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　　Dick lived in England. One day in January he said to his wife,"I'm going to fly to New York next week because I've got some work there." "Where are you going to stay there?" his wife asked. "I don't know yet." Dick answered. "Please send me your address from there in a telegram (電報)," his wife said. "All right," Dick answered.

　　He flew to New York on January 31st and found a nice hotel in the center of the city. He put his things in his room and then he sent his wife a telegram. He put the address of his hotel in it.

　　In the evening he didn't have any work,so he went to a cinema. He came out at nine o'clock and said,"Now I'm going back to my hotel and have a nice dinner."

　　He found a taxi (出租車) and the driver said,"Where do you want to go?" But Dick didn't remember the name and address of his hotel.

　　"Which hotel are my things in?" he said,"And what am I going to do tonight?" But the driver of the taxi did not know. So Dick got out and went into a post office. There he sent his wife another telegram,and in it he wrote,"Please send me my address at this post office."

　　Choose the right answer

　　1. Dick flew to New York because ___.

　　A. he went there for a holiday

　　B. he had work there

　　C. he went there for sightseeing (觀光)

　　D. his home was there

　　2. Why did his wife want a telegram from him?

　　A. Because she didn't know his address yet

　　B. Because she wanted to go to New York,too

　　C. Because she might send him another telegram

　　D. Because she couldn't leave her husband by himself in New York

　　3. Where did Dick stay in New York?

　　A. In the center of the city.

　　B. In a hotel.

　　C. In a restaurant.

　　D. At his friend's house.

　　4. Who would send him the name and address of his hotel?

　　A. The manager (經理) of his hotel.

　　B. The police office.

　　C. The taxi driver.

　　D. His wife.

　　5. Which of the following is not true?

　　A. Dick stayed at a nice hotel in the center of the city.

　　B. Dick didn't work on the first night of his arrival.

　　C. Dick forgot to send his wife a telegram.

　　D. Dick wanted to go back to his hotel in a taxi.

　　Key: 1-5 B A B D C

　　I think the most terrible thing in life for my little brother is getting up in the morning. He is almost sick when my mother calls,"Herbert! It's seven o'clock! Get up!"

　　Herbert answers,"I'm coming!" and goes right back to sleep. I'm not at all like my brother. I don't like to go to bed at night but I don't mind getting up in the morning. I usually wake up before my mother calls me. I jump out of bed and go into the bathroom to take a shower. I get dressed,brush my teeth,comb my hair,and get ready to go downstairs for breakfast as soon as my mother calls.

　　But not Herbert. He just sleeps. A military band (軍樂隊) in our bedroom could not wake him up. I call him and say,"Get up! Mum will be up here to pull you out of bed if you don't get up immediately!"

　　But he just sleeps. After calling a few more times my mother has to come upstairs and pull Herbert out of bed. It's that way every day with my little brother. Perhaps some day he'll learn to get up on time,but I really don't think so.

　　True or False

　　1. The most terrible thing in life for my little brother is going to school.

　　2. I'm not like my brother because I like to go to bed early at night and get up early in the morning.

　　3. I usually jump out of bed and go into the bathroom for a shower before my mother calls.

　　4. When mother calls,Herbert doesn't answer and remains in bed.

　　5. My mother often has to go upstairs and pull Herbert out of bed as he refuses to get up.

　　6. Sometimes we have to send for a military band to wake Herbert up.

　　7. The writer thinks some day Herbert will learn to get up on time.

　　Key: 1-7. F T T F T F F