Question

There lived a couple in a small town in Australia. The lady was very talkative(多话的). Usually she kept talking with people on the phone hour after hour when she was alone at home. Once in a blue moon, she hung up in 30 minutes

At the end of every month, when the couple got the telephone bill, the husband was amazed by the cost and he was so worried about this. The lady promised to talk for a shorter time, but she didn’t keep her promise, though she really tried hard.

One Saturday evening, they were dining at the table and the phone rang.

The lady stood up immediately. She ran to the phone and started chatting.

After about 30 minutes, she hang up and came back to the table.

The husband was happy that she hang up in 30 minutes which was a good sign where she normally doesn’t hung up at least for 2 hours. So he asked happily, “________?”

“No, it was a wrong number.” replied the lady.

根据短文内容选择最佳答案。

1.The underlined words “Once in a blue moon” most probably mean ________.

A. Always B. Sometimes C. Seldom

2.The husband was ________ when he got the telephone bill.

A. happy and excited B. surprised and worried C. angry and crazy

3.When the telephone rang, ________.

A. the lady went to answer the phone at once

B. the husband was not at home

C. the couple were watching TV in the sitting room

4.Which of the following is TRUE according to the-passage?

A. The couple lived in a small city in Australia.

B. The lady usually spent at most 2 hours talking on the phone.

C. The phone call was from a stranger that Saturday evening.

5.“________” can be the missing sentence in the passage.

A. Was your friend busy so that she bung up so soon

B. Why did your father hang up first

C. Was it your father or your friend

Answer 1