Cheap costs are the main reason for the success of Little Smart. It costs 25 yuan a month for the line and about 0.1 yuan per minute to use. A mobile phone, on the other hand, can cost four or five times as much. What’s more, unlike mobile phones, there’s no fee(費) for incoming calls. So these low charges have attracted many users.
But, Little Smart is not really that smart. Users often complain about its bad voice quality. And there are not as many stations to pick up its signals as there are for mobiles. “I couldn’t receive a phone call if I was on a bus,” said Li Ping, a user in Hangzhou. “It worked fine when I stood still, but there were breaks in signal when I was moving.”
Scientists are trying to make Little Smart more user-friendly. Messaging and Internet access(接入) have been added to the service. And the latest Little Smart handset even has color screen.

  1. 1.

    Why is Little Smart popular in China?

    1. A.
      It looks like a mobile phone.
    2. B.
      The service is much cheaper.
    3. C.
      There is no fee for incoming calls.
    4. D.
      All of the above.
  2. 2.

    How is the charge of Little Smart?

    1. A.
      About 10 fen per minute to use.
    2. B.
      It costs four or five times more than a mobile phone.
    3. C.
      It only costs 25 yuan each month.
    4. D.
      There’s no fee for calls.
  3. 3.

    Why are users not satisfied with Little Smart?

    1. A.
      They can’t hear each other clearly out of the city.
    2. B.
      There are so few stations for Little Smart to pick up its signals.
    3. C.
      When you use it, you must stand up.
    4. D.
      The charges are low.
  4. 4.

    The underlined word “handset” in the last paragraph means “______”.

    1. A.
      the hand bag
    2. B.
      telephone
    3. C.
      service
    4. D.
      mobile phone
  5. 5.

    What can we infer from the passage?

    1. A.
      It’s wrong to say that Little Smart is smart.
    2. B.
      Scientist are trying to make Little Smart smaller.
    3. C.
      Little Smart will be better than today.
    4. D.
      People will change Little Smart into a mobile phone.
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