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listen to me. It has bee a rather big problem. Should I report it to our teachers or do something else? Ted. Dear Ted: Drop it. Your roommates, as grownups, can do whatever they want with their time so long as it doesn’t break school rules or violate(防礙 ) other peoples interests. Playing perhaps gives these students relaxation(放松 ) from hard study. If they play too often, have little time to study, and they will reap what they have sown, but you will not. Reporting to the teachers would only harm your good name in your dormitory(宿舍 ). However you have rights to ask your roommates to be quiet when you need sleep. If they aren’t angry with you, they will stop talking. But be polite and friendly. Perhaps, in return, join them in a game or two. Victor. 11. According to the first letter, many college students enjoy__________. A. playing puter games B. searching information on the Inter C. sending s 12. Ted wants his roommates to___________. A. break their puters B. sell their puters to teachers C. stop playing puter games 13. According to the second letter, some college students____________. A. can violate school rules or other people’s interests B. have their rights to quarrel with Ted C. can relax themselves while playing games on the 14. Victor asks Ted to__________. A. report to the teachers B. learn how to get on well with others C. quarrel with his roommates 15. In the second letter, the underlined part(劃線部分 ) means__________. A. 自食其果 B. 隨心所欲地做事 C. 回家種莊稼 D Linda and David have traveled by air from London to Sydney , Australia . Linda has promised (答應(yīng)) her mother that she will ring her to let her know that they have arrived safely . This is something she had done ever since she was a child . David thinks it is not a good idea to ring so far , to spend too much ,and to say so little. “ If there were an accident .” He says ,“they ’d know soon enough . Bad news travels fast .” But Linda has promised that she would ring . “ However , ” she says ,“ it doesn’ t cost much when you just think that it’ s the other side of the world .It’ s only six pence per second (每秒六便士)” . If you’ re on that telephone for less than one minute , I’ ll eat my hat , David says, “ And one minute’ s nearly four pounds(英磅) .” “ That’s no more than you’d pay for a new hat ,” Linda answers . She has asked the man at the hotel(旅館) desk to get her the number . The telephone rings . Linda picks it up . “ Hello , Mum . It that you ?”She says. “ Six pence per second , ” David reminds (提醒) her. “ Hello , love .”It is Mrs . Lee , Linda’s mother , speaking from London .“I can hear you very clearly just like you are in the next room .It’s a better line than when you called me from your office . Do you remember ? I shouted at that time . and still you couldn’t hear me sometimes.” “ Yes , Mum .”Linda puts in . “I Just wanted to ring to …” “ I remember how you rang when you went to Betty ’s house to eat ,when you were a little girl .And then when you…”Mrs . Lee is a great talker . “ Nearly four pounds .”says David . “ Yes , all right ,”says Mrs .Lee , “But you will write , won’t you ,as you did when you were at work…” Once again , Mrs . Lee talks about the pass , and there is no stopping her . Four pounds fifty, says David. At last , Linda cuts her mother short , promises to write , and rings off .