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NewYork Tuesday April 12—Dustin Hoffman fan Pamela Crack got the shock of her life when the movie star telephoned her as she was doing her housework.. Crack, 58, said she was “flabbergasted” when she picked up the phone and heard the star at the other end.

“It’s not every day you get a Hollywood superstar phoning you when you’re doing the housework,” Crack told The Sun, “It was a moment I’ll never forget.”
Hoffman was in the back of a London taxi driven by Crack’s husband, Dave, when he made the call after being told Pamela was a fan. Dave Crack later became the star of Hoffman’s speech at the Bafta award ceremony Sunday, where the 62-year-old American actor presented the Best Film award.
“He said to give him a mention,” Hoffman told the audience to a burst of laughter. “Cheers Dave.” Taxi driver Crack said the Hollywood star was a joy to drive from the moment he got into the taxi eating a cheese and tomato sandwich.
“I said ‘You’re that Dustin Hoffman, aren’t you?’ and he said, ‘Yes I am—would you like a sandwich?’ I was a bit surprised but I took a sandwich from him and ate it hungrily.”
【小题1】How did Dustin Hoffman learn that Pamela was a fan?

【小题4】Which of the following is the correct order of events mentioned in the article?
a. Hoffman mentioned Dave’s name in his speech at the ceremony.
b. He got into Dave Crack’s taxi in London.
c. He telephoned Pamela Crack.
d. He talked to Dave Crack.

A．bdca

Roger Federer and Serena Williams have been named as 2009' s world champions by the International Tennis Federation（ITF） after topping the year-end rankings．

Federer, who wins the honour for the fifth time, completed a career Grand Slam（大满贯）at Roland Garros before winning his 15th Grand Slam ride at Wimbledon．

And Williams won the Australian Open and Wimbledon, her llth major success．

The pair will receive their awards at the annual 1TF world champions dinner in Paris in June．

Federer regained the world number one ranking from Rafael Nadal after his Paris victory and his Wimbledon win over Andy Roddick saw him surpass Pete Sampras' haul of Grand Slam titles．

He was also runner - up at the Australian Open and the US Open and helped his country retain its Davis Cup world group status．

" It is an honour for me to be named ITF world champion for a fifth time．It was an incredible （不可思议的） year for me both on and off the court," said the 28 - year - old Swiss star whose wife Mirka gave birth to twin girls in July．

"To win my first Roland, Garros title, break the all - time Grand Slam record and regain the number one ranking is amazing．It means a lot to me to finish the year again at the top．"

Williams takes the award for the first time since 2002．As well as her Grand Slam wins, she won the season - ending WTA Championships in Doha．sealing the top ranking in the last event of the year．

She also took the doubles year award with sister Venus after taking their career total to 10 Grand Slam titles．In doing so, she joins Lindsay Davenport and Martina Hingis as the only players to become singles and doubles world champions in the same year．

American twins Bob and Mike Bryan were named as the men' s doubles world champions for the sixth time in seven years．

What's the main idea of the text?

A．Roger Federer got his fifth world champions．

B．Serena Williams was named the ITF world champion．

C．Williams & Federer were named 2009' s world champions．

． D．Roger Federer won his first Roland Garros title．

What does Federer mean by saying that it was an incredible year for him off the court?

A．He made a lot of money．

B．His wife gave birth to twin girls．

C．He regained the world No.One ranking．

D．He got a Grand Slam title at Roland Garros．

In which country might Roland Garros Open take place?

A．France． B．Australia C．The United States D England．

____ has never got both singles and doubles world champions in a year．

A．Serena Williams B．Lindsay Davenport

C．Venus Williams D．Martina Hingis

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　　LONDON Tuesday April 11－Dustin Hoffman fan Pamela Crack got the shock of her life when the movie star telephoned her as she was doing her housework．Crack, 58, said she was“flabbergasted”when she picked up the phone and heard the star at the other end．

　　“It's not every day you get a Hollywood superstar phoning you when you're doing the housework,”Crack told the Sun．“It was a moment I'll never forget．”

　　Hoffman was in the back of a London taxi driven by Crack's husband, Dave, when he made the call after being told Pamela was a fan．Dave Crack later became the star of Hoffman's speech at the Bafta award ceremony Sunday, where the 62-year-old American actor presented the Best Film award．

　　“He said to give him a mention,”Hoffman told the audience to a burst of laughter．“Cheers Dave．”Taxi driver Crack said the Hollywood star was a joy to drive from the moment he got into the taxi eating a cheese and tomato sandwich．

　　“I said ‘You're that Dustin Hoffman, aren't you?’ and he said,’ Yes I am－would you like a sandwich?' I was a bit surprised but I took a sandwich from him and ate it hungrily．”

(1)

What does the word“flabbergasted”in the first paragraph probably mean?
[　　]
A．	Pleased．
B．	Honored．
C．	Frightened．
D．	Surprised．

(2)

How did Dustin Hoffman learn that Pamela was a fan?
[　　]
A．	He learned it at a dinner party．
B．	He learned it from Dave Crack．
C．	He learned it when he was at the Bafta ceremony．
D．	He learned it when he was watching a Hollywood movie．

(3)

What was Hoffman doing when he talked about Dave Crack?
[　　]
A．	He was riding in a taxi．
B．	He was presenting the Best Film award．
C．	He was talking to Pamela on the phone．
D．	He was eating a cheese and tomato sandwich．

(4)

It is most likely that Dustin Hoffman came to London ________．
[　　]
A．	to meet Pamela Crack
B．	to spend a sight-seeing holiday
C．	to attend the Bafta award ceremony
D．	to meet a Hollywood superstar from America

(5)

Which of the following is the correct order of events mentioned in the article? a．Hoffman mentioned Dave's name in his speech at the ceremony． b．He got into Dave Crack's taxi in London． c．He telephoned Pamela Crack． d．He talked to Dave Crack．
[　　]
A．	bdca
B．	cdab
C．	abdc
D．	dbca