You may never be in an emergency situation. But if it happens, you should know how to get help. The telephone book in the United States has emergency numbers on the inside front cover. Look at the following table from the Boston telephone book. Notice that the numbers for the police and the fire department (部门) are the same. And it is an easy number to remember. If you are too unhappy or excited to remember any numbers at all, you can simply dial (拨打) “0” for an operator (接线员) in any emergency.

EMERGENCY NUMBERS

FIRE                       POLICE                  DOCTOR

BOSTON      911          BOSTON      911         BOSTON      482-5252

CAMBRIDGE  876-5800     CAMBRIDGE  846-1212    CAMBRIDGE   856-3585

SOMERVILLE  023-1500     SOMERVILLE  645-1212   SOMERVILLE  025-4774

Other Places _________       Other Places _________      Other Places ________ 

Write in your number here     Write in your number here     Write in your number here

★ COAST GUARD  223-6978

OR DIAL “0” (OPERATIOR) IN ANY EMERGENCY

WE ARE ALWAYS THERE AND READY TO HELP!

1.If you see a fire in Cambridge, you should dial _________.

A．023-1500         B．846-1212         C．645-1212         D．876-5800

2.If you dial “0”, ________ will answer your call.

A．the police         B．the doctor         C．the operator       D．the fire department

3.This passage is most probably taken from _________.

A．a sports magazine                       B．an emergency leaflet

C．a TV guide                             D．a telephone book

1.What worries Christ most?

    A. His grandchildren    B. His death        C. His diary notebooks      D. His case

2.What does Christ probably hope to happen to his diary?

    A. They can come out as an interesting book

    B. They can be made into a TV play or a film.

    C. His children will put them together with him after his death.

    D. His grandchildren will continue to write following his habit.

3.What does Action think of Christ’s diary?

    A. They supply good memories for others especially his grandchildren.

    B. They will educate the young to remember the hard life

    C. They can make his grandchildren make more money.

    D. They may help others learn more about the war.

4. What do the comments about an ordinary soldier’s war diary want to tell us?

    A. To remind Christ to write more about war.

    B. To show others will get help from Christ’s notebooks

C. To encourage Christ to write diaries like the brave soldier

D. To tell Christ social historians are interested in the soldier’s diaries.

5.Which of the following is mentioned in the page?

    A. Barrel doesn’t stop writing diaries.

    B. Action wants to remain the diaries as a record.

    C. Christ’s children don’t get along well with him.

    D. Christ’s grandchildren may show interests in his diaries.