One day， little Mike's mother went to the river to do some washing.Before she left, she said to him: “Mike,while I am away, stay near the door and watch it all the time! ”She said this because she was afraid of the thieves.
Mike sat down beside the door.After an hour,one of his uncles came.He asked Mike， “Where is your mother? ”  “She has gone to the river to do some washing.”Mike answered."“Well.”said his uncle, “now it is a quarter to two.Three hours later we are going to visit your family.Go and tell her about it,for I'm too busy, I have to hurry...”
After his uncle had gone away,Mike began to think ， “Mother had asked me to watch the door all the time and my uncle told me to go and tell my mother. What shall I do?”he thought and thought. Finally he pulled down the door, put it on his back and went to the river with it.
【小题1】 What did Mike's mother ask him to do while she was away?_________.

—Where is your mother, Rita?

   --___________________.

A. She has been to Wu hu.                   B. She’s going to the old people’s home

C. She’s gone to work                       D. She’ll go shopping

Here are four messages on Alan Marshall’s answer phone.

Monday  9:21

   Alan? Alan, if you’re at home, please answer the phone. Are you really not there? Well, I’d just like to say that I’m really annoyed with you—and your father is too. You know how much he loves our monthly family lunches. This is the fifth one you’ve missed. I hope you’ve got a really good reason this time. Oh, umm, this is your mother speaking.

Monday 10:02

Mr Marshall, this is Rose, Mr Smith’s assistant. I’m calling to make sure tomorrow’s lunch with Mr Smith of Rising Sun Computer Games. Mr Smith wants you to know that this meeting is very important. Please remember to bring the designs with you. He says that he is ready to pay for your new game! The restaurant is The Four Stars in Gower Street and I’ve booked a table for a quarter past one. Be there on time—please!

Monday 11:23

My name is Karen Miller. I’m manager at Superstar Computer Games, Australia. I saw your game “Kill the Enemy!” at the International Computer Game Fair. I think your work is great and I’d like to talk with you about buying your new game. Perhaps we can interact over lunch and know more about each other. I’m in London until Wednesday. My mobile number is 6130800.

1.Alan Marshall is a ________ according to these telephone messages.

A. psychologist    B. veterinarian    C. movie director   D. computer game designer

2.Alan’s mother was _________ when she called her son.

A. angry         B. patient            C. terrified     D. excited

3.________are going to buy Allan’s new game.

A. Mr Smith and Mr Marshall           B. Alan and Rose 

C. Mr Miller and Mr Smith             D. Alan and Karen

4.The underlined word “interact” means “_______” here.

A. discuss      B. play games     C. eat     D. fight

—Susan ,where is your mother？
— My mother is cooking in the