Linda and David have traveled by air from London to Sydney, Australia. Linda has promised (应答.) her mother that she will ring her to let her know that they have arrived safely. This is something she had done ever since she was a child. David thinks it is not a good idea to ring so far, to spend too much, and to say so little.

    "If there were an accident." He says, "They'd know soon enough. Bad news travels fast. "

    But Linda has promised that she would ring. "However," she says, "it doesn't cost much when you just think that it's the other side of the world. It's only six pence per second (每秒六便士)。"

    "If you're on that telephone for less than one minute, I'll eat my hat," David says, "And one minute's nearly four pounds(英镑). "

    "That's no more than you'd pay for a new hat," Linda answers.

    She has asked the: man at the hotel (旅馆) desk to get her the number. The telephone rings. Linda picks it up.

    "Hello, Mum. Is that you?" She says.

    "Six pence per second," David reminds(提醒) her.

  "Hello, love." It is Mrs. Lee, Linda's mother, speaking from London." I can hear you very clearly just like you are in the next room. It's a better line than when you called me from your office. Do you remember? I shouted at that time, and still you couldn't hear me sometimes."

    "Yes, Mum." Linda puts in..."I just wanted to ring to...."

    "I remember how you rang when you went to Betty's house to eat, when you were a little girl. And then when you ..." Mrs. Lee is a great talker

    "Nearly four pounds." says David.

    Linda tries to tell her mother that it is time to say goodbye.

    "Yes, all right," says Mrs. Lee," But you will write, won't you, as you did when you were at work ..."

    Once again, Mrs. Lee talks about the past. And there is no stopping her. 

"Four pounds fifty," says David.

At last, Linda cuts her mother short, promises to write, and rings off.

"There! That wasn't long, was it?"

    "Four pounds, ninety pence." David answers. "And you didn't even say that we've arrived."

1. Linda is telephoning home to_______.

  A. tell her mother some bad news.

  B. say that she and David have arrived safely

C. report an accident to her mother

  D. say that she and David have left London

2. Linda does not think it expensive to ring, because_______.

A. it only costs four pounds and ninety pence

  B. it is even more expensive to buy a new hat

  C. she had telephoned home since she was a child

D. she will speak from one side of the word to the other

3. David says, 'Nearly four pounds', because _______.

  A. he wants to remind Linda of the cost of the call

B. he wants to buy himself a new hat

  C. Linda has not told her mother they have arrived

  D. he wants Mrs. Lee to know how much the call costs

4. Mrs. Lee goes on talking for so long because _______.

A. she likes to hear all about the past.

  B. Linda had not told her that she has arrived

C. she likes talking

  D. she is going to pay for the telephone call

5. Linda tries to stop her mother by_______.

  A. telling her how much the call is costing.

B. writing a letter as she has promised to do

C. telling her that they have arrived safely

D. promising to write, and ringing off

　　But Linda has promised that she would ring. “However,”she says,“it doesn't cost much when you just think that it's the other side of the world. It's only six pence per second（每秒六便士）.”

　“If you're on that telephone for less than one minute, I'll eat my hat,”David says, “And one minute's nearly four pounds（英镑）.”

　“That's no more than you'd pay for a new hat. ”Linda answers.

　　She has asked the man at the hotel（旅馆）desk to get her the number. The telephone rings. Linda picks it up.

　“Hello, Mom. Is that you?”She says.

　“Six pence per second , ”David reminds（提醒）her.

　“Hello, honey. ”It is Mrs. Lee, Linda's mother, speaking in London. “I can hear you very clearly just like you are in the next room. It's a better line than when you called me from your office. Do you remember? I shouted at that time, and still you couldn't hear me sometimes.”

　“Yes, Mom. ”Linda puts in. “I just wanted to ring to...”

　“I remember how you rang when you went to Betty's house to eat, when you were a little girl. And then when you…” Mrs. Lee is a great talker.

　“Nearly four pounds. ”says David.

　  Linda tries to tell her mother that it is time to say goodbye.

　“Yes, all right,”says Mrs. Lee,“But you will write, won't you, as you did when you were at work...”

　　Once again, Mrs. Lee talks about the past, and there is no stopping for her.

　“Four pounds fifty, ”says David.

　  At last, Linda cuts her mother short, promises to write, and rings off.

　“There! That wasn't long, was it?”

　“Four pounds, ninety pence. ”David answers,“And you didn't even say that we've arrived.”

（　）1. Linda is telephoning home to ________.

A. tell her mother some bad news　　

B. say that she and David have arrived safely

C. report an accident to her mother  

D. say that she and David have left London

（　）2. Linda does not think it expensive to ring, because ________.

