than I am.

　　Every Saturday we do our work first. Then mother lets each of us buy a comic book about animals or children.

　　We can hardly wait to get home to read them! We lie on the floor between our bed. Everything is very quiet then－until we burst out laughing. Mom calls our laughs “explosions”. I guess they sound that way to her.

　　Yesterday I heard Mrs. Easton ask Mom, “Do you really LET your boys read comic books? I must say I am surprised!” Mom said,“Of course I let them!” Then she said, “That is, I let them read comics about animals and children. Not all comic books are bad. Some are very good.”

　　“I wonder why children like comic books?” Mrs. Easton asked.

　　Mom laughed. “I really don't know,” she answered. “But we know they do!”

　　Well, no one asked me. But I could tell Mrs. Easton and mother why we like comics!

　　The ones Neal and I read are funny. The people and the animals in them are smart. They are not goody-goody (虚假的), the way they are in some stories.

　　Comic books are something like space ships. They take Neal and me to the planet Mars or to a rabbit's house. They bring us old friends and new friends. Donald and Mickey and Bugs and Elmer seem like real people to us!

　　We like comic books most of all because we never know what will happen next. In some books, you can always tell what's going to happen.

True or False

1．The stories in the comic books often make the two brothers very sad and angry.

2．The two brothers won't get new comic books before they finish doing their work every Saturday.

3．All the grown-ups know clearly why children like reading comic books.

4．The stories in comic books can take children to places they have wanted to and help them meet a lot of friends.

5．The two brothers like comic books best of all because they can always guess what will happen next.

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　　At a quarter to six, Mrs. Shelley heard her husband park the car outside the house and at once went out to speak to him.

　　“What's the matter?” he asked,“You look upset(难过的).”

　　“I have made a terrible mistake, Jim,” she said,“Mrs. Johnson called me half an hour ago, we got talking and then without thinking, I asked her and her husband to come and have dinner with us this evening.”

　　“Well, that's nothing to get upset about,” Mr. Shelley said, “We will have a pleasant evening. We haven't seen the Johnsons for a long time.”

　　“I'd like them to come,” answered Mrs. Shelley,“but I've just found there is almost not any food in the house. You didn't remember to buy some steak(牛排). I asked you to get some on your way home from work three days ago.”

　　“Steak?” Mr. Shelley said,“oh, my dear, yes, I remember now. I did get some. You ought(应该) to have reminded(提醒) me about it. It's in the car. It's been there for three days!”

1．Mrs. Shelley got upset when she________.

[　　]

A．asked Mrs. Johnson and her husband to come and have dinner

B．found that there was little food in the house

C．heard her husband park the car outside the house

D．went out to speak to her husband

2．Mrs. Johnson called Mrs. Shelley and________.

[　　]

A．Mrs. Shelley made a terrible mistake

B．they haven't seen each other for a long time

C．he bought some steak three days ago

D．there was no food in the house

3．Mrs. Shelley told her husband to buy some steak ________.

[　　]

A．on his way to work three days ago

B．on his way home three days ago

C．on his way home from work in 3 days

D．on his way to work in 3 days

4．Mr. Shelley would like the Johnsons to come because________.

[　　]

A．Mrs. Shelley made a terrible mistake

B．they haven't seen each other for a long time

C．he bought some steak three days ago

D．there was no food in the house

5．Mr. Shelley________.

[　　]

A．didn't buy any steak

B．forgot to buy some steak

C．bought some steak and forgot it in the car

D．was too busy to buy some steak

Linda and David have traveled by air from London to Sydney, Australia. Linda has promised (应答.) her mother that she will ring her to let her know that they have arrived safely. This is something she had done ever since she was a child. David thinks it is not a good idea to ring so far, to spend too much, and to say so little.

    "If there were an accident." He says, "They'd know soon enough. Bad news travels fast. "

    But Linda has promised that she would ring. "However," she says, "it doesn't cost much when you just think that it's the other side of the world. It's only six pence per second (每秒六便士)。"

    "If you're on that telephone for less than one minute, I'll eat my hat," David says, "And one minute's nearly four pounds(英镑). "

    "That's no more than you'd pay for a new hat," Linda answers.

    She has asked the: man at the hotel (旅馆) desk to get her the number. The telephone rings. Linda picks it up.

    "Hello, Mum. Is that you?" She says.

    "Six pence per second," David reminds(提醒) her.

  "Hello, love." It is Mrs. Lee, Linda's mother, speaking from London." I can hear you very clearly just like you are in the next room. It's a better line than when you called me from your office. Do you remember? I shouted at that time, and still you couldn't hear me sometimes."

