A Manchester teenager has received a phone bill（賬單） for over ? 420 after sending 3,800 text messages in just one month．

Tony Russell has had his new mobile phone for only one month, but now his father, Lionel, has taken it away．

“He's been asking me for a mobile for years because all his friends have got one,” explained Lionel．”I finally bought one for his birthday because he's been doing so well at school, but he and his friends are crazy about sending text messages．They do it all the time．They even text each other from different sides of the school playground．

Tony said, “I thought texting was much cheaper than phoning, so I've been texting my friends all day long and even into the early hours of the morning．I've been going to bed at 2:00 most nights．Sometimes my hand hurt because I pressed the buttons so much, but I was having such good fun that I couldn't stop!”

His father said, “I have forgiven him, but I am angry with the phone company as they are encouraging this crazy behavior．” He has made his son promise to pay back the money, so Tony has been working on Saturdays．He has found a job in a shoe shop．“I think it will take me about half a year to clear this debt（債務(wù)）,” he said．

76．What does the passage mainly talk about?

　 A．A father who worries about his son．　 B．A teenager who sent too many text messages．

C．Young students' problems at school． 　　　 D．A young man and his friends．

77．Tony got the mobile phone because _____

A．he's been asking his mother for years　　 B．he wanted to change a better one

C．he needs a birthday present　　　　　　 D．he's been doing well at school

78．The underlined（加下劃線的） word “text” probably means______

A．make a phone to　　　　　　 　　　　　 　B．send messages to

C．write a letter to　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 　D．read textbooks to

79．When he sent text messages, Tony ______．

A．made friends at school　　　 　　　　　 　B．hurt himself

C．felt quite happy　　　　　 　　　　　　　 　D．got help from his friends

80．How much does Tony get for his job every month?

A．About ?70．　 　　 B．About ?90．　 　 C．About ? 35． 　　 D．About ? 630

One day a man saw an old lady standing by her expensive car, clearly in need of help. So he stopped his old truck and got out. Although he was smiling, the old lady was worried. Was he going to hurt her? He didn’t look safe.

The man could see that she was frightened, so in his friendliest voice he said, “I’m here to help you, madam. Why don’t you wait in the car where it’s warm? By the way, my name is Bryan Anderson.” Bryan quickly fixed the car and the lady thanked him. Then she asked how much she should pay him.

But Bryan wanted no money. He was just giving a hand to someone in trouble. This was normal for him. He said, “If you really want to repay me, next time you see someone in need, help them and think of me.”

After saying goodbye, the lady continued down the road until she reached a small café where she decided to stop for something to eat. As the pretty waitress took her order, the lady noticed she was nearly eight months pregnant(懷孕). Although the waitress looked tired she was very kind. As the lady was going to pay the $ 10 bill she remembered Bryan’s words.

She paid with a hundred-dollar bill. But when the waitress returned with the change the lady was gone. On the table she saw a small note. There were tears in her eyes when she read it: “Somebody once helped me the way I’m helping you. If you want to pay me back, continue being kind to others.” Under the note were nine more $ 100 bills.

Was the old lady an angel? The waitress was so excited that she called her husband to tell him the news. “Bryan… Bryan Anderson my dear… you’re not going to believe what just happened…”

58. When the lady saw Bryan, she was worried because she thought _________.

A. he may hurt her 　　　　　　　 B. he wasn’t going to stop

C. he couldn’t help her 　　　　 D. she didn’t have enough money

59. What can we learn about the old lady from the story?

A. She was never kind to others.　　 B. She was usually quite careless.

C. She was probably very rich.　　　　 D. She was not a very good driver.

60. The underlined word “it” (Paragraph 5) refers to “__________”.

A. the change　　　　 B. the bill　　　　 C. the note　　　 D. the order