Reading Comprehension

Read the following passages, and choose the best answer that can answer the question.

  One morning in April, Jim Reed checked his e-mail. He found a strange message on the e-mail. It was from a woman in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He had talked to her on c mail many times in the last ten days. All the other messages were fun and interesting to read. This message was different.

  The message said, “Good-bye loved kowihn yu I amj leavig.”

  Mr Reed was frightened by the message. He tried to understand the words that were not spelled right. He quickly wrote a message to his new friend.

  “What do you mean by the message you just sent me?”

  He waited but did not get an answer. He wrote back, “Please talk to me.”

  Finally, she wrote, “I m falllljg aseep wat ti sat gildgye tin y frnds.” Mr Reed thought hard about this message. “Is she going to kill herself?” he thought.

  “What is your phone number?” he typed. The woman sent a phone number. Mr Reed called. At first the phone was busy. Then it just rang and rang. He called help in Pittsburgh. They connected him with the police. Reed told his story. Then he told them what his friend wrote.

  The police and paramedics quickly went to the woman's house. When she didn't answer the doorbell, they broke in. they found her on the floor near the computer. She told them, “I took 60 pills.” The paramedics rushed her to the hospital.

  “Mr Reed did a great job of saving this woman,” the police captain said. “If he hadn't guessed at the e-message, she would be dead now.” the woman is fine now, and she thanks Mr Reed for saving her life.

1.How did Mr Reed meet his new friends?

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A.By writing letters.

B.By sending e-mail.

C.By meeting them.

D.By talking over the phone.

2.How long did they write e-mail to each other?

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A.Less than ten days.

B.More than ten days.

C.Ten days exactly.

D.Ten days or so.

3.What was different about the e-mail message this time?

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A.The words were not spelled right.

B.His friend suddenly said goodbye to him.

C.His friend said she wanted to go home.

D.She said she wanted to go to bed.

4.How did the woman try to kill herself?

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A.She had too much wine.

B.She slept too much.

C.She had too much pills.

D.She hadn't eaten anything for days.

5.Which of the following is closest to “I m falllljg aseep wat ti sat gildgye tin y frnds”?

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A.I am falling asleep want to say goodbye to my friends.

B.I am feeling a sheep what till sat guilty to my friends.

C.I am falling a sheep want till say good day to your friends.

D.I am falling my sleep what to say to get a tin for my friends.

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