【正文】 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 . “ There ! That wasn’t long , was it ?” “ Four pounds , niy pence .”David answers .“And you didn’t even say that we’ve arrived.” 16. Linda is telephoning home to . A. tell her mother some bad news B. say that she and David have arrived safely C. report an accident to her mother 17. Linda does not think it expensive to ring , because . A. it only costs four pounds and niy pence B. it is even more expensive to buy a new hat C. she will speak from one side of the world to the other 18. David says , “Nearly four pounds ”, because . A. he wants to remind Linda of the cost of the call B. he wants to buy himself a new hat C. Linda has not told her mother they have arrived 19. Mrs . Lee goes on talking for so long because . A. she likes to hear all about the past B. she likes talking C. Linda had not told her that she has arrived 20. Linda tries to stop her mother by . A. telling her how much the call is costing B. writing a letter as she has promised to do C. promising to write , and ringing off E About 1,000 students and teachers from six universities（大學(xué)） across Beijing have been given the chance to see the worldfamous New York Philharmonic perform（演出） on its first visit to the city in 156 years. In early June, students from Beijing University, China Institute（學(xué)院） of Music and other four universities were invited by Citibank（花旗銀行） to take part in an educational test to win ticketsgiven by the US banking pany to see one of the world’ s oldest orchestras（管弦樂隊） . The first 1,000 students who had correct answers to the five test questions won an entrance ticket to Beijing performance. “ Citibank has a strong heritage（傳統(tǒng)） in the educational course,” said William, the bank’ s Beijing manager. “ We have made these tickets able to be used as part of our support（ 支持） of the New York Philharmonic’ s tour to Beijing, so that students may have the chance to experience the music of this most important and successful orchestra.” The New York Philharmonic is going to give two performances in Beijing on June 23 at the 21st Century Theatre and on June 24 at the Great Hall of the People. 21. Is New York philharmonic wellknown on the earth? _________________________________________________________________________ 22. Were the students invited by Beijing University or by Citibank? _________________________________________________________________________ 23. For the first 1,000 students who passed the test, what could they get? _________________________________________________________________________ 24. How many performances will New York Philharmonic give in Beijing? __