II. Cloze test : (25%)

(A)

Mrs Brown dialed her daughter's number and sang out, “Hello, ( 1 ) . How are you?”

“Terrible, Mom. My back is (2) me, the children are acting up , (3) I'm expecting six guests for dinner .”

“Don't worry. I'm coming (4). I'll feed the children, and ( 5 ) a dinner your guests will ( 6 ) forget .”

“You're an angel . How' s Dad? ”

“Dad? ---- you know Daddy (7) nine years ago . ”

A moment of silence . “What (8) are you calling?”

“8284494.”

“This is 8284491．”

“Oh , ( 9 ) . I dialed the wrong number . ”

“Hold on ! Please ! ---- Does this mean you're not (10) over?”

[    ]1．A．pardon    B．dear   C．you    D．aha

[    ]2．A．beating   B．hurting  C．killing   D．wounding

[    ]3．A．on   B．and   C．except.  D．therefore

[    ]4．A．immediately  B．later  C．tomorrow   D．finally

[    ]5．A．do   B．cook  C．boil    D．eat

[    ]6．A．sometimes   B．seldom   C．never   D．already

[    ]7．A．left   B．starved   C．fled   D．died

[    ]8．A．number   B．address    C．people   D．unit

[    ]9．A．thanks   B．sorry   C．great   D．terrible

[    ]10．A．dialing   B．coming  C．calling  D．talking