Question

  On Christmas Eve,the Woods, an English couple, received a very unusual telephone call. Although it (1)only twenty seconds, it was from their fifteen-year-old daughter who disappeared six months ago.

  "I'm phoning to    (2) you a happy Christmas," she said. "I love you."

  The Woods were so happy that they started a (3)telephone service called "Alive and Well".

  The service  (4) parents to keep in touch with children who have run away from home.

  Young people can phone "Alive and Well" and leave a(5) for their parents. The (6) are answered by answering machines. (7) no one speaks to the child or makes them (8) home. Parents of runaway children who are under eighteen can ask the (9) to bring their children home. So children do not want to tell their parents (10) they are. Through "Alive and Well" they can telephone their parents without (11) about letting their parents know their address.

  The Woods and their helpers (12) the telephone messages which are recorded by the tape and get in touch with the (13) . Many of the 30 ，000 British children who have left home are  (14) in London. For only two pence they can go into a telephone box and (15)their parents. They can dial 756-7556 and stop their parents' worry：Is he dead or alive?
(   ) 1. A. started    B. ended    C. sounded    D. lasted

(   ) 2. A. wish    B. tell       C. expect    D. make

(   ) 3. A. strange    B. terrible   C. special    D. popular

(   ) 4. A. stops    B. imagines    C. helps    D. hopes

(   ) 5. A. letter    B. message    C. number    D. surprise

(   ) 6. A. parents    B. machines    C. helpers    D. telephones

(   ) 7. A. So         B. But         C. If    D. Because

(   ) 8. A. miss      B. leave      C. return    D. stay

(   ) 9. A. friends      B. police     C. grandparents    D. teachers

(   ) 10. A. who        B. how      C. what    D. where

(   ) 11. A. worrying    B. thinking     C. caring    D. complaining

(   ) 12. A. give away    B. write down    C. keep out    D. call up

(   ) 13. A. church    B. school    C. police station    D. address

(   ) 14. A. always    B. also     C. never    D. probably

(   ) 15. A. miss    B. watch     C. call    D. kiss

Answer 1

1. D此处last意为"持续"。

2. A wish sb. +n.是固定词组。本句意为"我打电话祝愿你们圣诞快乐"。

3. C special意为"特别的，特殊的"。

4. C这项服务主要是帮助家长能够与离家出走的孩子保持联系。

5. B leave a message for sb.是固定词组，意为"给某人留言"。

6. D打进来的电话都是由专门的回复机回话。

7. A这里表结果，意为"因此，所以"。

8. C "回到家里"应为return home。⁽).B请警察把孩子带家。

10. D孩子们不想告诉家长他们在哪儿。

11. A worry about是同定词组，意为"担心"。

12. B Woods夫妇和助手们把孩子们的电话留言记下来。

13. D再与留言条上的地址联系。

14. D这里只能表推测，意为"大概，可能"。

15. C他们到电话亭给他们的家长打电话。