Can you make a telephone call? Of course you ...

Can you make a telephone call? Of course you make it in Chinese. But the call in English is quite different from the one in Chinese. If you want to ask somebody to answer the telephone, you cannot say, “ Please ask Mr/Mrs/Miss… to answer the telephone.” Instead, you must say, “ May I speak to Mr/Mrs/Miss…, please?” If you want to ask who is answering the telephone, you should say “ Who is that?” or “ Is that …( somebody ) speaking?” instead of “ Who are you ?”. If you want to tell the other one who you are, you should say, “ This is …( somebody ) speaking.”

1.The call in English is __________ from the one in Chinese.

A. hard B. difficult C. same D. different

2.If you want to ask Mr. Li to answer the telephone, you should say, “________”

A. Who are you ?

B. Ask Mr. Li to answer the telephone, please.

C. May I speak to Mr. Li, please?

D. Where is Mr. Li, please?

3.If you want to ask who is answering the telephone, you can’t say, “________”

A. Who is that?

B. Is that Mr…?

C. Is that Mr… speaking?

D. Who are you ?

4.If you want to tell the other one you are Jim Green, you can’t say, “_________”

A. I am Jim Green.

B. This is Jim Green.

C. This is Jim Green speaking.

D. Both B and C.

5.The title for this passage should be __________.

A. A Story about Mr. Li and Jim Green

B. How to Make a Call in English

C. A Story about Telephone

D. A Call in Chinese

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---Are you able to 　　　　　　 a new light in my car, Andy?

---Of course. I can make it right now. It’s a piece of cake.

A. put up　　 B. put on

C. put out　　 D. put in

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---I can’t find my pen.

---___ you put it in your book.

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（题文）—May I call you tomorrow morning?

—Of course you________.

A. must　　 B. should　　 C. can　　 D. need

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—Can I go to the party with you?

—Of course you can. 　　　　　　 you go, I am sure you will make some new friends.

A.Though B.If C.Since

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—Do you know the girl called Xu Xiujuan?

—Yes, of course. She came to Yancheng for the______ in the 1980s.

A. 　　 B. 　　 C. 　　 D.

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You speak，write a letter，and make a telephone call. Your words carry a message. People communicate with words. Do you think you can communicate without words? A smile on your face shows you are happy or friendly. Tears in your eyes tell others that you are sad. When you raise your hand in class，the teacher knows you want to say something or ask questions. You shake your head，and people know you are saying “No”. You nod and people know you are saying “Yes”.

Other things can also carry messages. For example，a sign at the bus stop helps you to know which bus to take. A sign on the wall of your school helps you to find the library. Signs on doors tell you where to go in or out. Have you ever noticed that there are a lot of signs around you and that you receive messages from them all the time?

People can communicate in many other ways. An artist can use his drawings to tell about beautiful mountains，about the blue sea and many other things. Books are written to tell you about all the wonderful things in the world and also about people and their ideas. Books，magazines，TVs, radios and films all help us to communicate with each other. They all help us to know what is going on in the world and what other people are thinking about.　　　　

(Notes: communicate 交流；sign 招牌,标志)

1.Can we communicate with each other without words?　　

A. No, it’s impossible.　　　　　　　　 B. No, we can’t.　　　

C. Yes, sometimes we can.　　　　　　 　 D. Yes, we always do so.

2.When we see somebody smile，then，he must be feeling　　　　 .

A. angry　　 B. joyful　　 C. surprised　　 D. sad

3.We can learn news from　　　　 .

A. newspapers　　 B. radios　　 C. TVs　 D. A, B and C

4.A sign at the bus stop tells you　　　　 .　

A. how many buses there are　　　　

B. what kind of bus it is　　　　

C. where the bus comes and goes

D. how much money you’ll pay for the ticket

5.What do you think is the quickest way to communicate with your friend in another city?

A. Making a telephone.　

B.　 Writing a letter.　　

C. Drawing a picture.

D. Asking someone else to take a message.

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When you speak, write a letter or make a telephone call, your words carry a message. People communicate (交流) with words. Do you think you can communicate without words? A smile on your face shows you are __1__ . Tears in your eyes tell others you are sad. When you __2__ your hands in class, the teacher knows you want to __3__ something or ask questions. You __4__ your head from side to side, and people know you are saying no.

Other things can also carry messages. For example, a sign at the __5__ helps you know which bus you can take here. A sign on the wall of your school helps you __6__ the library. Signs on the doors tell you __7__ to go in or out. Have you ever noticed that there are lots of signs round you and that you receive messages __8__ them all the time? Books, newspapers, TV, radios and __9__ all help us to communicate with other people. They all help us __10__ what is going on in the world and what other people are thinking about.

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When you write a letter or make a telephone call, your words_______ a message. People communicate (交流) with words. Do you think you can communicate________ words?　 A smile______ your face shows you are happy and friendly. Tears in your eyes tell _______ that you are sad. When you_______ your hand in class, the teacher knows you want to say something ______ ask questions. You shake your head, and people know you are saying no. You nod and people know you are saying______ . Other things can also give some information. For example, a sign at the bus stop helps you to know which bus ___ . A sign on the wall of your school helps you to find the library. Signs PUSH or PULL on doors tell you _____ to go in or out._______you ever noticed that there are a lot of signs around you and that you receive messages _____them all the time? People can communicate _____ many other ways.______ artist can use his drawings to tell about beautiful mountains, about the blue sea and many other things. Books ______ to tell you about all wonderful things in the world and also about people and their ideas. Books, magazines, TV and radio and films all help us to communicate with other people. They all help us to know______ is going on in the world.

1.A. take B. bring C. carry D. gives

2.A. by B. with C. use D. without

3.A. in B. on C. at D. over

4.A. others B. the others C. other D. the other

5.A. put on B. put out C. put up D. put down

6.A. when B. or C. but D. if

7.A. no B. hello C. yes D. nothing

8.A. to get B. to choose C. to have D. to take

9.A. which B. when C. how D. what

10.A. Do B. Did C. Had D. Have

11.A. from B. of C. about D. for

12.A. with B. by C. without D. in

13.A. / B. An C. A D. Some

14.A. write B. wrote C. is written D. are written

15.A. what B. which C. that D. who

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Can you drive a car at the age of seventeen in China?

A. Yes, we can.　　 B. No, we can’t.　　 C. Of course.

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