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On the evening of his arrival in New York,Jimmy wanted to make a call to Mother.He found a telephone booth nearby and put some coins into a box in it,dialed 734-8681.At first the line was busy and then his call was put through.Jimmy was very glad to say “Hello” to his mother.Just then came a sweet lady's voice behind him.

“Are you through?”

“Yes.” Jimmy turned and said.

With a polite “Excuse me”,the lady took up the receiver and dialed.Jimmy had to wait outside until she put down the telephone.

After a while,Jimmy dialed again and heard Mother's voice from far.

“What's wrong with you? Why did you ring off just now?”

“I myself don't know why…” Jimmy didn't finish calling and suddenly a young man ran over and asked anxiously(焦急地).

“Are you through?”

“Yes.”

With saying “OK”,the man quickly set the receiver to his ear and dialed.Jimmy did not know what to do.Just imagine(想象)how worried Mother was in London!

1.Where did Jimmy come from?

2.Who did Jimmy call?

3.What is a “telephone-booth”?

A “telephone-booth” is a place where___________________________.

4.What did the lady mean by saying “Are you through?’’

The lady meant “___________________________?”

5.How many times was Jimmy stopped while he was making a phone call?

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用方框中所给词语的适当形式填空,使短文正确、通顺、连贯(每词限用一次)。

  The mobile phone is a useful thing, but maybe I don't know   1   to use it.Sometimes it makes things difficult for me.

  One day I wanted to see my friend nearby.I could   2   at his house in five minutes, but I looked at my mobile phone and thought   3   would be better to ring him up(打电话给他).I   4   him for the first time, but the line was busy.Five minutes later, there was an answer, but it was the wrong number.Then I tried   5   and this time I got an answer from him.

  I asked him if he was at home in the afternoon.And he said-at   6   I thought he said-he would be at home all afternoon.So I went to his house, but then I found   7   in.I called him for the fourth time.This time I got so angry that I   8  , "You are not at home? But you just told me over the telephone that you would be at home all afternoon!"

  Here   9   his answer, "No, I said:'I will NOT be at home all afternoon.'"

  I went back to my room, sat down in front of the mobile phone and looked at it.What   10   could I do? Nothing!

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阅读下面短文,并借助上下文和插图补充所缺信息。每个空只能填写一个形式正确、意义相符的单词。

  The mobile phone is a useful thing, but maybe I don't know   1   to use it.Sometimes it makes things difficult for me.

  One day I wanted to see my friend nearby.I could   2   at his house in five minutes, but I thought it would be better to   3   him up.I rang him for the first time,   4   the line was busy.Five minutes later, there was an answer, but it was the wrong number.Then I tried   5   and this time I got an answer from him.

  I   6   him if he was at home in the afternoon.And he said he would be at home all afternoon.So I went to his house, but then I found   7   in.I called him for the fourth time.This time I got   8   angry that I said, “You are not at home? But you just told me over the telephone that you would be at home all afternoon! ”

  Here was his   9   , “No, I said: I will NOT be at home all afternoon.”

  I went back to my room.What   10   could I do? Nothing!

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根据短文内容和所给的首字母,写出短文中所缺的单词,使短文完整,合乎情景。将完整的单词写在下面框内。

  The mobile phone is a useful thing, but maybe I don't know h  1   to use itSometimes it makes things difficult for me

  One day I wanted to see my friend nearbyI could a  2   at his house in five minutes, but I looked at my mobile phone and thought i  3   would be better to ring him upI r  4   him for the first time, but the line was busyFive minutes later, there was an answer, but it was the wrong numberThen I tried a  5   and this time I got an answer from him

  I asked him if he was at home in the afternoonAnd he said-at 1  6   I thought he said-he would be at home all afternoonSo I went to his house, but then I found n  7   inI called him for the fourth timeThis time I got so angry that I s  8  ,You are not at home?But you just told me over the telephone that you would be at home all afternoon!

  Here w  9   his answer,No, I said'I will NOT be at home all afternoon'

  I went back to my room, sat down in front of the mobile phone and looked at itWhat e  10   could I do?Nothing!

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  On the evening of his arrival in New York, Jimmy wanted to make a call to Mother. He found a telephone booth nearby and put some coins into a box in it, dialed 734 - 8681. At first the line was busy and then his call was put through. Jimmy was very glad to say “Hello” to his mother. Just then came a sweet lady's voice behind him.

  “Are you through?”

  “Yes. ”Jimmy turned and said.

  With a polite “Excuse me”, the lady took up the receiver and dialed. Jimmy had to wait outside until she put down the telephone.

  After a while, Jimmy dialed again and heard Mother' s voice from far.

  “What's wrong with you? Why did you ring off just now?”

  “I myself don't know why…”Jimmy didn't finished calling, and suddenly a young man ran over and asked anxiously (焦急地) .

  “Are you through?”

  “Yes.”

  With saying “OK”, the man quickly set the receiver to his ear and dialed. Jimmy did not know what to do. Just imagine (想象) how worried Mother was in London!

1.Where did Jimmy come from?

[  ]

A.He came from the United States.

B.He came from England.

C.He came from New York.

D.We don' t know from the passage.

2.A“telephone-booth” is a place where ________.

[  ]

A.telephones are sold
B.telephones are made
C.there is public telephone
D.telephones can be repaired

3.By saying “Are you through?”, the lady meant “ ________?”

[  ]

A.Have you finished calling

B.Can you go through the telephone-booth

C.Have you finished your work

D.Are your call put through

4.From this passage we can see that ________.

[  ]

A.the two Americans were not polite.

B.sometimes the same sentence can have different meanings in different countries

C.American English and British English are very different

D.Jimmy understood what the two Americans meant at last

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