1、When did Kate begin to look for work?

A.　 When she was at school　　　　　　 B. When she was seventeen.

C.　 When she left her parents’ house.　　 D. When she was eighteen.

5、How did Mrs. Green feel when she heard the man ask about film?

A.　 surprised.　　　　　　　　 B. Angry.

C.　 Not happy.　　　　　　　　 D. Not strange(奇怪)

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Kate left school when she was seventeen years old and went to look for work. She was still living with her parents.

A lot of factories needed workers, so it was not hard to find an interesting job(工作). Kate went to several factories and then chose(选择) one of them. It was near her home. She decided(决定) to go to work on foot.

The next morning, she went to the factory again and said to the manager(经理), “I want to work here, but how much will you give me?”

“Will pay for(付款) 27 pounds now.” the manager answered, “and 30 pounds after three months.”

Kate thought for a few seconds before she answered. The she said, “All right, then I’ll start in three months.”

4、Why was Mrs. Green very surprised after she answered the telephone?

　　 Because _____.

A. the man rang a wrong number

B. the man said sorry to her

C. the man didn’t answer her and said other thing

D. the man’s voice was very slow

3、When Mrs. Green answered the phone, who didn’t hear her?

A.　 Mr. Green.　　　　　　　　 B. The man.

C.　 The man’s wife.　　　　　　 D. Anybody.

2、People often made a mistake and telephoned her when they wanted _______.

A.　 to sleep　　　　 B. the shop　　　 C. the cinema　　　 D. the visit

1、Mrs. Green’s telephone number was ______.

A.　 3634　　　　　　 B. 3463　　　　 C. 4636　　　　 D. 3464

5、His wife doesn’t love him, does she?

_______, she _______.

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Mrs. Green’s telephone number was three-four-six-three, and the number of the cinema near her house was three-four-six-four. So people often made a mistake and telephoned her when they wanted the cinema.

One evening the telephone rang and Mrs. Green answered it. A tired man said, “At what time your last film begin?”

“I’m sorry,” said Mrs. Green, “but you have the wrong number. This is not the cinema.” “Oh, It began twenty minutes ago,” said the man, “I am sorry about that. Goodbye.” Mrs. Green was very surprised, so she told her husband. He laughed and said, “The man’s wife wanted to go to the cinema, but he was feeling tired, so telephoned the cinema. The man’s wife heard him, but she didn’t hear you. Now they will stay at home this evening and the husband will be happy.”

4、How long was John in hospital?

_______several _______.

3、Why didn’t John’s wife stay at the door waiting for him?

Because she _______where John was and _______need to do that.

2、How did the dog show love for John?

He _______for John to come _______at the front door.