A Manchester teenager has received a phone bill (账单)for over £450 after sending 3 ，500 text messages in just one month.

Tony Russell has had his new mobile phone for only three months, but now his father, Lionel, has taken it away.

He's been asking me for a mobile for years because all his friends have got one，“ explained Lionel. "I finally bought one for his birthday because he's been doing so well at school, but he and his friends are crazy (疯狂的)about sending text messages. They do it all the time. They even text each other from different sides of the school playground.

Tony said, "I thought texting was much cheaper than phoning, so I've been texting my friends all day long and even into the early hours of the morning. I've been going to bed at 2 ： 00 most nights. Sometimes my hand hurt because I pressed the buttons so much, but I was having such good fun that I couldn't stop！"

His father said,"! have forgiven him, but I am angry with the phone company as they are encouraging this crazy behaviour. " He has made his son promise to pay back the money, so Tony has been working on Saturdays. He has found a job in a shoe shop. "I think it will take me about a year to clear this debt(债务)，"he said.

A Xiangtan teenager has received a phone bill for over 350 yuan after sending 3,500 text messages in just one month.

Tan Wei has had his new mobile phone for only three months, but now his father has taken itaway

He's been asking me for a mobile for years because all his friends have got one," explained Tan Wei's father. "I finally bought one for his birthday because he's been doing so well at school, but he and his friends are crazy about sending text messages They do it all the time. "

Tan Wei said, "I thoughttexting was much cheaper than phoning, so I've been texting my friends all day long and even into the early hours of the morning, Sometimes my Angers hurt because I pressed the buttons(按键)so much, but I was having such good fun that l couldn’t I stop！”

His father said, “I am angry with the phone company as they are encouraging this crazy behaviour.' He has made his son promise to pay back the money, so Tan Wei has been working on Saturdays He has found a pan-time job in a shoe shop 'I think it will take me about half a year to clear this debt(债务)he said.

1.Tan Wei got the mobile phone because_____

A he's been asking for it for years

B. all his friends have got one

C he's been doing well at school

2.The underlined word "texting" probably means_____

A. 读课文 B. 短信 C. 发邮件

3.When he sent text messages, Tan Wei_______ .

A, made friends at school

B. got himself injured

C .felt quite happy

4.How much money does Tan Wei get for his job every month?

A. About 40 yuan  B. About 60 yuan  C. About 80 yuan

 

The owner of a missing cat is asking for help. “My baby has been missing for over a month now, and I want him back so badly,” said Mrs. Brown, a 56-year-old woman. Mrs. Brown lives by herself in a trailer park near Clovis. She said that Clyde, her 7-year-old cat, didn’t come home for dinner more than a month ago. The next morning he didn’t appear for breakfast either. After Clyde missed an extra-special lunch, she called the police.
When the policeman asked her to describe Clyde, she told him that Clyde had beautiful green eyes, had all his teeth but was missing half of his left ear, and was seven years old and completely white. She then told the officer that Clyde was about a foot high.
A bell went off. “Is Clyde your child or your pet?” the officer suspiciously asked. “Well, he’s my cat, of course,” Mrs. Brown replied. “Lady, you’re supposed to report missing PERSONS, not missing CATS,” said the sppeadeotoned policeman. “Well, who can I report this to?” she asked. “You can’t. You have to ask around your neighborhood or put up flyers,” replied the officer.
Mrs. Brown figured that a billboard would work a lot better than an 8”x11” piece of paper on a telephone pole. There was an empty billboard at the end of her street just off the interstate（州际公路） highway. The billboard had a phone number on it. She called that number, and they told her they could blow up a picture of Clyde (from Mrs. Brown’s family album) and put it on the billboard for all to see.
“But how can people see it when they whiz（快速移动） by on the interstate?” she asked. “Oh, don’t worry, ma’am, they only whiz by between 2 a.m. and 5:30 a.m. The rest of the day, the interstate is so full of commuters that no one moves.” They told her it would cost only $3,000 a month. So she took most of the money out of her savings account and rented the billboard for a month.
The month has passed, but Clyde has not appeared. Because she has almost no money in savings, Mrs. Brown called the local newspaper to see if anyone could help her rent the billboard for just one more month. She is waiting but, so far, no one has stepped forward.
【小题1】How long has the cat been missing?

A．More than a month	B．More than two months
C．More than three months	D．It’s been back.

【小题2】Who did the old lady finally turn to for help?

A．A billboard company	B．The police
C．The phone company	D．The interstate telephone line

【小题3】How is the old lady like?

A．Stupid

B．Loving

C．Smart

D．Decisive(有决断力的)

【小题4】The underlined word was mistyped（打错了）. But we can still guess it’s most probable meaning:____________.

A．angry

B．surprised

C．happy

D．excited

【小题5】What’s the best title for this passage?

A．An advertisement	B．A missing cat
C．A pet’s story	D．Life without cat

用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空，使短文通顺、正确、连贯（每个单词限用一次）。

easy, meet, in, how ,weak, turn , usual ,you ,provide, but

Even though your needs are greater when you have big trouble, it can be hard to ask for help to ____【小题1】____those needs.
To get the help you need, think about ___【小题2】_____ to family and friends, others who also have trouble, people you meet in support groups and even help ____【小题3】______.
No one needs to face big trouble alone. When people in trouble look for and receive help from others , they often find it___【小题4】____ to live through.
You may find it hard to ask for or accept help. After all, you are used to taking care of yourself. Maybe you think that asking for help shows___【小题5】_____. Or perhaps you do not want to let others know that some things are hard for you to do. All these feelings are not___【小题6】_____. As one man with a great difficulty once said:“I had always been the strong one. Now I had to turn to others for help. It wasn’t easy at first,____【小题7】_____ the support of others helped me get through a lot of hard times.”
People feel good when they help others. Your friends may not know what to say or ___【小题8】____to act when they are with you. Some people may even avoid you. But they may feel better when you ask them to cook a meal or pick up__【小题9】____ child after school. There are many ways that family, friends, other people who have similar troubles and many others can help. ___【小题10】____ turn, there are also ways you can help and support them!