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