Newspaper Advertisements（广告） Business Services Tutoring（家教）English, Math, Physics, Computer Call Miss Smith, 800-3594 Early hour wake-up service  Tel. 800-0780  Wedding invitations（婚礼邀请） Call 800-0942 anytime 

Typing and editing（打字编辑） 

Call Jean, 800-3535, 10a.m.-10p.m.

Guitar teacher

Wants students. Folk/ jazz. Bob 800-7535 

Help Wanted

Baby-sitter（保姆）

My home: care for a school age child. Please call Gayle Moore days 800-1111, evenings and weekends 800-4964

Telephone receptionist（接线员）

No experience necessary. Good pay. Tel. 800-2817. After 9 a.m.

Waitress（女招待）

Wanted 10 a.m.-2 p.m. or 10:30a.m.-5 p.m. Apply in person.

Curtis Restaurant

 ( ) 7. If you want to find someone to help your child with his math in his spare time, what will you do?

A. Call Gayle moor days 800-1111.

B. Call Miss Smith, 800-3594.

C. Call 800-2817

D. Call Jean, 800-3535, 10 a.m.

 ( ) 8. Which phone number can you call to have services about wedding invitations?

A. 800-0942 B. 800-7535

C. 800-3535 D. 800-0780

 ( ) 9. Who probably（可能）wants to teach students to play the guitar?

A. Steve B. Jean C. Bob D. Moore

 ( ) 10. Gayle Moore wants someone to ______ .

A. take care of his sick child in the hospital.

B. wake him up early in the morning

C. help his child with his lessons

D. take care of his child at home.

 ( ) 11. What do the Curtis Restaurant say in its advertisement?

A. A telephone receptionist is wanted.

B. Help is wanted for housework .

C. Waitresses are wanted.

D. Math and English can be taught.

" Wanted: A violin. Can’t pay much. Call…"
The ad in the newspaper made me remember my childhood. Because my family was  36 , I couldn’t have a violin. So I asked, "Daddy, may I have a   37 ？" Daddy’s face looked sad. But a few weeks later, Daddy went home with a case in his hand. Inside the case was a second—hand violin for seven dollars.
No one could know how   38  I was when I took my violin to school for my first lesson. Several years later, I became famous as a violinist. And then, I carefully   39 the violin away.
Now   40  this ad, I discovered the case deep in my closet(储藏室). I put it on the table. Then I picked up the   41  , walked to the telephone and called the number.
Later in the day, a man aged about 30 knocked at the door. "I’ve been expecting
someone can answer my advertisement.  My daughter wants a violin so   42  ," he said, examining my violin. "How much is it?"
I said, "   43 dollars. "
"Are you surer" he asked. "Seven dollars," I  44  and then added, "I hope your daughter will be   45  to have it and enjoy it as I did. "
I smiled, but I found my tears roiling down my face.

" Wanted: A violin. Can’t pay much. Call…"

      The ad in the newspaper made me remember my childhood. Because my family was  36  , I couldn’t have a violin. So I asked, "Daddy, may I have a   37  ？" Daddy’s face looked sad. But a few weeks later, Daddy went home with a case in his hand. Inside the case was a second—hand violin for seven dollars.

      No one could know how   38  I was when I took my violin to school for my first lesson. Several years later, I became famous as a violinist. And then, I carefully   39  the violin away.

      Now   40  this ad, I discovered the case deep in my closet(储藏室). I put it on the table. Then I picked up the   41   , walked to the telephone and called the number.

      Later in the day, a man aged about 30 knocked at the door. "I’ve been expecting

someone can answer my advertisement.  My daughter wants a violin so    42   ," he said, examining my violin. "How much is it?"

      I said, "   43  dollars. "

      "Are you surer" he asked. "Seven dollars," I   44   and then added, "I hope your daughter will be   45   to have it and enjoy it as I did. "

      I smiled, but I found my tears roiling down my face.

1. A. rich            B. poor            C. large            D. small

2. A. drum          B. guitar           C. violin           D. piano

3.A. surprised      B. excited          C. bored           D. interested

4.A. carried         B. put             C. took            D. threw

5.A. about         B. by              C. in              D. for

6. A. ad           B. violin            C. case          D. newspaper

7.A. badly         B. easily          C. quickly         D. luckily

8. A. Ninety         B. Twenty         C. Seven           D. Five

9. A. repeated       B. showed          C. reminded        D. suggested

10.A. clever          B. sad            C. afraid            D. happy