Question

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1. What did the writer go to town to do? He went to ________.

A. go to the park                      B. visit her uncle

C. do some shopping                D. see a movie

2. Why did the writer go to the phone box and stayed there?

A. It rained suddenly and she had no umbrella with her.

B. She wanted to phone her mother.

C. She waited for her friend there.

D. She wanted to keep warm.

3. What did the writer think the young man wanted to do? He thought he wanted to ______.

A. clean the phone box                 B. repair the phone

C. use the phone                         D. stay in the phone box

4. How long did the man wait?

A. About 5 minutes                      B. About 10 minutes

C. About 15 minutes                    D. About 30 minutes

5. Why was the writer embarrassed?

A. She couldn’t get out of the phone box.

B. She made the man wait so long.

C. She got all wet.

D. She did something foolish

Answer 1

C、A、C、B、D

听力材料

Have you ever done something stupid that made you feel so embarrassed that you wished you could just disappear? Well, that’s exactly how I felt, one cold Saturday morning last autumn.

I had gone to town to do some shopping, and as I was walking through the park on my way home to the stop, it suddenly began to rain. I ran into a nearby phone box as quickly as I could since I didn’t have an umbrella. It was raining heavily, but it was one of those short autumn showers that don’t last long, so I decided to stay in the phone box until it stopped.

A few moments later. I saw a young man walk up to the phone box, wearing a yellow raincoat and holding a tool box. I didn’t want to go out into the rain. so I picked up the phone and pretended I was talking to someone. I thought the man would go away, but he didn’t. He just waited patiently in the rain, watching me wave my hands about and act as if I was deep in conversation.

Luckily, the rain began to stop after about ten minutes. “OK, Mum,” I said loudly into the phone. “I’ll see you later. Bye!” I put the phone down. Picked up my shopping bag and stepped out of the phone box. “I’m sorry I took so long, ” I said to the man.

“Oh, I don’t want to use the phone, ” he replied with a smile. “I’ve just come to repair it. It’s out of order, you see. ” I felt myself go bright red in the face and I hurried away with my head down, feeling a complete fool. That was certainly one of the most embarrassing moments of my life!