You can now phone almost any country in the world, although in some cases you can only call big cities. When you can’t make direct dialing calls, you can ask the international operator to help you. This is more expensive and takes more time, but it may be helpful if you want to speak to a particular person and no one else in this case you should ask for a “person-to-person” call. Even more expensive is a reverse (反向的) charge call where the person who receives the call pays.

If the international line is busy, you can reserve (回机) a call, explain the number you want and the operator will call you back when the line is free.

You can save money by calling outside office hours, for example, early in the morning, late at night, and on Sundays.

Remember that the time may be different in the country you are calling. International time is based on GMT(Greenwich Mean Time).London is on GMT and Moscow, for example, is 3 hours ahead.

There is one problem: change to DST(Daylight Saving Time)for the summer. In the UK, clocks are put forward one hour in the spring and put back in the autumn, and so London is one hour ahead of GMT in the summer.

1.What is the most expensive type of call?

A. Direct dial.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B.Through the operator.

C.Reverse charge call.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D.Calling outside office hours.

2.What can you do if the international line is engaged (占线)?

A. Ask the operator to call you back later.

B.Make a “person-to-person” call.

C.Call back outside office hours.

D.Wait and call again when the line is free.

3.When is it cheaper to make an international call?

A.10 a.m.　　　　　　　　　　　　    B.5 a.m.　　　　　　　　　　   C.11 a.m.　　　　　　　　　　 D.8 a.m.

4.How many hours is Moscow ahead of London during the summer?

A.2.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B.3.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C.4.　　　　　　　　　　  D.5.

5.If you want to use your Business Tele-card International, you have to ______.

A. use a card phone　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B.phone on Sunday

C.make a direct dialing　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D.pay extra

You can use your Business Tele-card (电话卡) International at any card phone in the United Kingdom. Here is some information about making international phone calls.

You can now phone almost any country in the world, although in some cases you can only call big cities. When you can’t make direct dialing calls, you can ask the international operator to help you. This is more expensive and takes more time, but it may be helpful if you want to speak to a particular person and no one else in this case you should ask for a “person-to-person” call. Even more expensive is a reverse (反向的) charge call where the person who receives the call pays.

If the international line is busy, you can reserve (回机) a call, explain the number you want and the operator will call you back when the line is free.

You can save money by calling outside office hours, for example, early in the morning, late at night, and on Sundays.

Remember that the time may be different in the country you are calling. International time is based on GMT(Greenwich Mean Time).London is on GMT and Moscow, for example, is 3 hours ahead.

There is one problem: change to DST(Daylight Saving Time)for the summer. In the UK, clocks are put forward one hour in the spring and put back in the autumn, and so London is one hour ahead of GMT in the summer.

1.What is the most expensive type of call?

A. Direct dial.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B.Through the operator.

C.Reverse charge call.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D.Calling outside office hours.

2.What can you do if the international line is engaged (占线)?

A. Ask the operator to call you back later.

B.Make a “person-to-person” call.

C.Call back outside office hours.

D.Wait and call again when the line is free.

3.When is it cheaper to make an international call?

A.10 a.m.　　　　　　　　　　　　    B.5 a.m.　　　　　　　　　　   C.11 a.m.　　　　　　　　　　 D.8 a.m.

4.How many hours is Moscow ahead of London during the summer?

A.2.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B.3.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C.4.　　　　　　　　　　  D.5.

5.If you want to use your Business Tele-card International, you have to ______.

A. use a card phone　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B.phone on Sunday

C.make a direct dialing　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D.pay extra