    "Yes, Mum." Linda puts in..."I just wanted to ring to...."

    "I remember how you rang when you went to Betty's house to eat, when you were a little girl. And then when you ..." Mrs. Lee is a great talker

    "Nearly four pounds." says David.

    Linda tries to tell her mother that it is time to say goodbye.

    "Yes, all right," says Mrs. Lee," But you will write, won't you, as you did when you were at work ..."

    Once again, Mrs. Lee talks about the past. And there is no stopping her. 

"Four pounds fifty," says David.

At last, Linda cuts her mother short, promises to write, and rings off.

"There! That wasn't long, was it?"

    "Four pounds, ninety pence." David answers. "And you didn't even say that we've arrived."

1. Linda is telephoning home to_______.

  A. tell her mother some bad news.

  B. say that she and David have arrived safely

C. report an accident to her mother

  D. say that she and David have left London

2. Linda does not think it expensive to ring, because_______.

A. it only costs four pounds and ninety pence

  B. it is even more expensive to buy a new hat

  C. she had telephoned home since she was a child

D. she will speak from one side of the word to the other

3. David says, 'Nearly four pounds', because _______.

  A. he wants to remind Linda of the cost of the call

B. he wants to buy himself a new hat

  C. Linda has not told her mother they have arrived

  D. he wants Mrs. Lee to know how much the call costs

4. Mrs. Lee goes on talking for so long because _______.

A. she likes to hear all about the past.

  B. Linda had not told her that she has arrived

C. she likes talking

  D. she is going to pay for the telephone call

5. Linda tries to stop her mother by_______.

  A. telling her how much the call is costing.

B. writing a letter as she has promised to do

C. telling her that they have arrived safely

D. promising to write, and ringing off

Linda and David have traveled by air from London to Sydney, Australia． Linda has promised（答应）her mother that she will ring her to let her know that they have arrived safely． This is something she had done ever since she was a child． David thinks it is not a good idea to ring so far, to spend too much ,and to say so little．

"If there were an accident．" He says, “they’d know soon enough ． Bad news travels fast．”

But Linda has promised that she would ring ． "However," she says, "it doesn’t cost much when you just think that it′s the other side of the world．It’s only six pence per second (每秒六便士)。"

　"If you′re on that telephone for less than one minute, I’ll eat my hat, David says," And one minute’s nearly four pounds(英镑)．"

　"That‘s no more than you’d pay for a new hat," Linda answers．

　She has asked the man at the hotel (旅馆) desk to get her the number ． The telephone rings．Linda picks it up．

　"Hello, Mum ．Is that you ?" She says．

　"Six pence per second ," David reminds(提醒) her．

　“Hello, love．” It is Mrs Lee, Linda’s mother, speaking from London． "I can hear you very clearly just like you are in the next room ．It′s a better line than when you called me from your office． Do you remember? I shouted at that time ,and still you couldn’t hear me sometimes．"

　"Yes ,Mum ．"Linda puts in．． "I just wanted to ring to ……．"

　"I remember how you rang when you went to Betty‘s house to eat , when you were a little girl．And then when you …" Mrs Lee is a great talker

　"Nearly four pounds．" says David．

　Linda tries to tell her mother that it is time to say goodbye．

　"Yes, all right, "says Mrs Lee ," But you will write, won′t you, as you did when you were at work …"

Once again, Mrs Lee talks about the pass．and there is no stopping her．

“Four pounds fifty,”says David．

　At last, Linda cuts her mother short, promises to write, and rings off．

"There! That wasn′t long, was it ?"
　　" Four pounds, ninety pence．" David answers． " And you didn’t even say that we′ve arrived．"

1．Linda is telephoning home to ________．

A．tell her mother some bad news

B．say that she and David have arrived safely

C．report an accident to her mother

D．say that she and David have left London

2．Linda does not think it expensive to ring , because _____．

A．it only costs four pounds and ninety pence

B．it is even more expensive to buy a new hat

C．she had telephoned home since she was a child

D．she will speak from one side of the word to the other

3．David says, “Nearly four pounds , ”because ______．

A．he wants to remind Linda of the cost of the cost of the call

B．he wants to buy himself a new hat

C．Linda has not told her mother they have arrived

D．he wants Mrs Lee to know how much the call costs

4．Mrs Lee goes on talking for so long because _______．

A．she likes to hear all about the past ．

B．she likes talking

C．Linda had not told her that she has arrived

D．she is going to pay for the telephone call

5．Linda tries to stop her mother by ________．

A．telling her how much the call is costing

B．writing a letter as she has promised to do

C．telling her that they have arrived safely

D．promising to write, and ringing off