A Manchester teenager has received a phone bill（账单） for over ? 420 after sending 3,800 text messages in just one month．

Tony Russell has had his new mobile phone for only one month, but now his father, Lionel, has taken it away．

“He's been asking me for a mobile for years because all his friends have got one,” explained Lionel．”I finally bought one for his birthday because he's been doing so well at school, but he and his friends are crazy about sending text messages．They do it all the time．They even text each other from different sides of the school playground．

Tony said, “I thought texting was much cheaper than phoning, so I've been texting my friends all day long and even into the early hours of the morning．I've been going to bed at 2:00 most nights．Sometimes my hand hurt because I pressed the buttons so much, but I was having such good fun that I couldn't stop!”

His father said, “I have forgiven him, but I am angry with the phone company as they are encouraging this crazy behavior．” He has made his son promise to pay back the money, so Tony has been working on Saturdays．He has found a job in a shoe shop．“I think it will take me about half a year to clear this debt（债务）,” he said．

76．What does the passage mainly talk about?

　 A．A father who worries about his son．　 B．A teenager who sent too many text messages．

C．Young students' problems at school． 　　　 D．A young man and his friends．

77．Tony got the mobile phone because _____

A．he's been asking his mother for years　　 B．he wanted to change a better one

C．he needs a birthday present　　　　　　 D．he's been doing well at school

78．The underlined（加下划线的） word “text” probably means______

A．make a phone to　　　　　　 　　　　　 　B．send messages to

C．write a letter to　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 　D．read textbooks to

79．When he sent text messages, Tony ______．

A．made friends at school　　　 　　　　　 　B．hurt himself

C．felt quite happy　　　　　 　　　　　　　 　D．got help from his friends

80．How much does Tony get for his job every month?

A．About ?70．　 　　 B．About ?90．　 　 C．About ? 35． 　　 D．About ? 630

An old man lived alone in a town．He wanted to dig up his potato garden ,but it was very hard work．His only son who would have helped him was in prison．So the old man wrote a letter to his son and said:

Dear Son,

I am feeling pretty bad because it looks like I won’t be able to plant potatoes in my garden this year．I’d hate to miss doing it ,because your mother always loved planting time．I’m just getting too old to dig up a garden．If you were here ,all my troubles would be over．I know you would dig up the garden for me if you weren’t in prison．

Love, Dad

Soon the old man received a letter: Dad don’t dig up the garden! That’s where I buried the guns!”

At 4 a．m． the next morning some policemen showed up and dug up the whole garden without finding any guns．The old man was surprised and wrote another note to his son ．He told him what had happened and asked him what to do next．

His son’s reply was: Go ahead and plant your potatoes, Dad．It’s the best I could do for you from here．”

No matter where you are in the world, if you have decided to do something deep from your heart, you can do it．It is the thought that matters．

1．What was the old’s trouble?

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2．How was the old man’ feeling when he was writing to his son ?

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3．Could the old man plant his potatoes at last ?

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4． What do you think of the old man’ son ?

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5．What is the title of this passage？

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Dear Malia and Sasha,
I know that you’ve both had a lot of fun these two years. You have been to many picnics and had all kinds of junk food your mother and I probably shouldn’t have let you eat. But I also know that it hasn’t always been easy for you and Mom. So now I want to tell you a little more about why I decided to take our family on this journey.
When I was a young man, I thought life was all about me—about how I'd make my way in the world, become successful, and get the things I want. But then the two of you came into my world with those smiles and suddenly, all my big plans didn’t seem so important any more. I soon found that the greatest happiness in my life was that you were so happy. And I realized that my own life wouldn't mean much if I couldn’t make you two happy. In the end, girls, I ran for(竞选)President: Because of what I want for you and for every child in the US.
I want all our children to go to school so that they can learn and grow. I want them to have the chance to go to college—even though their parents don’t have enough money. And I want them to get good jobs.
I want us to see new technologies and inventions that improve our lives and make our earth cleaner and safer. And I want us to see no difference of different colors and areas because we are all equal.
I hope both of you will start to give others the chances you’ve had. You know, this country has given our family so much, so you have to, and really should, give something back. When you are doing something larger than yourself, you will realize how helpful you are.
These are the things I want for you—to grow up in a world in which you can make your dreams come true. And I want every child to have the same chances to learn and dream and grow and get what you girls have. That's why I've taken our family on this great adventure.
I am so proud of you. I love you more than you can ever know. And I am thankful every day because you behave so well when we get ready to start our new life together in the White House.
Love，
Dad
【小题1】From the letter we can see that the father is President of _______.