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　　At eight o'clock this morning the telephone rang. I picked up the receiver（听筒）in a hurry. I knew at once the lady had dialed （拨号）the wrong number. But it took her a long time to find out. She said her name was Mrs Mills and asked if I was Mr Copper's secretary（秘书）. I told her she had dialed the wrong number, but  I didn't think she listened to me.

　　She told me she wanted to cancel（取消）her two o'clock appointment（约会）because her husband was ill and she had to take care of him. I told her I was sorry to hear that, but she wouldn't  listen to me. Then she wanted to know if she could make an appointment for next week.I told her I couldn't arrange （安排）it, "I'm not Mr Cooper's secretary."

　　At last she heard what I said. She wanted to know why I did  not tell her sooner. I tried to explain it wasn't my fault（错误） ,but she would not listen. Before I could say a word, she hung up.

根据短文内容，选择最恰当的答案。

1. Whom did Mrs Mills want to speak to?　　

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A. A secretary.　　B. The writer.　　

C. Mr Cooper.　　D. Mr Cooper's secretary.

2. When would she come to the office if her husband were 

   not ill?　　　　  

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A. This morning.　　 B. Tomorrow afternoon.

C. This afternoon.   D. Next week.

3. It took the lady a long time to find out that ______.

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A. she had dialed the wrong number

B. the writer was Copper's secretary

C. she couldn't cancel the appointment

D. she could make an appointment for next week

4. Which of the following is not right?   

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A. She talked so much and didn't hear what the person said 

　　  at the other end.

B. She wanted to talk with Mr Cooper's secretary.

　　  to what the person said at the other end.

C. She talked with Mr Cooper's secretary.

D. The person  at the other end told Mrs Mills that she had dialed the wrong number.

5. "She hung up" means _____.　　　　  

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A. She put down the receiver to stop listening.

B. She was very angry at what she heard.

C. She would hang up the writer.

D. She put down the receiver to stop to listen.

She was very angry. He didn't say anything and _______.

1. A.
   went away
2. B.
   run away
3. C.
   put away
4. D.
   take away

       Sometimes I doubt(怀疑) whether there is love between my parents. Every day they are busy trying to make money. They don’t act in the romantic ways that I read about in books or I see on TV. They never say, “ I love you.” It’s not their style.

       One day, my mother was sewing(缝) a quilt. I sat beside her.

       “ Mom, I have a question to ask you,” I said after a while.

       “ What?” she replied, still doing her work.

       “Is there love between you and Dad?” I asked her in a very low voice.

       She stopped her work and raised her head. Then she bowed her head and went on sewing.

       I thought I had hurt her. At last I heard my mother say: “Susan, look at this thread(线). Sometimes it appears(出现), but most of it disappears in the quilt. It makes the quilt strong. If life is a quilt, then love should be a thread. It can hardly be seen anywhere, but it’s really there.”

       I listened carefully but I didn’t understand her until the next spring. My father suddenly got seriously sick. My mother had to stay with him in the hospital for a month.

       After they got back, she helped my father walk slowly down the country road every day. My father had never been so gentle.

       “Dad, how are you feeling now?” I asked him one day.

       “Susan, don’t worry about me,” he said gently, “ I just like walking with your mom.”

       Once I thought love meant flowers, gifts and sweet kisses. But from this experience, I understand that love is just a thread in the quilt of our life. Love is inside, making life strong and warm.

根据短文内容，判断正（T）误（F）。（5分）

（   ）1. At first Susan thought maybe there wasn’t love between her parents.

（   ）2. Susan’s mother didn’t answer the question directly because she was very angry.

（   ）3. Her mother told her what love was and Susan understood it very well.

（   ）4. Her parents’ behavior made her understand her mother’s words.

（   ）5. Now she thinks that love only means flowers, gifts and sweet kisses.