A. it only costs four pounds and ninety pence

B. it is even more expensive to buy a new hat

C. she had telephoned home since she was a child

D. she will speak from one side of the word to the other

（　）3. David says,“Nearly four pounds”, because ________ .

A. he wants to remind Linda of the cost of the call

B. he wants to buy himself a new hat

C. Linda has not told her mother they have arrived

D. he wants Mrs. Lee to know how much the call costs

（　）4. Mrs. Lee goes on talking for so long because ________.

A. she likes to hear all about the past

B. she likes talking

C. Linda has not told her that she has arrived

D. she is going to pay for the telephone call

（　）5. Linda tries to stop her mother by ________.

A. telling her how much the call is costing

B. writing a letter as she has promised to do

C. telling her that they have arrived safely

D. promising to write, and then rings off

Linda and David have traveled by air from London to Sydney, Australia． Linda has promised（答应）her mother that she will ring her to let her know that they have arrived safely． This is something she had done ever since she was a child． David thinks it is not a good idea to ring so far, to spend too much ,and to say so little．

"If there were an accident．" He says, “they’d know soon enough ． Bad news travels fast．”

But Linda has promised that she would ring ． "However," she says, "it doesn’t cost much when you just think that it′s the other side of the world．It’s only six pence per second (每秒六便士)。"

　"If you′re on that telephone for less than one minute, I’ll eat my hat, David says," And one minute’s nearly four pounds(英镑)．"

　"That‘s no more than you’d pay for a new hat," Linda answers．

　She has asked the man at the hotel (旅馆) desk to get her the number ． The telephone rings．Linda picks it up．

　"Hello, Mum ．Is that you ?" She says．

　"Six pence per second ," David reminds(提醒) her．

　“Hello, love．” It is Mrs Lee, Linda’s mother, speaking from London． "I can hear you very clearly just like you are in the next room ．It′s a better line than when you called me from your office． Do you remember? I shouted at that time ,and still you couldn’t hear me sometimes．"

　"Yes ,Mum ．"Linda puts in．． "I just wanted to ring to ……．"

　"I remember how you rang when you went to Betty‘s house to eat , when you were a little girl．And then when you …" Mrs Lee is a great talker

　"Nearly four pounds．" says David．

　Linda tries to tell her mother that it is time to say goodbye．

　"Yes, all right, "says Mrs Lee ," But you will write, won′t you, as you did when you were at work …"

Once again, Mrs Lee talks about the pass．and there is no stopping her．

“Four pounds fifty,”says David．

　At last, Linda cuts her mother short, promises to write, and rings off．

"There! That wasn′t long, was it ?"
　　" Four pounds, ninety pence．" David answers． " And you didn’t even say that we′ve arrived．"

1．Linda is telephoning home to ________．

A．tell her mother some bad news

B．say that she and David have arrived safely

C．report an accident to her mother

D．say that she and David have left London

2．Linda does not think it expensive to ring , because _____．

A．it only costs four pounds and ninety pence

B．it is even more expensive to buy a new hat

C．she had telephoned home since she was a child

D．she will speak from one side of the word to the other

3．David says, “Nearly four pounds , ”because ______．

A．he wants to remind Linda of the cost of the cost of the call

B．he wants to buy himself a new hat

C．Linda has not told her mother they have arrived

D．he wants Mrs Lee to know how much the call costs

4．Mrs Lee goes on talking for so long because _______．

A．she likes to hear all about the past ．

B．she likes talking

C．Linda had not told her that she has arrived

D．she is going to pay for the telephone call

5．Linda tries to stop her mother by ________．

A．telling her how much the call is costing

B．writing a letter as she has promised to do

C．telling her that they have arrived safely

D．promising to write, and ringing off

I’ve been working in a school for more than twenty years. Many parents often ask me, “How can you teach your child good study skills? How can he or she get the homework done as quickly as possible?” Here are some tips:  
1. If the child is as young as nine or ten, ask him or her to prepare a small notebook to write down the homework given by his or her teachers. By developing this habit, he or she will learn to be much more responsible (负责的).
2. Find a good place to study. This should be a quiet place that is free from everything but study things. No games, radios, or televisions. Once you have decided on a place to study, this should be the only place where your child does his or her homework and studies. There should also be a very specific time for homework to be done. Usually, homework should be done as soon as the child gets home from school. This also goes for the kids who take part in after-school activities. Of course, it is a good idea to allow the child to have a healthy snack before the work begins.
3. Also remember that it is the child’s duty to do his or her homework. Some children give up easily and go to Mom and Dad for help when they have a problem. Try to let them solve it first. By doing this, they will get a sense of success from overcoming problems. In this way we help them to help themselves.
【小题1】Asking the kids to keep a notebook to remember their homework will make them ______.