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　　Mrs. White's telephone number is 24587945, and the number of the cinema is 24587954. So many people make mistakes when they call the cinema.

　　One evening the telephone bell rang and Mrs. White answered it. A tired man said,“At what time does your last film begin?”

　　“I'm sorry,”said Mrs. White,“but you have the wrong number. This is not the cinema.”

　　“Oh, sorry, it began twenty minutes ago. Goodbye.”said the man.

　　Mrs. White was very surprised, so she told her husband. He laughed and said,“The man's wife wanted to go to the cinema, but he was feeling tired, so he telephoned the cinema. His wife heard him, but she couldn't hear you. Now they would stay at home this evening, and the husband would be happy.”

1．Why do people make a mistake when they want to call the cinema?

A．they often make mistakes

B．they don't know the telephone number of the cinema

C．the two telephone numbers look almost the same

D．the two telephone numbers are the same

2．The man said to Mrs. White,“Oh, sorry, it began twenty minutes ago.”by saying so, _____.

A．he wanted to let his wife know that Mrs. White was sorry about that

B．he could stay at home and have a good rest

C．his wife could go to the cinema

D．his wife could go to bed while he himself could talk with Mrs. White

3．Mrs. White was surprised just because _____.

A．she couldn't hear the man well

B．she didn't know the man well

C．she thought that the man was a stranger

D．she didn't understand what the man meant by saying that

4．The man's wife couldn't hear_____.

A．Mrs. White 　　　　　　　　B．Mr. White

C．what he said 　　　　　　　D．the bells

5．How could the man be happy?

A．By saying that he was very tired, he could stay at home.

B．By making fun of Mrs. White, he could talk with her.

C．By making a telephone call, he could he happy.

D．By saying that the film had been on for twenty minutes, he could have a good rest at home that evening.

答案及提示：

　　1．C 　注意almost“几乎”说的是两个电话号码几乎相同。

　　2．B 　他说这句话的目的是想在家休息，不想和他的妻子去看电影。

　　3．D 　Mrs. white感到惊奇的原因是她不明白那个人为什么那么说。

　　4．A 　那个人在与Mrs. White通话时，他妻子听不见Mrs. White的声音。

　　5．D 　那个人使他妻子相信电影已开演了，他们就可以不去看电影，他就可以好好休息了。