7．(　　 )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

6．(　　 )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

5．(　　 )Who caught the man with a large mouth and small ears?

A． The police． B． Jack　　 C． Nobody． D． The American driver

(B )

Linda and David have travelled 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．"

4．(　　 )what did Jack do when he had read the newspaper again?

A．He drove to the City Bank　 B．He drove to the police．

C．He made a telephone call． D．He stopped the American car．

3．(　　 )Who was wanted by the police in this passage ?

A．Jack．　 B．The driver in the American car．

C．Either Jack or the driver．　 D．Neither Jack nor the American driver．

2．(　　 )Why did Jack stop his car?

A．He wanted to see who the driver was．　 B．He didn’t want to pass by first．

C．The road was too narrow for the two cars to pass at the same time ．

D．Because it was good for an Englishman to stop to let other go．

1．(　　 )In which country did the story happen?

A．It happened in America． B．It happened in Australia．．

C．It happened in England．　 D．The story didn‘t tell us．

15.(　　 ) From the story，we know ______ .

A. the boy didn’t like others’ voice at all

B. the father had his own way to teach his son

C. it is not polite to repeat others’ voice

D. the boy and his father were rather tired

第九组(共3篇)：

( A )

The big red American car was much too wide for an English country road． When Jack saw it coming toward him ． he stopped his own car at the side if the road to make room for it to past ． The American car went slowly past so close that he could see the driver’s face quite clearly．

"Where have I seen that face before ?"he thought．, ‘’Wait a minute! I remember now ． It was in the newspaper!‘ "He took out the newspaper from his bag, turned quickly to the middle page ． There was a picture of the face in it ． Yes, it bad a large mouth and small ears．, and his eyes were behind dark glasses．．

" Wanted by the police," read by Jack ． "The City Bank will give a lot of money to anyone who helps the police to catch this man．．"

"’Call the police at once,"he said to himself ． But a few minutes later, he was sad． "This man was caught this morning," answered the police．．

14.(　　 ) The word "Echo" means _______.

A. life itself　　 B. repeating voice　　 C. love in the world　 D. everything in life

13.(　　 ) The father shouted to the mountain to ______ .

A. find out who was repeating his voice

B. have fun with other people in the mountain

C. show more examples to his son before giving him the answer

D. let his son know whose voice was louder