“Information Please.”
When I was quite young, my father had one of the first 1 in our neighborhood. I remember well the polished old case 2 to the wall. The shiny receiver hung on the 3 of the box. I was too little to reach the telephone, but used to listen with 4 when my mother used to talk to it.
Then I discovered that 5 inside the wonderful device lived an amazing person—her 6 was “Information Please”and there was nothing she did not 7 . “Information Please”could supply anybody’s 8 and the correct time.
My first personal 9 with this genie in the box came one day 10 my mother was visiting a neighbor. Amusing myself at the tool bench in the basement, I whacked (重击) my 11 with a hammer.
The pain was terrible, 12 there didn’t seem to be any reason in crying because there was no one home to give 13 . I walked around the house sucking (吸,吮) my throbbing (阵阵作痛) finger, 14 arrived at the stairway. 15 , I ran for the footstool in the parlor (客厅) and dragged it to the landing. Climbing up, I 16 the receiver in the parlor and held it to my 17 . “Information Please,” I said into the mouthpiece just above my head.
A click or two and a small clear 18 spoke into my ear, “Please.” “I 19 my finger. . .” I wailed (嚎啕) into the phone. The tears came readily enough 20 I had an audience.
1. A. telephonesB. telegramsC. carsD. bikes
2. A. hungB. fastenedC. builtD. laid
3. A. topB. bottomC. sideD. ceiling
4. A. fascinationB. excitement C. joyD. astonishment
5. A. anywhereB. somewhereC. nowhereD. everywhere
6. A. messageB. voiceC. nameD. topic
7. A. offerB. seeC. faceD. know
8. A. informationB. numberC. educationD. occupation
9. A. acquaintanceB. experience C. detailD. matter
10. A. whileB. thoughC. sinceD. so
11. A. footB. handC. legD. finger
12. A. andB. soC. butD. or
13. A. sympathyB. adviceC. helpD. medicine
14. A. occasionallyB. luckily C. finallyD. hopefully
15. A. SlowlyB. Quickly C. ThoughtfullyD. Tearfully
16. A. placedB. set C. noticedD. caught
17. A. earB. head C. eyesD. neck
18. A. manB. woman C. girlD. voice
19. A. wrappedB. caught C. hurtD. bit
20. A. in caseB. as if C. now thatD. even if
参考答案：ABCAB CDBBA DCACB DADCC
